Mosquito & Tick Control Yard Spraying - 1 Step - Best Defense for DIY EEE & Lyme
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- Learn how to have a bug free yard yourself and save money doing this easy job yourself. Reduce mosquitoes and ticks and enjoy the great outdoors easily when you want to. Ticks are active in winter and summer so you need this information. Protect yourself from Lyme and EEE
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please can this method be used interior/ inside the house ? if not what products is good to kill the mosquitoes, ants, spiders insider the house and also can i used the same sprayer ? if not what sprayer is good for interior?
@ Marvin Mensah - Surely you jest.
You always have high quality, researched topics. Thanks.
Add water then chemicals, don’t want the chems going into the hose to the nozzle full strength before you can add water. I’ve made that mistake. 2nd on IGR too.
Hey Patrick!! It is nice to hear you again!! Thank you for the mosquito/tick video!! You are truly the best!! Can't wait for more of your videos !!! truly thanks a ton!
Thank you as always Caro! Great to see you again, looking forward to a nice season.
I wanted to say thank you for your videos because they’re such great guidance to caring for our lawns and home. . My set up is very similar to yours, today I used a mosquito fogger similar to the tomahawk with Demand CS. Tomorrow I’ll be using tenacity and the other products you recommended with it for the first time. Tonight I’ll be having a beer and saying cheers to a great lawn and summer. 🍻 cheers!
My father in law tested positive for all lyme’s disease markers using the Rocky Mountain spotted fever test. Doctors have poo pooed lyme’s disease for years and we had a tough time finding a doctor to acknowledge his symptoms. We finally found an infectious disease doctor at John’s Hopkins who specialized in lyme’s to treat him. Even after months of IV treatment he still tested positive. For over 20 years he suffered with joint inflammation and eventually on set dementia. Although he passed at 87 the 20 years of limited mobility were taxing on him. Ticks are a major issue in the northeast and it pisses me off that states like Pennsylvania continue to do nothing above it and doctors refuse to acknowledge the pandemic lyme’s disease actually is
Thanks for the informative video! I would suggest that when doing this it might also be good to wear long sleeves and sweat pants to prevent skin contact.
Ticks can live up to ten years between feedings. They can literally lay dormant for years at a time waiting for something to come by that they can latch on to. Ticks are no joke.
2:52 "And they range in price from ... Don't panic yet! ..." hahaha!
They aren't cheap but for most people you can buy the gear and chemical and still save money your first year and every year after is free money
last year I end up to emergency to remove the tick . Ticks and mosquitoes are serious problem. Thank you for this advertisement.
Put vasaline on ticks, they fall off...
Nice work and thats a good way of controlling a bug problem. That's a big yard and it takes dedication and time,good work with positive results.Good video congratulations. 😎✌
I know 4 years later. Always a gallon of water first. Doing your chemical first with go into the rubber hose and most of it will shoot out in the beginning. Won’t be as effective. Also what setting on nozzle tip are you using?
Excellent video, thanks very much!
Great idea, I’m just north of you here in New Hampshire and like you said the ticks and mosquitos are year-round. I’ve been using a garden sprayer on the perimeter and a granular on the lawn. It is a lot of work, so much so that I’ve considered clearing some land and setting up a mulch line. Thanks for the video
Thank you very much. I definitely find the mulch line helps a lot and let’s you just to the perimeter. The battle of the bugs never ends. Thanks for watching.
What’s a mulch line? Did he mention it in the video? I’m going to watch it again because I was busy writing a comment about having Lyme.
Hello Kathryn... wow... 4 years since I wrote that. Time sure does fly. A mulch line would be like a small 2 foot deep bed of mulch that surrounds the property or area you want to be safe. Ticks usually won't cross the mulch on land.
One big part of the PPE you missed was long sleeves!
I use a backpack pump sprayer with the nozzle taped to the end of my 40v Ryobi leaf blower. works perfect.
Followed this in the spring of 2023. I was pulling 2 to 3 ticks off my dogs every week. Once I started spraying, I’ve not found 1 tick. Thanks.
Awesome stuff! I use a granular product every 4-6 weeks that seems like it does the trick in my 8500 sq ft yard. But that blower looks like a fantastic tool!
