Say hello to effective, green, mosquito control with Palmetto Tick Control!

For mosquito control in Myrtle Beach, the In2Care® Mosquito Station targets two life-stages of the mosquito, the adults as they lay their eggs and the larvae at the moment they pupate.  

Adult mosquitoes are lured to the station and while depositing eggs in the water, they touch the floater gauze and become contaminated with a slow-killing biological fungus and a larvicide. The fungus infection takes a few days to kill the mosquito, stop virus replication and will reduce the mosquito’s capacity to feed.

In the meantime, the infected mosquito will also spread larvicide while laying more eggs at other breeding sites around the station. Aedes mosquitoes are skip-ovipositors (laying their eggs in multiple sites) and will carry the larvicide on their legs and kill larvae in each water body they visit.

In2Care Mosquito Station is an effective, sustainable, environmentally friendly mosquito control option without drastic use of chemicals in the entire environment. It is a safe, effective treatment for mosquito control that removes any concern for pollinators. Our team will evaluate your property for the optimal trap placement based on proximity to mosquito breeding sites like gutters, pool equipment, play sets, koi ponds, fountains or anything else that has standing water. Each trap will cover approximately 4,300 SF,  basically a 75’ diameter circle around each trap. Each trap is filled with water and a biocide-treated gauze strip activated. The gauze is then fitted on the floater component with the remaining powder and odor tablets added to the water. As a final step, the lid is locked in place. Initial control takes about 2 weeks to ramp up. Our team based in Myrtle Beach will visit the traps approximately every 4 weeks April through October to ensure optimal performance. At the end of the season, a team member will remove all traps from your property. Call Palmetto Tick Control for mosquito control consultation and pricing. Mosquito control specialists serving Myrtle Beach, Little River, Conway, Georgetown, Charleston, Columbia and all points in-between!

An Excerpt from Douglas W. Tallamy’s Book Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard (Timber Press, 2020), p. 210.  

Contrary to what the fogger operator may have told you, the pyrethroid-based insecticides used by mosquito foggers indiscriminately kill all insects, not just mosquitos. Ironically, targeting adult mosquitos is the worst and by far the most expensive approach to mosquito control, because mosquitos are best controlled in the larval stage. 

If you want to know more about the health effects of synthetic pyrethroids, you might start with the chemicalWATCH factsheet produced by Beyond Pesticides of Washington, D.C. Its introduction asserts: Pesticide products containing pyrethroids are often described by pest control operators and community mosquito management bureaus as “safe as chrysanthemum flowers.” While pyrethroids are a synthetic version of an extract from the chrysanthemum, they were chemically designed to be more toxic with longer breakdown times and are often formulated with synergists, increasing potency and compromising the human body’s ability to detoxify the pesticide. So why 'fog'. Mosquito control specialists make all kinds of promises, but is it the best way to control mosquitos? We believe we have a better way! Call us for a consultation.