Home Pest Control Costs | DIY Pest Control vs Professional Pest Control 

Excellent video! Math for nerds.

I'm not really into lawn and garden. Just here for Pest Control. I love your video format, editing, and dialogue. If this is unscripted, then kudos to you for having great speech habits and clear and concise pronunciation of the English language. You sir are a scholar.

I live in central Floriduh and you are the best channel out there for St Augustine grass. Really appreciate the thoroughness of a few videos I have already seen to help remedy or provide a proactive approach on lawn care. Awesome and thank you!

Excellent video. We had a bad pest problem, and despite my best efforts I just couldn't get rid of them through DIY. Spiders, roaches, ants...you name it, we had it. When our home was built, they installed a piping system that runs inside the walls throughout our home. The company we use injects a small amount of pesticide into that system and then distributes it with a blast of compressed air. It kills anything that is living inside the walls, and we haven't seen a single pest since they started treating. I won't go back to DIY. Well worth the $300/yr for them to do what I couldn't do.

As a math teacher I love these math videos. I started the video knowing I needed to see the "pounds on the ground" comparison otherwise it would not be legit and you came through like always.

When we were in our home for the first year, we paid for outdoor pest control. Now I feel scammed. I cancelled after our 1 year contract. I haven't done anything for the last few years, but I think we need to. Thanks for making me feel confident that we can do it ourselves!

I look forward to these videos every single week! Thanks LCN!!

I always appreciate these super in depth math break down videos. Great stuff.

Ive been in Pest Control for 6 months now. Great video man, super easy to understand!

Yep, I built a spreadsheet for all my chems and ferts. I put in the container size, price, and mix rate. it spits out my application cost. love it.

Got my ebook last week, it’s great! Takes forever to print at work.... almost got caught!

I know people complain about the math and I applaud you for sticking through it and trying to deliver the message. But I do wonder if you should reapproach your methods. Math is very scary to a large portion of the population. Love the videos.

I am a firm believer in wearing leather boots when mowing. I saw a guy get his big toe whacked off one time in a ridiculous event when he was wearing sandals.

this is exactly what i was looking for! the math and data is priceless

LOVE your content!!! (But the pro product has ~25% greater concentration that the DIYer)

E-book definitely worth it, even after watching all your videos for the past year or so

My advice, from one who did, go with the Temprid. Did my application after last year's video. Extremely pleased with my results.

Very neat to see it broken down like that. Music/editing on point, especially at the end.

I love the math. It's appreciated so much. Saves time and confusion for myself! Thank you!

Need a 5 minute head start on that XGRN Allyn 😉

Imidacloprid was reclassified as a restricted use pesticide in CT a year ago so its unavailable in our area unless you file with DEP, pay a fee around $200 and provide notice to all abutting properties. Hopefully I can find something that works. Great info and much appreciated!

Shoutout to all FBOP DCT lawn care nuts. Thanks for reping the shirt Allyn!!!

I'm glad u did go over the carpenter ant and n termite cause that's what I ve been using thanx!

I liked seeing the comparison of the AI concentration of each to see which is stronger. The DIY one wasn’t far off though. Thanks Al!

They sell the regular Bayer insecticide in concentrate at my local Lowes so I know its still made, perhaps was just out of stock when you bought it.

Only you will know wild Bermuda is back,lol,your grass looks great,really good video my man,much appreciated.... Do you have a link for that backpack sprayer and do you think Suspend Polyzone mixed with Nyguard IGR will terminate my dreaded roach problem inside the house and I'll also be spraying outside as well??? (New Jersey)

Hello I currently have a pest control company which does my perimeter (shield) for about 55 dollars per month. I recently bought a backpack gasoline sprayer for mosquitoes. Can I use this product with my sprayer and get the same results I am already paying a professional for?

It doesn't really matter if it's Pro or DIY. The real test and skill is in the application and attention to detail. Don't leave people or pet food out.

Professional pest removal works really well and in case of severe infestation it is better to do

Please do a video on the different chemicals they use for pest control and why. To me its apples and oranges..?

How do you spray when you have a home garden? Do you just not spray near the garden?

Nice ashtray bro and as always great info

Do you use the same sprayer for pest control as you do for weed control ?

Thoughts on organic “natural” pest control either pro or diy?

It's not about what product you use it's about where and how you use it You could do a crack and crevice treatment with something super cheap like boric acid dust or delta dust and get much better results. If you are only doing an application twice a year you should be using a product like termidor or the like temprid will only work for 60 days outdoors at best

Can or should I use my backpack sprayer for all my lawn care next products and pest control?

I kept waiting for a reference to Silver Back when I saw this was about pest control. Good content as usual. Question on the smaller concentrates like that Temprid - how long can you reasonably store them before efficacy starts to diminish?

Hey are we ever going to get a video about keeping wild life out of the lawn. I have woods behind my house and the armadillos were chewing my grass and roots to bits, I’ve trapped 13 of them so far 😳

The one thing I didn't see mentioned but at least in my head, would seem to matter a lot as far as perimeter control goes in Pro vs DIY sprayer is the fact that when you're spraying from concentrate onto concrete, there's not much dripping down the wall. Because it's such a light fine mist and it's a much higher concentration you're likely getting better applications. As the product works by drying and sticking onto the surface so that any insect that makes contact with it dies. With the Bayer product, you're spraying from a hose with water, so even though the concentrations somewhat comparable, the addition of all that extra water spraying out w/ the insecticide will cause run off down your wall and thus likely not nearly as much AI sticking to the surface of your walls. It does kind of seem like faulty marketing that they label that for perimeter application and not just for ground application.