That's great. I know a lot of people that use the granular with good results. The active ingredients are usually the same. Thank you for the kind comment and for watching.
What granular do you use?
@@heathergreen5675 works great! amzn.to/3cTmjDT
@@heathergreen5675 Exactly like it's a secret,smh...
Good info, but it DOES kill bees. I won’t use it, but I’m glad it works for you. Tfs.
Yup, it's a non-starter. Let's hope no one uses this poison.
I have 30 hives, so it looks like a no go for my area!!.... have to keep using the good old body spray before going out!
I have the setup and it is worth every penny.
Definitelty, seems expensive but so do my neighboors spending $700-1000 EVERY year when they could pay for the whole system in less than one year.
How long does the chemical last for?
@@coreym5072 30-45 days.
What setting do you have the discharge rate knob set to ?
You find all of the cool used stuff!
It looks easy in the video since you see the end result. But it is usually last minute dashes out of the house and a LOT of driving.,But I am too cheap to buy new and pay too much so I always do it.
@@SilverCymbal Yeah. I know what you mean. I am always keeping my eyes open for a good deal!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
My grown son and I both have Lyme co-infections that will take a full year of antibiotics, or 3 years of herbals, to get rid of (or put into remission). I live in a suburb in Michgan, but it’s everywhere! These nasty infections usually go along with mold, affect your psychological and neurological systems, can create excruciating body pain, and autoimmune issues. I’d bet that 90% of the population has one.
I treat my dog with as safe products I can get away with, and I have my yard sprayed with non-toxic products. However, I saw a German Shepherd that has Lyme in my neighborhood. It’s so sad!
Take every precaution you can with kids and adults! Wear protective clothing, and check your body and your pets for ticks when they come in. I saw that you can make a spray for them with colloidal silver and brush them to get rid of them.
Check out Dr. Elena Frid on You Tube for her suggestions and clothing she designed for this. She’s an autoimmune neurologist, who saw a need for her work and there is one! I haven’t used her services, but I trust her information.
Hi can you please do a video about using this bug repellent but with a battery powered sprayer, I don’t a frog machine please and thank you for all the information.
Can’t thank you enough
Great video. I am considering either the Stihl 220 or your 450. I am afraid the 450 might weigh a bit much fully loaded. I want to treat a large portion of about ten miles of mountain bike trails that are covered with ticks. So much as stop and put your foot down and you get covered. But I am worried about practicality. Cannot seem to get even a basic idea of how many feet or miles one can expect per tank. Refilling in the woods would just be a matter of logistics (there are several sources of clean water). How many feet of trail do you cover? Any thoughts on the number of refills (gallons) per mile?
Can you do a tour of all your tools? I notice so many helpful little tricks you use and I think a video showing your workshop setup would be so helpful!
Still the best to use. Demand cs
You can convert a backpack blower to use for mosquito control. I have been using mine for 3 years now, works fine.
Are you using a diy solution or something off the shelf?
Always informative….
Good stuff buddy 👍🏼 appreciate it
Great video. I just stepped up bought the steel for 450 and a pesticide. What setting do you put the dispersal on1-6?
@Silver Cymbal. Do you prefer Demand CS or Bifen XTS for ticks/mosquitos? Just came across your channel about a week ago. Binge watching and subscribed. I’ll be using some Tenacity per one of your other vids later today.
In Kentucky we have a ton of ticks .some can make you real sick and even kill you. Thanks for the information
Same here. My area is very prone to lyme disease and some folks have even died for mosquitos bites. I am all for controlling ticks and mosquitoes, just not paying someone else 10x the price to do it. Glad this video can help give you some info and save some money too! Thanks for watching.
Need to put water into tank first then add product so you get a slug of straight product in the hose going to the nozzle before it gets mixed properly
Great video !!!!
Thank you very much.
@@SilverCymbal I don't mean to be a pain but I can't find that Yamaha yamalube 10-30 to do a oil change on my Yamaha ef3000ISEB would you feel comfortable with me using mobile 1 synthetic instead of regular oil?
