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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I have been paying a company to spray for mosquitos in my yard. It's worked great, way more pleasant to be outside during our like 9 months of mosquito season. It's not particularly expensive but it also seems like the kind of thing I could pretty easily do myself-they are usually here for 15-20 minutes every 21 days. What all would I need? Just a fogger and the relevant insecticides? I think whatever they use is some sort of pyrethroid, but I think they use a mix of a few things. Is it mostly just spraying up under shrubs or do I need to blast the grass too? What precautions would I need to take around my flowers to do the least harm to bees and butterflies? I used some talstar and a pump mister on a Friday morning pretty much everywhere on my property in Memphis and by Saturday I had zero mosquitos lol not a single bite and the previous weekend I probably had like 20+ from doing yard work without bug spray. didn’t have to put any on the weekend I used the talstar. it rules
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Like one of these things? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Large-Pr...dener/427839851 How large is your yard? this is what I used. you can adjust the spray / mist easy. and yeah talstar works on just about everything including roaches. I sprayed my yard, under the bushes, and then around the house as well and yeah, no more mosquitos. took like 0.75 gal (diluted obv) to my lot. 8000sqft, 1400sqft house. I do have a pretty big wrap around deck though (with an outdoor shower  ) so maybe look at a little larger capacity if your place is bigger
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Sep 11, 2023 15:48
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Lol that’s loving cool I’m sold
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Sep 11, 2023 16:29
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:E: presumably talstar is pet-safe when dry? I have a dog. yep. we do too. no issues and label states as much
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Sep 11, 2023 18:21
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adnam posted:Sorry to re-animate the mosquito conversation but my wife finally brought our 1 year old outside and got promptly eaten alive by mosquitos. It seems by reading the last page that Talstar P and the Garlic Mosquito Barrier are the way to go, using at cheapest a pump mister. I’ve never used garlic or anything besides the talstar and I’ve not been bitten once at my house since I first started applications and I probably had 20+ bites the first time I was outside for an extended lol made the decision to get a sprayer easy lol
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Oct 10, 2023 13:12
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I’d just dilute it and spray it. can’t hurt
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