Business Profile: Tru Organics Natural Mosquito & Tick Control Specialists, Cortlandt
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The health risks associated with mosquitos has dominated the news this summer.
The Zika Virus has been a menace and is spreading in Florida.
The Westchester County Department of Health recently informed the public that first group of mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus have been found in the county.
Cortlandt resident Nick Esposito knows first-hand about dealing with mosquitos through the business he owns, Tru Organics Natural Mosquito & Tick Control Specialists. “Mosquitos is such a big issue right now,” he said last week.
Tru Organics is an outgrowth of the landscaping company he owned, Esposito said. His company had pest control as one of its services for about 25 years, but concentrated on pest control for the past two years.
Tru Organics provides pest control services for both homes and businesses. “We do have a good reputation,” Esposito said.
Most of Tru Organics customers come from northern Westchester down to New Rochelle, Esposito said. Aside from mosquitos, the company also sprays to control tics, ants, spiders and gnats.
The organic pest control product Esposito’s company uses is a combination of garlic and cedar oil. “That a great combination. It kills on contact and it does keep a lot of insects away,” Esposito explained.
The organic product is not harmful for people and pets, Esposito said, adding the product is eatable. “It’s really a great product,” he said.
Because the organic product can be diluted by heavy rain, Esposito recommends that his customers purchase a program of spraying every 25 to 30 days at an annual rate of about $400 per acre.
“People are really concerned about this issue right not,” Esposito said. “I’ve been getting a lot of calls from pregnant women.”
Esposito’s customers also have the option to have non-organic products used on their properties. Esposito said this year spraying season started in late March, which was earlier than usual
“People got nervous with the Zika,” he said. “The calls really started coming in early.”
The spraying season typically concludes at the end of October with the coming of the first frost of the fall, Esposito said.
Esposito said he had a simple goal for this business – customer satisfaction.
For more information about Tru Organics Natural Mosquito & Tick Control Specialists, call 800-974-TURF or 914-438-2470.
