Barrier Treatment

This is a treatment that does more than just kills mosquitoes on contact. Without emitting any foul odors, our formula can protect your family from mosquitoes for a duration of 21 days per treatment.

The lasting effects are due to the fact that after killing the mosquitoes it directly hits, the formula remnants settle on foliage and kills future mosquitoes that come to feed off the plant glucose or to rest.

The treatment is administered along the edges of bushes where mosquitoes feed, and although primarily meant as an effective mosquito control method, it has the added benefit of killing ticks as well.

Our barrier treatment – combined with source reduction with Altosid (as will be explained in this article) – contributes tremendously to providing a thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable yard.

Brody Brothers is always careful not to spray indiscriminately and is conscious of your yard’s unique setting. As such, we are delicate in areas where children play, such as playground structures and your edible gardens. We will work with you in determining how best to approach your yard in the most unobtrusive and most effective way possible.

Synthetic Vs. Non-Synthetic Barrier Spray

Although it may be one’s initial inclination to assume that natural “organic” pesticide formulas are safer than their synthetic counterparts, this is not necessarily the case.

And this misconception might lead one to dangerously misuse of organic pesticides under the impression that they are not dangerous.

Toxicity is as much a matter of quantity as it is a matter of chemical make-up. For example, natural toxins produced by creatures such as puffer fish and sea snakes are immensely toxic but when used in extremely small dosage quantities have been found to be beneficial in some medical uses. By the same token, some artificial, or synthetic, toxins are only dangerous in large quantities.

Many organic pesticides are more toxic than many synthetic ones, and vice versa. Toxins that occur in nature are there first and foremost to defend their host against invading or attacking organisms. Therefore, they are often naturally very hazardous.

In short, the toxicity of pesticides has very much to do with how those pesticides are administered, rather than solely with what they contain.

Proper knowledge, care, and experience in dealing with any kind of toxin are essential to ensuring its responsible and beneficial deployment with any danger kept to a minimum, and the members of the SWAT Team possess these qualities to the utmost professional level. Just as we are dedicated to making and keeping your family and pets as far from harm’s way of dangerous mosquitoes and ticks as possible, so too we are determined to achieve this task in the most careful and responsible manner possible.

Pesticide Safety Depends on the Product and Its Use

Not every pesticide should simply be described as a “toxin.” Pesticides are substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests, but different active ingredients work in different ways and have different toxicity and risk profiles.

EPA evaluates registered pesticides and establishes specific conditions for their use. Those instructions aren’t optional: federal law requires registered pesticides to be used consistently with their labeling.

That is why knowledge, training, proper equipment, careful product selection, and responsible application are important parts of professional pest control.

A Targeted Approach to Mosquito Control

Brody Brothers’ goal is not simply to spray a yard and leave. Our approach combines targeted adult mosquito treatments, identification and reduction of breeding sites, management of standing water when appropriate, and recommendations for making the property less favorable to mosquitoes.

By addressing both adult mosquito activity and the conditions that allow mosquito populations to develop, Brody Brothers can provide a more comprehensive approach to mosquito control while using treatments carefully and according to their labels. Contact us to learn more.