Kids can use the yard normally after professional treatment dries. The products are registered with the EPA and applied according to the instructions on the label.
Every parent asks this, and in this part of Massachusetts it's a particularly important question, because the region sits in one of the country's EEE hot spots.
Bristol and Plymouth Counties have seen their fair share of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) over the years. It’s rare, but it’s serious when it strikes and the fatality rate makes it one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne illnesses. You and your family don’t want to catch it.
As for the treatment itself, the products are EPA-registered for residential use and applied at the labeled rate by a trained technician, directed at the foliage and shaded resting zones rather than soaked across the whole yard. The main thing to be careful about is to wait until the product is dry to go back outside. This usually takes 30 minutes to a couple of hours. Once dry, the product is bound to foliage where it works, and the lawn is ready again for normal use.
The risk of mosquito-borne illness in Southeastern Mass is real. Reducing your exposure to mosquito bites is one of the best things you can do to better protect yourself and your family. And if the idea of conventional treatment makes you uncomfortable, plant-based natural treatment options also exist. They are based on essential oils. They work very well, but just have to be reapplied every 14 days instead of 21.
If you're tired of weighing your kids' yard time against the area's mosquito risk, Mosquito Squad of Southeastern Massachusetts is here to help. Mosquito Squad reduces the mosquito population in the spaces your family uses, helping protect your kids with up to 90% reduction in mosquito activity on a recurring 21-day cycle.
