Mosquito Squad mosquito control – the mosquito exterminator – partners with Malaria No More to decrease the number of malaria deaths

RICHMOND VA (PRWEB) April 14, 2010 - Mosquito Squad mosquito control, the mosquito exterminator, is happy to announce their new partnership with Malaria No More. Through fundraising for mosquito control in affected areas, Mosquito Squad hopes to help Malaria No More decrease the number of malaria-related deaths.

"Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease that kills over 850,000 people every year, most of them children," says Scott Zide, Chief Operating Officer of Outdoor Living Brands, Mosquito Squad's parent company. “Mosquito Squad was built on the idea of helping people fight insect-borne diseases, so working with Malaria No More was a no-brainer for us."

Malaria No More is committed to ending malaria deaths in Africa by 2015 by supporting the distribution of effective, life-saving mosquito nets to help African families protect their children from malaria.

"Malaria No More is a wonderful organization that has helped millions of people," says Zide. "They have spearheaded the movement against malaria and we're honored to work with them."

Mosquito Squad mosquito control will partner with Malaria No More by raising money at the national and local levels to purchase mosquito nets at a cost of $10 per net. Adds Zide; "our franchise owners understand that community awareness and outreach will not only help Malaria No More, but also the Mosquito Squad brand."

As part of their community outreach, Mosquito Squad mosquito control will hold events in schools across the country, informing students and faculty about the importance of fighting malaria.

Mosquito Squad mosquito control is North America’s fastest growing outdoor living concept franchise. Known as the "mosquito exterminator," Mosquito Squad mosquito control currently has five ways to ensure affordable, dependable and effective protection against the nuisance and dangers of mosquitoes (and ticks in participating locations) and the diseases they can carry, like West Nile Virus, Encephalitis and Lyme Disease, just to name a few.

1. 21-day Barrier Spray, which kills on contact and continues for three weeks.
2. 14-day All-Natural Spray, which kills adult mosquitoes on contact and has a two-week repellent effect.
3. Intensive Tick Treatment to reduce the spread of Lyme disease.
4. Special Event Spray for mosquito-free outdoor parties, weddings, picnics and concerts.
5. Automatic Misting System providing continuous control 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via timed bursts of protective sprays at key times when mosquitoes are at their most active.

The Mosquito Squad mosquito control technology is similar to that which has proven to be extremely effective in the dairy farm and horse industries in controlling annoying flying insects. Part of Outdoor Living Brands’ franchise company based in Richmond, VA, Mosquito Squad mosquito control keeps families, residences, businesses and special events like outdoor weddings and picnics mosquito-free. Mosquito Squad mosquito control was recently rated one of the Top 50 Franchises by Franchise Business Review and received their 2010 Franchisee Satisfaction Award. Mosquito Squad mosquito control also received the World Class Franchise Designation from the Franchise Research Institute. For more information, visit www.MosquitoSquad.com. To find Mosquito Squad mosquito control near you, call toll-free 877 MOSQUAD, or 877-667-7823. For information on Mosquito Squad mosquito control franchise opportunities, call 800-722-4668 and ask for Franchise Recruitment. Online, visit Mosquito Squad mosquito control at http://www.mosquitosquad.com/FranchiseOpportunities.html.

Malaria No More is determined to end malaria deaths in Africa—and they’re helping the world get it done. We use breakthrough awareness campaigns, global advocacy and smart investments to help us reach our goal: providing universal access to malaria interventions by the end of 2010 and ending deaths by 2015. Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria, but a simple net can save lives. Find out how you can help at www.MalariaNoMore.org.

Mosquito Squad – the mosquito exterminator – receives "World-Class Franchise" designation after research survey

RICHMOND VA (PRWEB) March, 31, 2010 - Mosquito Squad, the mosquito control company, was named a “World-Class Franchise®” after a recent franchise system survey by the Franchise Research Institute® and FranSurvey®.

"We asked the Franchise Research Institute to survey our Mosquito Squad franchisees to identify ways to improve the franchise system and our support of their efforts to grow their local franchise businesses," says Chris Grandpre, President and CEO of Mosquito Squad’s parent company, Outdoor Living Brands. "We are extremely pleased and proud of the results."

Adds Jeff Johnson, President of the Franchise Research Institute: "We rarely see results this strong. Mosquito Squad is at the top of the list of the franchise systems we survey!"

The survey asked owners to rate their franchisor through a series of questions regarding overall growth potential, quality, support, communication and more. On all questions, 88% - 100% of franchisees rated Mosquito Squad in the positive categories. "We’re very pleased to see that our franchise owners are very happy with their decision to invest in a Mosquito Squad franchise and their constant collaboration with the corporate office and peers in the system. We are especially proud that 100% of the franchisees surveyed, which included over 85% of the franchisees in the system, would recommend Mosquito Squad to a prospective franchisee and 100% agreed that the franchisor understands that if franchisees are successful, it will lead to our success as the franchisor," adds Grandpre.