Yes, that is no problem at all. It's great oil. I looked up and found this version of Mobil 1 right here that would be great amzn.to/2Oa92HE
You can spray with anything that has the active ingredient a pyrethroid, I use a chemical made for washing dogs and sheeps for thiks, it contains cypermethrin, and it about $1.5 for 100ml, instead of $15 it's also used in agriculture. The results shocked me, no mosquitoes in areas where before you couldn't breathe, I find them dead on the ground. Also, I discovered that spraying them in the evening is nuclear, I love seeing them fly through my fog.
I will haver to take a look at that. Demand CS has around a long time and is unique in how it lasts for 30 days but I am always on the lookout for better ways too but Demand CS is tough to beat. Thanksd for comment and tips.
@@SilverCymbal I don't know if cypervet( the product in România that contains cypermethrin) lasts for 30 days and I bet it doesn't, but it's cheap, quick and super effective. I am yet to spray all my property because I have some more pasture to weed whak, then I will spray everything, but I did some tests and it works. This morning I found some more mosquitoes dead in the alley. If the medium term results are unsatisfactory I will eventually buy a proper product made to last.
I love your videos and have had great successes following your advice. Is this process okay to use with a manual sprayer.
Thank you very much for the kind compliment. You can use a hand sprayer to apply this for ticks spiders and other insects around areas. For mosquitoes you need to cover a larger area and the hand sprayer really wont be effective.
Thoughts on renting a spayer? Or buy so I can use more often. I watch your videos often and trust your opinions. I grew up in Connecticut and joined the Airforce for 30 years. Now live in utah
Always better to buy one especially if your going to use it a lot...
I’m thinking you should wear cover alls to help keep the poison from entering your skin.
What are some other sprayers one could use? I have a very small yard.
How are my dogs getting ticks if I don’t have grass in my backyard I live in the city and my yard is a patio and pool
Thanks Silver, what about ants in your grass. Do you have a remedy for that?
I had them, too, and was doing something in my yard when I got bit by a whole slew of the nasty buggers! Ugh!
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@@Tinyteacher1111 TAURUS SC...
How does this product affect pollinators?
Appreciate it!
Good advice, Demand is a common go to product for those who are in the pest control industry, to treat pests such as these. You were lucky to have a still day to do this, i heavily caution this though as Demands effectiveness also comes from its ability to repel insects. Strong repellents are very irritable to the skin!, within minutes of the spray wafting over you, you start to feel the itch & burn from this.
It is basic practice to use wear full face masks & protective cover-all's when using powered misters/blowers etc. Spray drift will happen!!
Another weapon in the fight against these pests is a season application of insecticide sand to lawns & gardens. Read the instructions carefully & ALWAYS USE SPARINGLY! Cats have been known to walk in areas that have been overly treated, lick their paws clean & either become very sick or die from poisoning. Do not fear, just use as directed... sparingly..
The reality though is that in many counties, commercial grade insecticides are registered & only fully qualified pest professionals can purchase it. The domestic range found in hardware stores does work yet it is *watered down to minimize collateral damage.
Costs - i am aware of the dollar/price conversion compared to my country yet we are paying over $1000 for the motorblower unit alone. over $100 for the product & a total of approx $400 for the PPE. There is a real *knack to using powered misting units effectively & i would caution you to consider neighbours, crops, gardens, flowering plants & the like BEFORE going ahead with this. There are smaller, less powerful units out there known as UV misters, these are fantastic yet you also need to know the gears pro/cons.
I am not trying to caution people away from doing this, just opening up considerations not mentioned here.
It may have become obvious that i am in the pest industry & this advice comes from experience on the job. If you live in a more urban landscape & recommend a smaller UV mister for the job, they do not blow product 10m+ into the air like the motorblow does.
In all honesty though, unless you are comfortable using pesticides & understand the legal/environmental & social impacts that come with it, leave this to the professionals who have trained eyes & knowledge of their gear.
Mosquito treatments are not that expensive & you should be charged no more than an average price for a fairly common task. The best way to eliminate all of the above is to let the pro's do the job.
