Barrier Treatments Last 21 days ( Rain
may decrease time)
Mist Pro's Barrier Spray Program ensures that your backyard or other outdoor living areas stay mosquito-free. Approximately every 21 days a Mist Pro professional visits your home to apply the insecticide to the designated area. The solution is applied with a backpack sprayer that fogs the problem area.
Eight- Step treatment Process
Every treatment gives your home year long protection at eight key points:
1. Barrier strip: We start by spraying a foot-wide barrier around your
entire home.
2. Foundation coverage: Then we treat your foundation, giving special attention to cracks, crevices and other openings that could be attractive to insects.
3. Ground covers: Ivy and other ground covers offer insects a moist, shady place to hide. We take care to spray beneath the foliage to keep insects at bay.
4. Trash areas: Ants and other insects thrive in and around your trash cans. We treat this area thoroughly.
5. Mulch beds: Mulch-like ground cover-provides a cool, moist breeding ground for insects. So we treat any mulch beds with special care.
6. Thresholds: We give individual attention to the areas around outside doors to make sure they're used only by people and pets.
7. Decks: Decks provide a sheltered breeding ground for spiders and other insects. When accessible, we spray around and beneath your decks to make them inhospitable to insects.
8. Window wells and crawl space vents: Windows and crawl spaces are among the most common entry points for insects. So we thoroughly treat these areas as well as their surroundings.
2. Foundation coverage: Then we treat your foundation, giving special attention to cracks, crevices and other openings that could be attractive to insects.
3. Ground covers: Ivy and other ground covers offer insects a moist, shady place to hide. We take care to spray beneath the foliage to keep insects at bay.
4. Trash areas: Ants and other insects thrive in and around your trash cans. We treat this area thoroughly.
5. Mulch beds: Mulch-like ground cover-provides a cool, moist breeding ground for insects. So we treat any mulch beds with special care.
6. Thresholds: We give individual attention to the areas around outside doors to make sure they're used only by people and pets.
7. Decks: Decks provide a sheltered breeding ground for spiders and other insects. When accessible, we spray around and beneath your decks to make them inhospitable to insects.
8. Window wells and crawl space vents: Windows and crawl spaces are among the most common entry points for insects. So we thoroughly treat these areas as well as their surroundings.
Key Benefits
Mosquitoes can be an
annoying, serious problem in our environment. They interfere with work and
spoil hours of leisure time. Their attacks on farm animals can cause loss of
weight and decreased milk production. Some mosquitoes are capable of
transmitting diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue, filariasis and
encephalitis [St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), Western Equine encephalitis (WEE),
LaCrosse encephalitis (LAC), Japanese encephalitis (JE), Eastern Equine
encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV)] to humans and animals.
Adult
mosquitoes prefer to rest on weeds and other vegetation. We can reduce the
number of areas where adult mosquitoes can find shelter by cutting down weeds
adjacent to the house foundation and in their yards, and mowing the lawn
regularly. To further reduce adult mosquitoes harboring in vegetation,
insecticides may be applied to the lower limbs of shade trees, shrubs and
other vegetation. Paying particular attention to shaded areas, apply the
insecticides as coarse sprays onto vegetation, walls and other potential
mosquito resting areas. Always read and follow label directions before using
any pesticide.
Adult
mosquitoes prefer to rest on weeds and other vegetation. We can reduce the
number of areas where adult mosquitoes can find shelter by cutting down weeds
adjacent to the house foundation and in their yards, and mowing the lawn
regularly. To further reduce adult mosquitoes harboring in vegetation,
insecticides may be applied to the lower limbs of shade trees, shrubs and
other vegetation. Paying particular attention to shaded areas, apply the
insecticides as coarse sprays onto vegetation, walls and other potential
mosquito resting areas. Always read and follow label directions before using
any pesticide.Keys To Mosquito and Gnat Control
| 1- Barrier
Treatment Mist Blowers establish a perimeter strip of barrier protection which mosquitoes are physically capable of flying across, but simply will not travel through. This is the safest and cost efficient application method because you do not have to put insecticide directly onto the area to be protected. This has proven to be exceptionally effective for homesteads, campgrounds, livestock feedlot and shelter areas, resorts, golf courses, country clubs, municipalities, public schools, parks, hunting lodges, Etc. |
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| 2-Adulticiding Fly and Mosquito spraying in public areas The Mist Blower allows us to direct the mist to the target areas where mosquitoes and other insect pests breed and harbor. Mist Blower applications use less chemical because the swirling vortex action penetrates the thickest vegetation and reaches the insect pest instead of expecting it to fly through a fog. Our mist blowers will reach 100' to 300' and will give you more control of your application area, allow you to take advantage of the more uniform coverage and increased overall effectiveness! |
3-Larvicides
Stagnant bodies of water are breeding havens for mosquitoes. Larvicides are applied directly into the water to control large mosquito population outbreaks.
