PESTICIDE FORMULATION GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NAPLES FORT MYERS FLORIDA

PESTICIDE FORMULATION INFORMATION

1. Pesticides are processed and available in many different forms, referred to as formulations, because we control different types of pests (insects, rodents, birds) in many different ways.  Sometimes we need a stomach poison, other times we may need a contact pesticide, fumigant gas, or a desiccant to dry out insects.  As pest control technicians we need to choose wisely the proper formulation for the most effectiveness in controlling a problem pest as well as the product that is the most protective to the consumer, personal property, and environment.
2. Baits can be available in granular, paste, gel, or tablet forms.  Insecticides are impregnated on or in an attractant type bait material which acts as a food substance to attract a pest to eat it.  Baits can be formulated to have different precise modes of action.  Some disrupt the nerve control while others disrupt the energy metabolism.
3. The Fumigants are a group of chemicals active as gases or vapors.  These gases are generally very penetrating.  These gases can be release as a gas, from tablets, or liquids that become gas when released into the air.  Typically, the toxic action of fumigants occurs as they bind with important enzymes within the cells of the target insects or animals.  After the gases subside or evaporate, and air has replaced the area when the gases have been confined, there is little or no residual pesticide activity left.
4. Emulsifiable Concentrates are concentrated oil solutions of insecticides with co solvents and emulsifiers added.  Emulsifiers are detergent-like materials that make it possible for the millions of insecticide droplets (the active ingredient dissolved in a co solvent) to form a miscible suspension (or mixture) in water, which is called an emulsion.
5. Flowable Microencapsulation are formed when the insecticide particle is enclosed, or encapsulated, inside tiny spheres of nylon or some other polymer material.  Some advantages of this type of formulation is that it is very effective on porous surfaces, the insecticide particle inside the shell is usually protected from environmental factors that break down other types of spray residuals, and microencapsulation's are usually much lower in toxicity to mammals.  Thus, this formulation often has a longer residual life.

6. There are several different types of ready to use spray formulations.  Two of the most commonly used include oil concentrates and pressurized aerosol formulations.  Oil concentrates are made of by dissolving a high percentage of insecticide in a solvent that can hold this quantity in solution.  Oil solutions of an insecticide in the form of finished sprays will usually knock down and kill insects by direct or contact spray quicker than other types of formulations.  Aerosol sprays are not technically a formulation but rather is defined as a very fine particles in the air.  They may be liquid, dust, or smoke.  These systems allow for precision insecticide placement into the target area.
7. Most Dusts are dry mixtures of insecticide with some type of inert powder, such as clay or talc.  Boric acid, diatomaceous earth, and silica aerogel are natural materials used as insecticides without the addition of any synthetically derived toxicant.  Dusts are generally available as ready to use products.  Dusts usually leave an effective residual deposit as long as the dust remains dry and not contaminated with moisture or other element.  Usually, dust has less toxicity per exposure to mammals than other liquid types of pesticides.
8. Wettable Powders are essentially a dust impregnated with an insecticide concentrate.  While water from a wet table power mixture will penetrate porous materials, the powder usually does not.  Wettable Powders works very similar as dust with more convince to be disturbed.
9. Some pesticides are formulated into granular form.  The pesticide may be coated on coarse granules, such as sand, or impregnated throughout the carrier granule like; clay, vermiculite, seed hull, or other grain by product.  Granules can be use as a bait or as an insecticide when watered in after they are distributed.

We offer this information about Pesticide Formulations to give you real knowledge about how Pesticides work on insects and which types is best for your pest problem and problem area.  All our technicians that qualify for the Florida State General Household Pest Control Certificate at Collier Pest Control are State Certified.  A technician has to apprentice for 3 years before qualifing to take the test and only about 5% pass it.  We have never had any technician fail the test.  This means all of our technicans are experianced in how to use Pesticides properly and how to choose which Pesticide to use in which situation.  So, if your looking for a knowledgeable pest control company that knows how to control and effectively protect your home or business.  Call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control for a full explanation on any of our services or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com. Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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