Hi thank you for the video can you reccomend where to buy that back pack
wow.Craigslist in California is like going to the dump.rarely anything good.can this spray your humic acid or a liquid iron?seems to only be labeled for insecticides.thank you
There is plenty of junk on it here but definitely nice finds. My Kubota was from CL also. I almost never buy any gear new these days. Takes some work but the savings is worth it. Unfortunately, this blower wouldn't do very well with those types of chemicals, I think it would be too messy. I didn't mention it in the video but this blower can actually spray granules and dusts, there is a switch in the bottom of the tank that allows dry spraying. Common for orchards and similar applications. Thank you for watching and I will soon have another cool Craigslist find coming up soon on a video also.
Is it safe for well water? I can't do gardening because severe tick populations in my yard :((((
I have a well and use it. All of these are chemicals but this has been around a long time and I have not seen any negative press or issues. Same as you, the ticks need to go and this stuff works amazingly well.
Do you drink your ground water?? I just bought a home with well water.
Awesome! Where abouts in MA are you? I'm in the Berkshires
Very cool. Other side for me cape cod.
What setting do you use on the blower for rate of dispersal?
This blower only has one output speed/control the only thing you can vary is the mix amount and also the nozzle size. I currently run one of Stihls ULV nozzles that is .95. Hope this helps.
Thanks for watching.
When I mix Bifen and leave it in the sprayer a day or two, it settles to the bottom of the sprayer and forms a chalky solid that will not dissolve. Is Demand the same way?
What setting do you put on the stihl? There is 1-6
Do you also spray in the winter months? If so, just around the ground as there's less vegetation on the branches? Thanks!
It is true that ticks are active all winter, just reduced. Mosquitoes are dead after the first frost. I usually spray up until early October here in Massachusetts but for me thats it until April/May usually.
@@SilverCymbal Thanks!
Is this better than using a fogger?
Absolutely. I had almost no success at all ever with foggers. People think they work due to how they look but in my experience they are a waste.
How meny tanks do you usually go through to do your whole property?
Will this work with one of the smaller foggers like the one from Burgess? My yard is way too small for the kind you have.
Can I use a spray bottle
Thag that has a pressure pump and spray on grad and around promoter of my house ?
Demand CS or Talstar P? Do you have a preference? They seem very similar.
I really like Demand CS, has worked so well for me, and I like how it works, much safer than other products.
Do you ever mix the demand cs with a growth regulator like archer or tekko pro?
You spray in shorts and sandals?
Listen, RUclips doesn't allow nudity I have to wear something
Silver Cymbal 🤣this response just made my day.
Thanks for the great tips in the video. I will try this method.
What about FLEAS ?? Does it kill fleas ( &/or the eggs ) in your yard ?
Yes it will kill fleas also
@@SilverCymbal , Thank you so much❣️😉
What about having pets out side after you spray?
They should not be in the area while spraying and allow it to dry before the re-enter but it is labelled for safe after that. I do it later in the day and just leave it until the next morning. Well worth the protection for us.
I am considering to buy one of the Stihl SR 450 sprayers. When I go to the Stihl dealer's webpage it suggests that I might need some pressure pump system that makes it possible to spray upwards at an angle of more than 30 degrees. Do you have it, too? Is it helpful?
Yes, I do have the booster pump kit and it is helpful. You can use it without it, but the booster will give it the extra oomph to have ultra low and vigh velocity. Hope that is helpful. Thanks for watching.
@@SilverCymbal Thank you! I got the thing. I decided to try with no additional pump, will see how it goes. What do you set the metering knob on? The one that is at the end of the nozzle.
Can this be used indoors ?
If my yard is not as big as yours can I just get one of those pump sprays or I should really get a gas model sprayer?
This guy is spraying an acre,he needs that type of blower,you dont...
Is this method safe to use for a more dense residential area? Right now I have tarp down in my backyard (I'm trying to dry out bamboo roots). The tarp has collected rain water which is now a breeding ground mosquitoes plus there is a creek a few houses up from my home. I would like to try you method but as I stated I have a houses with a backyard on each side of my house.
You can control where the mist goes for the mostpart. But I can't see your house/lot either and don't know your neighbors either 😀. But I have people just through those woods you see and it really doesn't go much then where you spray and maybe 20 feet.
How does this compare to Talstar-P?
