Summit Chemical Mosquito Control & Facts
Summit Chemical Company has been actively
involved in mosquito control for over thirty years.
Our industry organizations include:
AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
NORTHEAST MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
MID-ATLANTIC MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
VIRGINIA
MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
NEW
JERSEY
MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
NORTH CAROLINA
MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
SOUTH CAROLINA
MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
Summit
’s mosquito control products can be categorized by their application including:
adulticides, larvicides, repellants and laboratory supplies.
While each product category is unique, their principles remain consistent;
quality, effectiveness and economic affordability are always
Summit
’s goals.
Bet You Didn't Know These Amazing Mosquito Facts!
Mosquito, the name is Spanish for little fly. There are 3000 different kinds of mosquitoes and a worldwide population of 100 trillion!!
Most are in tropical climates, but there are mosquitoes in arctic and desert regions.
They can fly up to 10 mph, dart between raindrops and even fly backwards. Most live and die close to where they hatch, but some are strong flyers that travel many miles in search of a victim.
Only female mosquitoes bite. They require a blood meal in order to develop eggs to make more mosquitoes. Most female mosquitoes lay their eggs on standing water. Stagnant ponds, ditches and fresh or salt water wetlands are favorites, but even a few tablespoons of water in a flower pot or old auto tire will do. The eggs hatch, become swimming larvae, then pupae and finally flying adults. Mosquito larvae are an important source of food for certain fish, birds, bats and other animals.
Why Mosquitoes
Bite Us and Why We Shouldn't Let Them.
In their quest for blood, mosquitoes may bite birds, frogs, snakes, and mammals, including people. Some, called peridomestic mosquitoes actually live and breed around homes just to be near us.
24 hours or so after hatching, a female mosquito flies off in search of a meal. She homes in on body warmth, odor, moisture and the carbon dioxide we exhale. When she bites, the mosquito injects a bit of saliva that slows coagulation so blood flows freely. It's your body's allergic reaction to the saliva that caused the welt and itching sensation.
Mosquitoes can also transmit canine heartworm, which is fatal to dogs once contracted. For protection, pet owners can purchase a preventative medicine from their veterinarian.
What's Being Done About Mosquitoes and What You
Can Do.
Generally, the trend in the U.S. is away from spraying adult mosquitoes with chemicals. Whenever possible, government health authorities control large tracts of mosquito breeding land by larviciding. They use low toxicity biopesticides like B.t.i. (Bacillius thuringiensis subspecies israelensis), a live bacteria that's deadly to mosquito larvae, harmless to other living things.
The mosquito that bit you last night may have hatched in the birdbath right in your own back yard. At home or with school or community groups, you can effectively reduce mosquito problems using common sense and environmentally-conscious methods.
Organize a neighborhood cleanup. Its great community project that will eliminate lots of potential mosquito breeding spots and improve the view! Look for places where rainwater collects and stands. Old car tires, drain flower pots, children's wading pools and tree holes.
Goldfish and fresh water minnows (Gambusia affinis) will both eat mosquito larvae. Check with your local mosquito control agency about availability and local regulations. Flush birdbaths and fountains weekly. Clean clogged gutters and drains, cover cesspools.
Use low toxicity insecticides and avoid highly poisonous sprays indoors and out. Natural pyrethrin sprays, made from chrysanthemums, are helpful in clearing rooms.
Let Summit Chemical Help You!
To Humans and domestic animals, mosquitoes are a nuisance and a health hazard since mosquitoes can transmit a variety of diseases.
Fortunately Summit Chemical is there to help and protect you from the health risk mosquitoes present. When you can't flush or drain stagnant pools, low-lying wet areas, tree holes, unused swimming pools and rain barrels, use a B.t.i. product like Mosquito Bits, Summit B.t.i Briquets or Mosquito Dunks.
LARVICIDES
Larvicides are insecticides that target larvae in the breeding habitat prior to
the emergence of the adult form. As
an active ingredient
Summit
incorporates Bacillus thurengiensis subsp. Israelensis (Bti) in multiple formulations. Bti is a target specific bacteria discovered
in the deserts of
Israel
. This non-living, non-viable bacteria
is one effective and environmentally benign larvicides utilized in insect control. Deadly to mosquitoes when ingested by
its larvae, and that of the other typical pest flies of the insect family Diptera
(true flies), professional applicators and homeowners alike can be sure they will
not adversely harm non-target organisms.
ADULTICIDES
Pressure Spraying,
Ultra Low Volume (ULV) spraying, and fogging are the typical application methods
utilized for adult mosquito control. Adulticiding
is thought of as a secondary and less effective measure taken by an applicator. This is in part due to the relatively
short-lived reduction in the target population, the small number of pests actually
affected, the environmental concerns that must be addressed prior to application,
and the high cost associated with the increased frequency and volume of product
applied. Adulticides are typically
utilized for the temporary reduction of the insect population in a specific area. Health Officials sometimes mandate their
application to alleviate an outbreak of vector borne illness.
Summit Chemical
Formulates several adulticides, which as active ingredients include, Pyrethrum,
Pyrethroids, Naled, and Malathion.
ULV sprayers are the typical weapon of choice of Mosquito Control Professionals
in adult mosquito abatement. ULV Machines
are available in hand-held, backpack, or vehicle mounted models.
REPELLANTS
Repellants are
utilized to deter from the natural attractions a human body presents to mosquitoes
and other pests. The actual mechanism
by which mosquitoes find a blood meal from warm blooded animals is through the detection
of carbon dioxide, which is excreted by all warm-blooded, oxygen utilizing animals. There are no known means to prevent
a mosquito from detecting carbon dioxide, but it is widely recognized that by restricting
landing and resting spots around the home the consumer can reduce the concentration
of mosquitoes in the backyard. Mosquitoes
tend to land on vertical surfaces, such as blades of grass and hanging leaves, prior
to obtaining a blood meal.
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