Those about to use Cedarcide

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I spent the last 2 hours cutting and pasting a lot of good info from past posts

of people

who used Cedarcide. I will paste it here for you for direct access.

CEDARCIDE:

I can answer this in another week. I used the fogger on my mother's

place last Sunday, but I won't know how effective it is for a few more

days, since it takes about 10 days to do its thing. The fogger was a

lot easier to use than the handheld sprayer, and I used considerably

less product with the fogger -- it's more efficient. It also makes

more sense to use the fogger if you have a lot of clutter and

knick-knacks in your home. We don't have central AC or heat in our

homes, so I just held the fogger and made sure the spray went all over

the rooms. The most inconvenient thing is that the fogger has an

electric cord (a short one). If you buy the fogger alone, it is $200.

If you buy it as part of a package deal, the cost is about $150. You

might also look into the PCO choice, which is more economical than the

Best Yet because you dilute it with water.

Myrtle

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Joan & to anyone else who mat be interested, here is the list of

Stuff used by our PCo. This combo really knocked 'em out. All we have left

are a few stragglers that we're trying to get rid of now before any possible

reinfestation.

Demize CC <sp?> .03% Conc. 3oz.

Suspend SC .06% Conc. 1.5oz.

Precor IGR .0078% Conc. 1oz.

Kicker .023% Conc. 3oz.

per 1 gallon of water.

The CedarCide works great it you apply it to everything - especially

bedding, tops and bottoms of mattresses, box springs, frame, etc. Also,

be sure to get it on ceilings, walls, floors etc and don't vacuum or mop

for about 10-14 days. Also, it is good to reapply to bedding for a few

days and yourself also before going to bed or in the yard. If you have

fish be sure and protect the tank or it will kill them. We had very

good luck with it. We applied it thru our a/c return air vents first

for about 5 minutes, then sprayed everything else good. Close the rooms

off after spraying and get away from the house for 2-3 hours and be sure

and wear a good respirator (with filters in it) while applying. It is

pretty strong at first but leaves an odor like a cedar chest after a few

hours. The reason you don't vacuum or mop is to give it time to kill

eggs and larvae. Also, if it is bird mites, you CAN see them if you

look very close. They are about the size of a period at the end of this

sentence. Good Luck. Joan

Tim, the " Best Yet " spray is to be used as is. They have

products for yards etc that have to be diluted. If anyone has appliances with

pilot light in

the area to be fogged it is advised to turn them off, otherwise no special

precautions

except covering food products. We did cover our toaster, coffeepot, computers

and tvs

and it worked fine. The main thing is to not vacuum or mop for at least 10 days

to give

spray time to kill eggs & larvae. We had activity for a few days after fogging

but they got

less and less every day until they were gone completely.

Here is the response from Cedarcide on the flashpoint

question: The Flash Point of the Best Yet is 159 degrees fairenheit. This

product will not be able to be used in a thermal fogger. It works very

well in a Non Thermal Cold Fogger or often known as a ULV Foggger

machine. Hope this answeres your question.

Dr. Ben Oldag

askben@

ULV fogger:

1. Keep in mind the ULV particle size will be no smaller than 5 micron, which

means it will

not penetrate into fabrics very well.

That is why a thermal fogger, with the smaller particle size is more

effective, although it is more of a 'flash' hazard.

2. I don't know if the product mentions this, but most oil based products, and

even water

based, have a flash point at which an explosion can occur from a spark. That is

why

turning off the electricity and extenguishing gas pilot lights may be needed.

(If you have

any info on this product's flash point, maybe you could share it)

3. Try to spray in the evening when mites are more active, and there will be a

better rate

of success, versus the daytime.

4. Maybe a local PCO could rent you a ULV fogger for a day or two at a

reasonable rate, as

it is hard to justify buying this. (I had purchased a very good one when this

first started,

and nearly killed myself from the vapors, even though I had a NIOSH mask.)

Continued success Myrtle,

Tim