Indoor Pest Control
All About Controlling Pests in your House
Matt Pastore
Indoor pest control – For each home there can be a different answer. In general, everyone can relate to – indoor pest control: mice – indoor pest control: bugs – indoor pest control: insects. In the Southeast United States there are certain indoor pests that are common problems: fleas, ticks, Asian Cockroaches, carpenter ants, fireants, and spiders. In the Mid-West United States (and other areas) common pests are: boxelder bugs, ladybugs and Cluster Flies can be a larger problem for indoor pests control. Where you live will steer you in the direction of special pest control supplies.
The selections listed here are the basics of indoor pest control; streamline them to fit your needs. Most people want to use a safe, professional strength insecticide for killing certain bugs or for doing their own monthly, quarterly or even yearly pest control. In many cases, pest control needs can be filled without using a bug spray; baits and traps might be the answer.
When treating for fleas, ticks, carpet beetles, furniture beetles, bed bugs, etc., use a product that is water-safe for fabrics (insecticides, pesticides which will not stain) and it must be safe for your family to touch treated areas after they have been allowed to dry. Pest control concentrates that are labeled for indoor flea use: Permethrin Pro, Suspend SC, and IGRs. (An IGR is an insect growth regulator or insect growth inhibitor that can be used alone or tank mixed with an approved insecticide.
The best products to use for general purpose pest control: Demand CS, Demon WP, Demon EC, Cynoff WP, Cynoff EC and Talstar. These products are excellent for spraying baseboards, cracks, crevices, and other areas where bugs are most likely to be but where people and pets rarely come into contact with treated surfaces. There are different insecticide formulations from which to choose and the name of the product usually lets you know which formulation class you are dealing with.
EC is a designation for emulsifiable concentrates or (liquid concentrate). An EC usually leaves no visible residue and will give you about 30 days active residual or bug killing time. Up until recently, most pest control companies treated homes on a monthly basis because that was about how long their bug spray lasted.
WP means wettable powder concentrate. A wettable powder will often leave a visible residue on dark baseboards but gives an average 90 day residual.
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