Do It Yourself – Pest Control

The reason this post came about was an email sent out within my circle of friends today .  One friend asked for a good pest control solution.  I provided Cy-kick as an alternative to hiring a professional (as I have over the years).  Soon after 4-5 other friends in the same circle chimed in and mentioned they’d tried it as well. A testament to its efficacy!  I have also used this product on my mother’s and grandparents home too. You just can’t beat it!

I spray this once/year around May. I never see live roaches anymore… but as soon as I see a couple dead or dying by the dog door and in my garage, I know it’s time to re-coat the place Cyfluthrin is the active ingredient… exactly what you would pay someone hundreds a month to come spray.

Just so you know… I’ve found a product that saves me a ton of money on pest control.  I’ve got a wife, kid, dog and cat… I don’t have fleas, flies, beetles, weevils, roaches, spiders, moths, wasps or ants…. and am in no way associated with this product or its sales.  It just works.

Directions for Cy-Kick CS Use (mine)

  • Shake container a pint of Cy-Kick CS Controlled Release Cyfluthrin Insecticide
  • A ratio of 1 or 2 fluid ounces of Cy-Kick CS to a gallon of water yield 0.05% and 0.10% concentrations respectively.
  • I use one of the reservoirs to one 3 gallons sprayer.. It works just fine.
  • Don your goggles and gloves before distributing..
  • Get everyone out of the house for the day… It will be dry by the time you return.
  • I start in the house, under cabinets, beds, closets, AC closets, waterheater.. I stick it up in the attic and do a 360.
  • I do the perimeter of the house and aim a stream up under the eeves and ridge vents on the roof.
  • My house in South Austin, about 1500sqft and I have enough in one sprayer to do inside, outside and the lawn.

How to purchase:

Insecticide:  Google:   Search for “Cy-kick”, purchase one pint, (good for 5-6 years) – Do not pay more than $40.00

*Update/Edit* – The good folks at DoMyOwnPestControl.com  contacted me after this post was created to offer our readers 5% off and free shipping.  Use Coupon code: GIVEMEAFIVE

Sprayer:  I use the Northern Tool sprayers.. cheap and good quality

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_grounds-maintenance+sprayers+portable-sprayers

Mechanism of Action  (from the website)

SmartCap Technology is designed to reduce mammalian toxicity to professionals offering pest control, while it increases field performance, durability and flexibility. The microcapsules are manufactured by essentially adding an outer shell (a carbon-based polymer) to a droplet of oil that contains cyfluthrin, the active ingredient (a.i.) in Cy-Kick CS. The end result is a powerful droplet of cyfluthrin in a polymer capsule. 95% of the capsules are less than 20 microns in diameter, the same tiny size as the droplets produced from the best ULV equipment. State-of-the-art SmartCap Technology provides many benefits for you and your customers. Inside the capsule, cyfluthrin is suspended in a drop of oil, which means the active ingredient quickly penetrates to other oily/waxy surfaces, like the exoskeletons of insects. As soon as an insect comes into contact with Cy-Kick CS, cyfluthrin starts moving from inside the capsule toward the insect and then quickly into its system.

 

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