1 gallon per how many lawn square feet?
said "cant", that's a challenge.
what spray setting are you using?
I am using the stock nozzle that comes with the sprayer, it has 4 settings and I use the lowest one on it.
Will this hurt my two small dogs.
In the south in Louisiana. Any suggestions?
Yes, use the same stuff works amazingly well amzn.to/2CGwPgq
Bifen xts
You didn’t say what setting on sprayer
You didn’t wear long sleeves and pants..this is a label violation
You also need to spray mulch areas
You should follow the label and wear the level of PPE that works. I use a Stihl ULV nozzle that applies the rate I showed in the video. Thanks for watching.
@@SilverCymbal I'm guessing you're using a .08 setting on the white nozzle, right?
@@stevenkozicki943 Yes you have it exactly. We need it this year very badly EEE outbreaks up this way!
What about my chickens
who doesn't like chickens
i have asian tiger mosquitos and i cant get rid of them. worst is they bite all day long. i even paid terminix to come and spray monthly and it barely helped. i am in a city type area too, its crazy. i am wondering if they are breeding under the covering ivy that is in my yard, it doesnt get a lot sun and i think maybe its staying too wet under the ivy. do you think they could breed in the ground under ivy? maybe i should rip it all out and replace it with flowers and mulch.
Finding where they breed can be easy or impossible. This spraying kills ticks and mosquitos when they land to rest. So if you have plants, very likely that is where they are landing. You can get rid of it., or if its in the city and it's a smaller area and you want to get rid of mosiquiots you can spray them ensuring to coat under the leaves too since that's often where they land. They will then be controlled by making contact with the Demand CS
mark rossi Replace the area with herbs that bugs don't like, lemon-balm, citronella, oregano,rosemary, mint to name a few, do some research. The ivy does draw water to it, the roots search for water.
TAXachusetts?
Of course!
Is that chemical “bee safe” - I’ve been using Imidacloprid for the last few seasons but may switch over to something a bit more targeted to control just the ‘dangerous pests’
Unfortunately no. It is toxic to bees and is non-selective. The way I apply it reduces the impact since bees don't tend to hand on the edges of your property like mosquitoes ands are not at ground level like ticks. Since using Demand CS for many years I have noticed no difference in the quantity of bees in my lot and we have a lot.
@Silver Cymbal - what is your mixture for mosquito? .08 oz ??? Please let me know ..thank you. I just bought the SR200, and DemandCS
For 4.0 Gallons of finished solution I use 40ml of Demand CS. ALWAYS follow the label and there are different rates for different uses. But that has worked well when I spray my outer perimeter of woods as shown in the video. It lasts about 4 weeks with good control of them.
After just one week or so. It’s back already. Do I need to add anything else besides demandcs?
@@dieselxdan You won't get 100% elimination but its usually a huge difference, but if you arent seeing it after a week or it declined you may want to respray or increase the amount slightly. Follow the label but I usually see a good 30 day protection time
It’s is so awesome you reply to every question!!! You’re a great youtuber
@@SilverCymbal hey, great video. I'm confused, in the video u said u use 11 ml per gallon and here u say 40 ml for 4 gallons. Just curious which one it is that works so well for u? I'm trying to figure out what to do for mosquitoes in my yard using demand cs
Will this work for spiders as well? It's a big problem in both my front and back yard.
Yes Demand CS can be used for that and is labelled for that. Some people have major issues with this, we don't get that here but I know it can be a problem. This will work as well. Always follow the label.
@@SilverCymbal OK great thank you and yes big problem where I live in California.
Have u ever tired bifen i/t?
what kind of coverage area (in sq footage) do you get with the 4 gallons? Might have to invest in that!
I use the 4 gallons to do the border of 3/4 acre-1 acre. I could walk fater and get more but I this rate seems to do the trick for about 4-5 weeks with excellent control for me.
Do they hunt down the dogs or something when they sleeping
They mostly wait for one of pass by where they are. There are so many it eventually just happens. They don't go very far for prey.
Mixing order for chemical is not correct. Tank needs to have water in the tank, then add the chemical to the water.
What about Suspend sc/polyzone? Hearing a lot of good about it aswell.
