QUESTION:
I'm getting ready to add mosquito management to my services. I've been reading the Mr. Pest Control Q&As here on PestWeb. What application method do you consider a barrier treatment? It seems a mist blower is the go-to in the industry, but, in one of your answers, you mention it is only used as a knockdown, not a residual. I intend to use a mist blower to treat shrubs, trees and eaves.
ANSWER:
In previous Mr. Pest Control questions, barrier treatments referred to automatic mosquito misting systems that are installed around structures. These systems tend to use natural pyrethrin concentrates that break down quickly in sunlight, which is why they provide more knockdown than residual. The products used in mist blowers tend to be pyrethroid-based. Pyrethroids are synthetic and longer lasting, so they are able to provide both knockdown and residual.
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I'm getting ready to add mosquito management to my services. I've been reading the Mr. Pest Control Q&As here on PestWeb. What application method do you consider a barrier treatment? It seems a mist blower is the go-to in the industry, but, in one of your answers, you mention it is only used as a knockdown, not a residual. I intend to use a mist blower to treat shrubs, trees and eaves.
ANSWER:
In previous Mr. Pest Control questions, barrier treatments referred to automatic mosquito misting systems that are installed around structures. These systems tend to use natural pyrethrin concentrates that break down quickly in sunlight, which is why they provide more knockdown than residual. The products used in mist blowers tend to be pyrethroid-based. Pyrethroids are synthetic and longer lasting, so they are able to provide both knockdown and residual.
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