Pest Management Professional, May 2018

Mosquito Battles ADVERTORIAL W arm weather draws out mosquitoes which can quickly transform a fun backyard gathering into a buzzkill To combat these uninvited guests Pete Hawkins pest control manager for No More Bugs likes OneGuard by MGK OneGuard is labeled for mosquitoes including the Aedes genus which is most prevalent in Hawkins service area No More Bugs employs 30 technicians and services a 150 mile radius from Raleigh Durham to Fayetteville N C About 80 percent of Hawkins business concentrates on mosquitoes and of his mosquito clients about 99 percent of them are high end residential customers many of whom live in neighborhoods with large amounts of foliage where mosquitoes tend to thrive The companys current format for a mosquito season is 10 cycles treating every 21 days from April through October High mosquito pressure in North Carolina has historically been late May June and July Hawkins says Because OneGuard is relatively new No More Bugs has not yet fully incorporated it into its portfolio Hawkins says however that he and his team have begun experimenting with it with excellent results Hawkins particularly likes how OneGuards active ingredients are a combination of a knockdown insecticide insect growth regulator IGR synergist and adulticide in a microcap controlled release formula In tougher situations we usually use a knockdown product and an IGR with our adulticide but using OneGuard means that we dont have to mix three products he says Hawkins also likes that OneGuard works quickly to decrease the mosquito population OneGuard has multiple modes of action which combat mosquitoes at different life stages We are currently working on a plan to incorporate it into several treatment cycles of our season when mosquito pressures are the highest Hawkins says Working with the manufacturer has been an exceptional experience he adds We are fortunate to have a relationship with MGKs technical department which allowed us to have several samples to test in a couple of our different markets Hawkins says We primarily used this product on several high mosquito pressure properties where our typical barrier and larvicide treatments were not getting sufficient results Our experience thus far with the product has only been positive Four in one mosquito control OneGuard contains a knockdown insecticide a long lasting adulticide synergist and an IGR to keep mosquitoes at bay for No More Bugs Mosquito BATTLE Company No More Bugs BaTTLEFIELD Residences War STory One of the first houses I used it on was a very high pressure mosquito and gnat issue where we could not treat with a larvicide It was in a townhouse community so people could not enjoy their porches and back decks After applying OneGuard during several revisits within the next five weeks to check the status and monitor the amount of activity that was going on it was a success with quick results There were two other follow ups and both times there was still no activity whatsoever The customers were not reporting any bites at all WEAPON OF CHOICE provEn SoLUTIon OneGuard by MGK WEBSITE MGK com pete Hawkins diffe s pr b w M4 May 2018 Pest Management Professional mypmp net