Mosquito foggers: do they work?

[Fausto]

I just got off the phone with Dekalb County's West Nile Virus Program manager regarding the horrible mosquito problem in my neighborhood (we have a mini-swamp behind the house that produces tons of them).

He recommended getting a fogger (propane or electric) to knock down the adult population in the backyard for times when we're having people over or whatever. Has anyone here used one of these thingys and how well do they work?

This is what I'm talking about.

 

[bradruth]

I'm a state-licensed Ground Core & Public Health government pesticide applicator and have done countless hours of mobile spraying. What I'd recommend is looking into the pesticide that comes in pellet form & putting them in the swamp, then look into a sprayer.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: bradruth
I'm a state-licensed Ground Core & Public Health government pesticide applicator and have done countless hours of mobile spraying. What I'd recommend is looking into the pesticide that comes in pellet form & putting them in the swamp, then look into a sprayer.

You're talking about Altocid and similar products? The county is sending techs out next week (hopefully) to meet with me and address the swamp issue. The fogger was just a suggestion to knock down the population in my yard when I need to.

Other tips?

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: bradruth
I'm a state-licensed Ground Core & Public Health government pesticide applicator and have done countless hours of mobile spraying. What I'd recommend is looking into the pesticide that comes in pellet form & putting them in the swamp, then look into a sprayer.

You're talking about Altocid and similar products? The county is sending techs out next week (hopefully) to meet with me and address the swamp issue. The fogger was just a suggestion to knock down the population in my yard when I need to.

Other tips?

The techs will probably say the same thing. Attacking the swamp will inhibit them from reproducing as much, but it won't knock them out completely. Having a fogger for the adults is a good idea. Just remember that one or the other won't do nearly as much as a two-pronged attack.

If you didn't want to be shooting pesticide around your guests you could always just go with some of those lawn torches or smokeballs...the torches actually look pretty nice too.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: bradruth
I'm a state-licensed Ground Core & Public Health government pesticide applicator and have done countless hours of mobile spraying. What I'd recommend is looking into the pesticide that comes in pellet form & putting them in the swamp, then look into a sprayer.

You're talking about Altocid and similar products? The county is sending techs out next week (hopefully) to meet with me and address the swamp issue. The fogger was just a suggestion to knock down the population in my yard when I need to.

Other tips?

The techs will probably say the same thing. Attacking the swamp will inhibit them from reproducing as much, but it won't knock them out completely. Having a fogger for the adults is a good idea. Just remember that one or the other won't do nearly as much as a two-pronged attack.

The county manager said as much. I'm looking forward to getting techs out to kill some of these little bastards. My backyard is terrible during the summer.

If you didn't want to be shooting pesticide around your guests you could always just go with some of those lawn torches or smokeballs...the torches actually look pretty nice too.

I have a bunch in the yard for cookouts.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Fausto

If you didn't want to be shooting pesticide around your guests you could always just go with some of those lawn torches or smokeballs...the torches actually look pretty nice too.

I have a bunch in the yard for cookouts.

Good deal. Between all the chemical & the smoke you should be able to make a decent dent in their population. :thumbsup:

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: Fausto

If you didn't want to be shooting pesticide around your guests you could always just go with some of those lawn torches or smokeballs...the torches actually look pretty nice too.

I have a bunch in the yard for cookouts.

Good deal. Between all the chemical & the smoke you should be able to make a decent dent in their population. :thumbsup:

Excellent. Thanks for the info.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: Fausto

If you didn't want to be shooting pesticide around your guests you could always just go with some of those lawn torches or smokeballs...the torches actually look pretty nice too.

I have a bunch in the yard for cookouts.

Good deal. Between all the chemical & the smoke you should be able to make a decent dent in their population. :thumbsup:

Excellent. Thanks for the info.

Any time.

 

[Modeps]

Ever think about using one of those wacky Mosquito Magnets? They take about a month to hit full potency, but they're pretty good at keeping the skeeters away afterwards. They run off of common propane.