Mosquito Life Cycle
The mosquito goes
through four separate and distinct stages of its life cycle: Egg, Larva, Pupa,
and Adult. Each of these stages can be easily recognized by its special
appearance.
Egg: Eggs are laid one at a time or attached together to form “rafts.” They float on the surface of the water. In the case of Culex and Culiseta species, the eggs are stuck together in rafts of up to 200. Anopheles, Ochlerotatus and Aedes , as well as many other genera, do not make egg rafts, but lay their eggs singly. Culex, Culiseta, and Anopheles lay their eggs on the water surface while many Aedes and Ochlerotatus lay their eggs on damp soil that will be flooded by water. Most eggs hatch into larvae within 48 hours; others might withstand subzero winters before hatching. Water is a necessary part of their habitat.
Larva: The larva (plural - larvae) lives in the water and comes to the surface to breathe. Larvae shed (molt) their skins four times, growing larger after each molt. Most larvae have siphon tubes for breathing and hang upside down from the water surface. Anopheles larvae do not have a siphon and lie parallel to the water surface to get a supply of oxygen through a breathing opening. Coquillettidia and Mansonia larvae attach to plants to obtain their air supply. The larvae feed on microorganisms and organic matter in the water. During the fourth molt the larva changes into a pupa.
Pupa: The pupal stage is a resting, non-feeding stage of development, but pupae are mobile, responding to light changes and moving (tumble) with a flip of their tails towards the bottom or protective areas. This is the time the mosquito changes into an adult. This process is similar to the metamorphosis seen in butterflies when the butterfly develops - while in the cocoon stage - from a caterpillar into an adult butterfly. In Culex species in the southern United States this takes about two days in the summer. When development is complete, the pupal skin splits and the adult mosquito (imago) emerges.
Adult: The newly emerged adult rests on the surface of the water for a short time to allow itself to dry and all its body parts to harden. The wings have to spread out and dry properly before it can fly. Blood feeding and mating does not occur for a couple of days after the adults emerge.
How long each stage lasts depends on both temperature and species characteristics. For instance, Culex tarsalis, might go through its life cycle in 14 days at 70º F and take only 10 days at 80º F. On the other hand, some species have naturally adapted to go through their entire life cycle in as little as four days or as long as one month.
Egg: Eggs are laid one at a time or attached together to form “rafts.” They float on the surface of the water. In the case of Culex and Culiseta species, the eggs are stuck together in rafts of up to 200. Anopheles, Ochlerotatus and Aedes , as well as many other genera, do not make egg rafts, but lay their eggs singly. Culex, Culiseta, and Anopheles lay their eggs on the water surface while many Aedes and Ochlerotatus lay their eggs on damp soil that will be flooded by water. Most eggs hatch into larvae within 48 hours; others might withstand subzero winters before hatching. Water is a necessary part of their habitat.
Larva: The larva (plural - larvae) lives in the water and comes to the surface to breathe. Larvae shed (molt) their skins four times, growing larger after each molt. Most larvae have siphon tubes for breathing and hang upside down from the water surface. Anopheles larvae do not have a siphon and lie parallel to the water surface to get a supply of oxygen through a breathing opening. Coquillettidia and Mansonia larvae attach to plants to obtain their air supply. The larvae feed on microorganisms and organic matter in the water. During the fourth molt the larva changes into a pupa.
