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Speaker 1 (00:02):
One thing certain is we share our landscape, in our
environment with pest insects, critters. And joining me now is
Heather Stickney. She is with some chemical and we're going
to talk a little bit about mosquitoes and ticks are
a big, big problem. Hi, Heather, how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I'm doing well, Gary, Good morning morning.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
So jeez, I don't know where to start. I guess
today we have a lovely day. We're based out of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and you know, we've had some good days. We've had
a lot of rain though, and I know rain is
water contributes to a lot of our problems in our home.
(00:45):
It's you know, flooded basements and mold and everything. But
that's what insects thrive on too. And as a rainy
spring that we've had, is that means more mosquitoes and
more ticks.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
It's certainly can you know, mosquitoes breed in standing water,
and so while it's still probably just a little bit
cool yet for them, ticks begin moving when weather or
when temperatures reach about forty five degrees and higher. So
they like low, shady, cool moist areas. So you know,
(01:20):
where mosquitoes are not quite the problem that ticks are
we'll certainly start to see that activity soon.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Sure, well, let's kind of focus on ticks. I was
talking before we got online with you. You know, we're
all out, you know, triming bushes, cutting grass, maulching. We're
all working outside now, maybe having a little fun outside,
taking some runs or playing golf. And tick problem has
(01:51):
really become a really big problem. And there's some diseases
attributed to ticks. Can you address some of the diseases
that you know ticks bring to us humans?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Certainly, certainly, you know, lime disease I think probably comes
first to mind when you talk about disease that ticks
can spread, and that is spread primarily by the black
legged or the deer tick. So you know, lime disease
can cause symptoms including fever, rash, arthritis, facial paralysis, things
(02:25):
of that nature. Another disease that can be spread picks
as rocky mountain spotted fever. So that's often character characterized
by rash, fever, stomach pain symptoms. Such as that there's
a new disease out there or relatively new, I should say,
called alpha gal syndrome yeread, primarily by the lone star tick. Yes,
(02:50):
and that is something that can render individuals allergic to
that alpha gal sugar molecule to It can render individuals
allergic to red meat from ammalion meat. So no beef,
no pork, no lamb. Yeah, that's totally not one that
I would want to contract.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Yeah, the larme disease, I've known people that have had that,
and that's not something that just goes away in a
week or two. I mean, they can linger for a
long long time.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
It can, it can. Generally speaking, it's fairly treatable, but
there are individuals who you know, suffer from symptoms for
quite a while.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
So where do we start. We can talk about the
camping and walking through the woods and all that, but
let's start at the house where you said there were
ticks or would you say low to the ground, moist areas?
I mean, are they in suburbia and nice lawns and landscaping.
(03:54):
I mean, is everybody got to keep their eyes open
on this?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I think that unfortunately you do you know where you
would probably find them more commonly in wooded areas. You know,
if you've got leaf piles in ear lawn, brushy areas,
tall grass. Again, if it's moist and shady you you
could find ticks in that area.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So a good defense, and I'll say suburbia again is
a is a well manicured landscaping.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Right, that is correct? Yes, yes, keeping things trimmed and
neat will certainly help prevent problems with ticks.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Now, when we head out to the woods for a hike,
where we go camp and a lot of that'll start
going on pretty you know, we're not going to have
a well manicured place if we're hiking in the woods,
that's for sure, and that's got to be a lot
of the ticks, you know, the different types that we
talked about that carry different diseases. You have something for
(04:59):
us to keep those away from.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Us, correct, yes, yes, that is correct. So you know,
when you're out hiking, you want to try to avoid
tall and grassy areas. If you're on a trail, stay
close to the center. That'll help prevent you from picking
up ticks. But you know, I think more importantly to
keep in mind, a good defense is the best or
(05:22):
a good offense is the best defense. You know, you
want to wear long sleeve shirts and pants, keep your
clothing light in color, but you can also treat your
clothing and gear with a product called Green Armor Insect Repellant.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Okay, which is a pomethron.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Based spray that will help repel and kill not only ticks,
but also mosquitoes and other biting insects.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
So this Green Armor, when we spray it on our pants, legs,
or sleeping bag tents, I guess utilize that right to
protect yourself. How long does something like that last? I
know mosquito sprays last a few hours. Is this a
little longer or what's the longevity of that?
Speaker 2 (06:09):
This is a product that will last a little bit longer.
So the pomethrin will bond to fabric fibers and it
will last up to six weeks to help repel and
kill those biting insects. And that's really even after washing.