Anyone else have luck like this? My supervisor was looking at buying a generic sprayer and i might want to go halfsies or bring in a 3rd coworker
Your legs and your arms are exposed while carrying a heavy load your pores are opened up and you're exposed to the pesticide through dermal contact exposure. You need to wear long-sleeve and pants bro to be on the safe side
Will it make snow when it is cold outside haha!
Not sure if you are serious but you might be on to something with that! I have been trying to come up with a home made snow machine for a while. I might just have to try that out, the water is so fine that it might freeze very fast. Maybe I can be like Mr Freeze! Good idea
@@SilverCymbal He's right, I tried it last winter during the Polar vortex in Chicago.
That stuff kills bees though...
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You need to get some IGR.
I have heard that stuff is great I will have to give it a try too, I know the pros all love it. Great idea!
@@SilverCymbal Changes everything when they can't reproduce.
I'm worried about the bee population.
I have never seen an impact, most of what I a, spraying is not bee landing spots. They must make contact for it to hurt them. Read about my bees here: www.silvercymbal.com/environment
Spoiler alert. The blower is $699 and the 8oz treatment is $39...
That's only part of the story. There is a less expensive blower from Stihl, and you dont have to buy new, I didn't and paid $350 for that blower. Pros charge more than this in one year, I have literally saved thousands of dollars spraying for my own ticks and mosquitoes and love the results and I can buy more lawn mowers with the money! 😀
@@SilverCymbal I'm sorry, I didn't mean so sound rude. The math show that it's a big savings...👍
(not piling on you @Mark Hoffman, just a friendly comment for the YT Community)
Versus.... contracting Lyme's, feeling like crap....didn't know you had Lyme's to begin with. See a Lyme's Specialist that confirms you have Lyme's ($ Test). Then see a that Specialist 4-5 a Year ($$$). Take a variety of medications (and probably for the rest of my life). And BTW, Its an all day affair to see him, since he's 130 Miles each way. Oh BTW, I also work a full-time job, so I use vacation time.
So this "investment", is a drop in the bucket in the amount of money I have spent. I would do anything to feel like the person I did years ago.
@Silver Cymbal: Thanks for a very informative video.
@@ruallin Thank you and sorry to hear that you are dealing with Lyme disease. I appreciate you sharing that and how concerned every should be about preventing it as best they can. Thank you for watching and for this important comment that you shared.
I paid that price and it is still worth it. Besides, then you also get a super awesome leaf blower. And you don't spray the flowers, so you don't kill the bees.
poisonous monsanto juice I'm good I don't want cancer I rather deal with the bugs
Are you sure about that? Demand CS has been around for 20+ years with a great safety record from my research. Lyme disease can be deadly for you and your family and mosquitoes also bring deadly disease and kill more than 100 million people a year. It's more than just a nuisance.
@@SilverCymbal Can't reason with the hippies and non vaxxers. Their positive their gut feelings are more accurate than any amount of scientific data you could provide. After all it's a big cover up to get us non woke folk our dose of mind control chemicals. Not treating for fear of some imagined or even measured small risk when what your treating is a known bigger risk is like not wearing a seat belt in case you crash into water and cant figure out how to undo it despite hardly ever driving near water.
Great video keep it up.
@@chublez I appreciate that and you are completely correct and with Ticks and Mosquitoes dying or becoming very sick from Lyme is a very real problem for 1000's of us.
This product has nothing to do with Monsanto and is not made by them and does't use the same ingredient.
@@SilverCymbal I would gladly invite this dude to my place, sorounded by lots of vegetation and a big river. Bet after 15 minutes of standing here in the evening he'd be running for the sprayer.
BULLSHIT ..tics don't climb ..
Sure they do, they are not just at the surface. I spray higher for mosquito control. It's a dual treatment
So they are just on the ground? They climb grasses to get to a point to attach to their host.
@@etiennescarbinski7890 Yes you are absolutely correct they climb up to 2' tall to wait for their victims. I spray lower and higher for mosquitos which tend to land on the undersides of leaves. Thsi way I get control top kill ticks and mosquitoes with one treatment.
William Blakeley
I’ve seen chiggers climb so yes ticks climb
You may be thinking of fleas?