Pupa: The pupal stage is a resting, non-feeding stage of development, but pupae are mobile, responding to light changes and moving (tumble) with a flip of their tails towards the bottom or protective areas. This is the time the mosquito changes into an adult. This process is similar to the metamorphosis seen in butterflies when the butterfly develops - while in the cocoon stage - from a caterpillar into an adult butterfly. In Culex species in the southern United States this takes about two days in the summer. When development is complete, the pupal skin splits and the adult mosquito (imago) emerges.
Adult: The newly emerged adult rests on the surface of the water for a short time to allow itself to dry and all its body parts to harden. The wings have to spread out and dry properly before it can fly. Blood feeding and mating does not occur for a couple of days after the adults emerge.
How long each stage lasts depends on both temperature and species characteristics. For instance, Culex tarsalis, might go through its life cycle in 14 days at 70º F and take only 10 days at 80º F. On the other hand, some species have naturally adapted to go through their entire life cycle in as little as four days or as long as one month.
Mosquito Adult
Only female mosquitoes
require a blood meal and bite animals - warm or cold blooded - and birds.
Stimuli that influence biting (blood feeding) include a combination of carbon
dioxide, temperature, moisture, smell, color and movement. Male mosquitoes do
not bite, but feed on the nectar of flowers or other suitable sugar source.
Acquiring a blood meal (protein) is essential for egg production, but mostly
both male and female mosquitoes are nectar feeders. Female Toxorhynchites
actually can't obtain a bloodmeal and are restricted to a nectar diet. Of
those female mosquitoes capable of blood feeding, human blood meals are seldom
first or second choices. Horses, cattle, smaller mammals and/or birds are
preferred.
Aedes and Ochlerotatus mosquitoes are painful and persistent biters. They search for a blood meal early in the morning, at dusk (crepuscular feeders) and into the evening. Some are diurnal (daytime biters) especially on cloudy days and in shaded areas. They usually do not enter dwellings, and they prefer to bite mammals like humans. Aedes and Ochlerotatus mosquitoes are strong fliers and are known to fly many miles from their breeding sources.
Culex mosquitoes are painful and persistent biters also, but prefer to attack at dusk and after dark. They readily enter dwellings for blood meals. Domestic and wild birds usually are preferred over man, cows, and horses. Culex nigripalpus is known to transmit St. Louis encephalitis to man. Culex mosquitoes are generally weak fliers and do not move far from home, although they have been known to fly up to two miles. Culex usually live only a few weeks during the warm summer months. Those females that emerge in late summer search for sheltered areas where they "hibernate" until spring. Warm weather brings them out again in search of water on which to lay their eggs.
Culiseta mosquitoes are moderately aggressive biters, attacking in the evening hours or in the shade during the day. Psorophora, Coquillettidia and Mansonia mosquitoes are becoming more pestiferous as an ever-expanding human population invades their natural habitats. Anopheles mosquitoes are persistent biters and are the only mosquitoes which transmit malaria to man.
Aedes and Ochlerotatus mosquitoes are painful and persistent biters. They search for a blood meal early in the morning, at dusk (crepuscular feeders) and into the evening. Some are diurnal (daytime biters) especially on cloudy days and in shaded areas. They usually do not enter dwellings, and they prefer to bite mammals like humans. Aedes and Ochlerotatus mosquitoes are strong fliers and are known to fly many miles from their breeding sources.
Culex mosquitoes are painful and persistent biters also, but prefer to attack at dusk and after dark. They readily enter dwellings for blood meals. Domestic and wild birds usually are preferred over man, cows, and horses. Culex nigripalpus is known to transmit St. Louis encephalitis to man. Culex mosquitoes are generally weak fliers and do not move far from home, although they have been known to fly up to two miles. Culex usually live only a few weeks during the warm summer months. Those females that emerge in late summer search for sheltered areas where they "hibernate" until spring. Warm weather brings them out again in search of water on which to lay their eggs.
Culiseta mosquitoes are moderately aggressive biters, attacking in the evening hours or in the shade during the day. Psorophora, Coquillettidia and Mansonia mosquitoes are becoming more pestiferous as an ever-expanding human population invades their natural habitats. Anopheles mosquitoes are persistent biters and are the only mosquitoes which transmit malaria to man.
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