I'd add with pro/diy price consideration is storage life. What is the expiration for the pro? Will you use all of the pro before it expires?

Is the termite spray sufficient outside only? Or should it be sprayed in crawlspace? Plus could you show how to get fluid pumped up into the reservoir where the crazy pipe runs on bottom and up to side?

How safe is DIY pest control? I've heard that it can be dangerous to one's health?

Thanks for the great presentation and info! 🤙🏼

Another great video lcn. Very informative. Thanks again.👍

You start saying “if then” and the excel nerd in me starts paying attention.

another great video. i'm just wondering who was called "black diesel" in high school? and is it weird if I ask where you get your black diesels?

What kind of rocks do you have in your planted beds?

Nice video! Can’t wait for the other video tonight too!

Hey Allyn, A bit off topic and not at all related to this video, I’m only commenting here as it is your most recent. Have you ever heard of the term “looping” in St Aug with grass stolons? I’m having this issue for the 1st time and would like some advice on how to handle it. Any help or even perhaps a small video about it would be greatly appreciated. Unless it was quite some time ago, I don’t believe you have posted anything about this. Let me know and thanks in advance.. 👍🏼🌱

300k by the end of the year 👍🏼 what ever happened to the original lawn kid?

Hi Allyn - I'm needing some pesticide for my lawn. There are too many bugs in the grass where my kids play. Do you recommend liquid pesticide or granular? And do you recommend a specific product? TIA

I use Dominion 2L, which has the same active ingredient, Imidacloprid at 21.4%. Guess I could add a pyrethrin if needed, but at $25 for 27.5oz(781ml) I'm still ahead of $69 for 14oz(400 ml). The Bioadvanced hose-end sprayer used to have two rate settings, one for lawn and one for landscape. Has that changed?

Great video as usual! Question for you, I had an issue yesterday with my dogs. I found them in the corner of my yard where I just planted a small area of fescue (not recommended in Summer). The area is about 3.5" tall but is now all laying down sideways (matted) from when they were playing on it. Question is, will that fescue turn itself right side up on it's own through natural growth or will I have to repair it manually?

Fired my pest company long ago and buy the chemicals on Amazon. Way cheaper and you can spray it when you want not when they schedule you.

Did you get a new camera or did you change your settings. It seems like the colors are super vivid in this video.

I need a drink after all that

Good job

Awesome videos and great info, yes great ebook,

Long time viewer first time caller lol. I just got lake property with no water hook up. What is a recommended back pack sprayer to cover an acre maybe a bit more with a cabin. Any advice would help and be very much appreciated. Thanks.

Was paying $120 every 4 months for pest control service to spray around and inside my home. While he was spraying I looked at the pesticide being used and mixed using my water, found the concentrated pesticide on Amazon. 1 gallon makes about 50 spray gallons. So no more being SCREWED by the pest control company

I can just imagine if Pete from GCI Turf did this video and had to read all that you did... I'm saying it would be about a 4 hour video 🤣

After you break it down seems like the temprid would be more effective

We have some mole issues here.. if i treat for insects will it eliminate the moles food? or should I use a product or accessory for moles. Per say I should ask does it kill grubs......Ive been told they love them as a food source.

When can I get my hands on that XGRN Allen??

I was about to reinstate my contract with terminix until seeing this video. Thanks for all the info !

Allen, like you I'm from the midwest, followed you religiously my yard turned out AWSOME!!! Also like you I have recently moved to Florida, very sandy, witch seed do you recomend? P.S. heavy sun.

I'm in hardiness zone 7a, which guide should I buy?

Why throw Bermuda back in the lawn if you don’t like it in your yard? Unless you like using chemicals. Idk.

Do this more!!!

How well does Temprid work compared to the stuff Terminix uses? I’m paying Terminix for parameter control and it kills the Texas tree roaches whenever one walks (across the barrier)into my garage. I would love to turn my $100. Quarterly pest bill into a $2.50 bill.

Where do u buy temprid? Also still waiting to get in the fb site. Thanks

What’s the new fert in the video

a "cheap $30 sprayer"?!?! 😜 much love LCN

It’s not only about spending your hard-earned money on it when you could have just spent it on something else. A home that’s overridden with pests is not only aggravating. It’s also a legitimate health risk.

Good

Can I spray any/all of these underneath a trailer/ mobile home? like in a trailer park not a tractor trailer 😂

Did this last year with every product and cut my total yearly cost by 60%.

👍👍 thank you.

Either one have a steroid in it and should I use a spreader sticker and time how many times per year and the number of applications per oz per year can you apply this ant the rate and can it be combined with fertilizer as one Application .

I liked the math

That camera you spray with chemicals every video is going to be entered into evidence in the next Roundup lawsuit.

This isn’t going to kill my magnolia tree will it?🧐

I don’t appreciate the way that flamingo is looking at you.

Thank you for mentioning the storage, especially away from children. Looking at your setup, I see you are storage of a multitude of products out in the open within reach of a child. I would hate to see a family or friends child get hurt on a visit to your home that could be avoided by simply putting the stuff in a lockable tote.

It's on sale for 25 dollars 😂

Furst

Another "advantage" of living in Florida

Way too much math. We’re just killing bugs

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Funny how you push your book for so much money and use a picture showing some really nice spiral bound book. But in the end you just send a crappy computer file.

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