So if you have a shirt, you know, you treat it,
allow it to dry, wear it, and then wash it
(06:31):
mm hm, that residual effect will last for up to
six weeks to help keep those paths away.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
So so I'm sure everybody's thinking right now, Heather, and
you can help us with this. If you're spraying on
your pants and your shoes and everything, they're thinking how
safe is this for me and what happens if I
get it on my skin? Or can I should I
put it on my skin? Walk me through that.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
So it is not designed as a skin or an
exposed skin repellent. You really want something that's EPA approved,
like a beat for areas of exposed skin. Green Armor is, however,
EPA registered, which means that it's been evaluateied evaluated by
the Environmental Protection Agency to be safe for use on
(07:23):
your clothing and gear without harming you or non target species.
So it is safe for use on your clothing and gear.
You don't want to apply it to exposed skin.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Okay, So you would apply this to clothing really before
maybe even before you put it on, right, or your tent?
Speaker 2 (07:44):
That is correct, That is correct. You really do want
to treat the garment thoroughly, so both inside and outside
spray it. You apply the spray at about six to
eight inches away in a nice sweeping moment, allow the
garment to dry thoroughly so for about two hours or so,
(08:06):
and then then it's then you're good to wear the garment.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Okay. Now, is this an aerosol or is this kind
of like a trigger spray or how's the green arm
or sold.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
It's what they it's what they call it ready to use,
so it's pre mixed and no measuring required. It's similar
to other ready to use products that you might use
around the home. Just turn on the novel and it's
good to go.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Well, trigger thing and a where you go. What size
is the bottle on that?
Speaker 2 (08:35):
It's available in a thirty two ounce size. Okay, so
it's really pretty economical. It will treat up to seven
outfits and will last up to six weeks, so a
really good value for the money.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Well, it sounds like it's almost a must have, especially
if you're going to the woods and hiking or you're
camping out. It seems like that's that's got to be
on your list for sure.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Definitely something that I keep in my in my you know, uh,
in my arsenal. I guess I would say when it
comes to preventing tick bites or mosquito bites in that matter.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Green Armor is the name of the product that we're
speaking of. Is that readily available in hardware stores, big
box stores, I.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Would say primarily in hardware stores, load and garden centers,
some select farm and fleet stores, and online of course.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Of course, of course shift gears a little bit with me.
We also mentioned mosquitoes maybe not active quite yet, maybe
very active in some areas of the country. As we
talk to all kinds of folks, how do we prevent
that eliminate standing water?
Speaker 2 (09:49):
I'm sure getting rid of standing water is a big,
a big piece of that. However, sometimes you know that's
not always easy to do in areas like gutters, tire tracks,
things that you might have in your yard that just
collect water readily. We make a product called mosquito dunks,
(10:11):
and that is it's sort of a disc shape. It
almost looks like a little beige, don't You can pop
that bodies of standing water or areas that might collect water.
And the dunk contains a bacterium called BTI, which is
toxic only to mosquito larva. So when females lay their
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eggs in standing water, those eggs develop into larva. The
larva ingest that BTI. It essentially disrupts their ability to
feed and so they never develop into those biting adults.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
So if you have a bird bath, you could literally
put it in a bird bath.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
It's not going to bother the birds, it's not going
to bother the birds or any other animal that might
come up for a drink of water.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
So and then of course the other thing is walk
around your house. If you got garbage can, it's upside
down and collecting water, put them back on top of
the garbage can.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Clean gotters, right right right.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
I'm very familiar with the mosquito dunks and the mosquito bites,
and of course those are available same place as hardware
stores and garden centers, and folks take a look at that.
If you're one, if you're in nature a lot, you're
probably familiar and already know some precautions to take with
(11:29):
the tics. But again, the name of that product is
a green armor, and your website, where there's more information
is what Heather.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
Our website is Summit s u m M Responsible Solutions
dot com.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Excellent, Summit Responsible Solutions dot com. Hey, thanks for joining
us on this Easter morning. I appreciate your time.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
I appreciate it as well.
Speaker 1 (11:57):
Thank you, all right, Heather, bye bye, all right, So
there you go, green armor. That's I'll tell you some
of these, you know, line disease, we've heard of that, uh,
that one with the reaction where you can not eat
meat seriously, I don't know someone personally that had that,
but I know someone who knew a person had that,
(12:20):
and that sounds scary. That's scary, and that is life
changing for sure. So I wanted to get Heather on
and I appreciate her time today. All right, uh, and
I appreciate your time. If you'd like to jump on board,
love to talk to you about your home project. Our
phone number is eight hundred eight two three eight two
five five, grab a line and we'll have a quick
(12:42):
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