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What’s in Organic Tick and Mosquito Control and Can I Just Spray it Myself?
If you’re looking into organic mosquito control and organic tick control on your property, you might be pondering whether you can just perform these services on your own.
While nothing is stopping you from doing this, it might not be the wisest choice for several key reasons. In fact, we’ve talked to homeowners who used to perform their own organic tick and mosquito control with store-bought products and they ultimately decided it wasn’t worth it.
Here’s why.
Cost
While the number one reason that homeowners who try to treat their lawn with a DIY approach is cost, those that went that route often discover it’s not as inexpensive to perform the work themselves as they think. For one, you have to go out and purchase not only the product, but the equipment. A gallon of product might cost you $85 and depending on the size of your property, you may require as much as 2 to 20+ gallons.
On top of that, a good quality backpack blower sprayer might cost you $600+. You could settle for a cheap pump-up sprayer but a backpack blower is the best way to apply product if you want to be effective.
Add to that the cost of safety gear and it really starts to add up. After all, even though this product is safe, you still don’t want it in your eyes or on your clothes. For that reason, you should also invest in personal protective gear.
Homeowners who have come to recognize that there are more supplies needed than they first realized, tell us they wish they’d just chosen professional services from the start. It doesn’t work out to be that much different if you look realistically at the DIY investment.
Associated Hassles
In addition to purchasing all this equipment and product, you now also have all the hassles associated with it. That means storing everything, preparing or mixing chemicals, cleaning and maintaining the equipment, and even running back and forth from the local hardware or box store when you need more.
However, with the service being performed for you, it’s one less major hassle to worry about. Chances are, you have better ways that you’d like to spend your time than dealing with all of this.
Level of Effectiveness
While it’s true that you can buy products with cedar oil in them at the store, there’s still a difference between what we’re using and what you’d purchase on your own. After all, there is a reason why we still need a license to apply product. Even though it’s organic, our product is professional-grade and that also means it’s going to be more effective.
On top of that, our technicians are trained to know exactly where to spray. We’re using top-of-the-line equipment and the best methods. We’re also performing the service on a regular schedule.
Though you might have had the best intentions to get out on your lawn and treat regularly with your DIY organic tick and mosquito control approach, more often than not, life gets in the way. For instance, maybe you’re only able to get outside and spray on the weekends but the weekend that it’s due you have somewhere to be or it’s inclement weather. Falling behind on the schedule will leave your yard prone to the return of these pests.
Hiring a Pro for Spraying Yard for Ticks and Mosquitoes
If you’ve decided that you don’t want to spray your yard on your own, then you might be looking for the right professional for the job. When it comes to working with a tick or mosquito company, you obviously have a choice. But we have found that we are a bit different from what other companies are offering.
The biggest difference is our use of a completely safe and totally organic product. We find that most lawn care and pest control companies are using pesticides with harmful chemicals. For our clientele, many of whom have young children and pets playing in the yard, this simply is not the best choice.
For a Free Property Evaluation call us at:
Suffolk (631) 862-5281
Nassau (516) 252-3588