Jeff from Huntsville, Al writes
Good day, I have the Stihl mister that I use for monthly mosquito control with Riptide. I think I want a small unit to use daily around my grand childrens play area. I have plug by the playground. Would you recommend the Fogmaster jr or the Burgress Thermal fogger? What solution would you use? I mainly want to protect my grandchildren while they play on the swing or in the sand pit. I could not figure out how the Sector fogging solution would be mixed for thermal fogger if that would be your suggestion. What ratio and with Mineral oil from Lowes?
The Fogmaster Jr works really well for small areas but when fogging most solutions will only kill those insects that are out in the open at the time you fog and may make the area slightly repellent, such as with Riptide. We do not carry a Burgress Thermal Fogger so cannot compare it to the Jr. Sector Misting Concentrate is not labeled for fogging a lawn for mosquitoes so we cannot recommend it for this use. Riptide could be used in the Jr in the area and will help to temporary reduce the mosquitoes and other annoyance insects. Children should be out of the area during the treatment until dry. The key with mosquitoes is really using a residual product to the underside of leaves that will continue to kill the mosquitoes that land on a treated surface. Another option you could use is the EcoVia which is an all natural insecticide that will last about 30 days on outside surfaces.
Answer last updated on: 04/12/2016
