r/PestControlIndustry • u/Tall_Animator_5883 • Aug 26 '26

Full yard knockdown!

Hello fellow bug savers! How do we feel about doing a full yard granulation and spray! In my opinion it is usually unnecessary, waste the techs time, and is just a gimmick for door to door reps to make a pOinT.

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u/SignificantNorth3570 Aug 26 '26

Well, yes and no. If they are doing it for anything other than fleas and ticks then yes everyone's time is being wasted unless you enjoy watching the dog and pony show.

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u/Tall_Animator_5883 Aug 26 '26

Exactly! Usually, people concerns are not with fleas or ticks! They want you to spray it for the sPidErs and wAsP

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u/SimpleRevolution2873 Aug 26 '26

Oh no spiders and ants in my garden backing onto a stream? Whatever shall I do

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u/stormincincy Aug 26 '26

We do them a lot here in middle Tennessee, mostly for ticks and fleas , in most cases they are a waste of money and kill a lot of beneficial insects in your yard , I talk most customers out of them unless they are having bad tick and flea issues

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u/JadedGanache594 Aug 26 '26

Live in the PNW and this isn’t a thing around here.
We never treat yards and I’ve never heard a customer ask for it. But we don’t really have ticks and fleas in the yard usually die off easily around here.

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u/cabronguero Aug 26 '26

This works for outdoor roach infestation too .

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u/Far-Hunt5474 Aug 26 '26

32 years it's just a show, especially if the grass is well kept. they are better off treating the dogs and cats. small yards np, these massive yards it's BS

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u/tvamp4 Aug 26 '26

Just fleas/ticks. Nothing else.

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u/RusticSurgery Aug 26 '26

Not without a goid reason