The Franchise Research Institute designates a select few franchises with its World-Class Franchise® based on the responses to several of its survey questions.

Mosquito Squad offers a proven, effective way to control mosquitoes and other insects within the perimeter of your property. Part of Outdoor Living Brands’ franchise company based in Richmond, VA, Mosquito Squad keeps families, residences, and special events insect-free by applying a proven and approved barrier spray around a property, killing the annoying and harmful pests within it. Mosquito Squad was recently rated one of the Top 50 Franchises by Franchise Business Review and received their 2010 Franchisee Satisfaction Award. For more information, visit www.MosquitoSquad.com.

Mosquito Squad – the mosquito exterminator – launches new www.MosquitoSquad.com

RICHMOND VA (PRWEB) March, 18, 2010 - Mosquito Squad, the mosquito exterminator, is happy to announce that it has recently launched its new mosquito control website at www.MosquitoSquad.com.

"We are the leaders in mosquito control, and our old website wasn’t illustrating that," says Larry Spada, Vice President of Branding and Marketing for Mosquito Squad. "This site is now a great place to go whether you are looking for information on insects, how to control them or the diseases they carry."

"Our local franchisees offer a suite of mosquito control options, and this site provides clear information on each of them separately in our 'Mosquito & Tick Control' section," says Spada. "Mosquito Squad's newest offering is an all-natural barrier spray and the last site didn’t have a place to put information for it. Now it's clearly displayed in the mosquito control section at http://www.mosquitosquad.com/control/NaturalProducts.html.

The "Bugs & Disease" section of the website offers information on the pests that the company protects against as well as the diseases they carry. The mosquito website pages (http://www.mosquitosquad.com/bugs/Mosquitoes.html) and tick information pages (http://www.mosquitosquad.com/bugs/Ticks.html) provide understanding of the pests that are most often in yards. Information on the diseases that mosquitoes, ticks and other insects carry is also provided in this section of the website.

"Mosquito Squad has doubled in size in just over a year, so we looked at several different options for listing our locations," adds Spada. "Our new location map (http://www.mosquitosquad.com/OurLocations.html) uses Google technology that our users are familiar with, making it easy for them to find the nearest location." Users will also be brought to the local homepages through the "Contact Your Local Squad" page at http://www.mosquitosquad.com/ContactUs.html.

Instead of a normal "About Us" page, the face of Mosquito Squad, Dread Skeeter tells the users about the company in his own words at http://www.mosquitosquad.com/AboutUs.html. Users can even download a 16-page Dread Skeeter coloring book off the new site to entertain and inform their children at (http://www.mosquitosquad.com/documents/DreadSkeeterColoringPages.pdf).

"We're thrilled with our new site," says Spada. "Everything you would need to know about Mosquito Squad, from what we do to our social media (http://www.mosquitosquad.com/OurBlog.html) is all in one place."

Mosquito Squad offers proven, effective mosquito control and tick control within the perimeter of your property. Part of Outdoor Living Brands’ franchise company based in Richmond, VA, Mosquito Squad keeps families, residences, and special events insect-free by applying a proven and registered barrier spray around a property, killing the harmful pests within it. For more information, visit www.MosquitoSquad.com.

To speak with a Mosquito Squad mosquito control expert in your area, call toll-free 877 MOSQUAD or 877-667-7823. For more information about how to become a Mosquito Squad franchise, call 800-722-4668, and ask for Franchise Recruitment.

Mosquito Squad – the mosquito exterminator – receives Franchise Business Review’s Franchisee Satisfaction Award

RICHMOND VA (PRWEB) March, 8, 2010 - Mosquito Squad, the mosquito exterminator, is proud to announce they have received high standing in the Franchise Business Review’s Franchisee Satisfaction placement.

Mosquito Squad ranked in the top 50 Low Cost Opportunities, and in the top 25 in the Under 50 Unit category. The satisfaction placement is a direct result of the Franchise Business Review surveying franchise owners to gauge their happiness with franchisor service.

"Outdoor Living Brands, their marketing department, the support we get for anything that we need is really world class," says Colleen Bagley Haskin, owner of Mosquito Squad of Columbia.

"We are beyond happy with our Franchisee Satisfaction placement," says Chris Grandpre, CEO of Outdoor Living Brands, Mosquito Squad’s parent company. "Our goal is to support our franchise owners in all aspects of their business, from Marketing and Operations to Finance and Accounting. We are thrilled to see that the Mosquito Squad owners are so happy with the team we have at the corporate level and the assistance they receive."

Mosquito Squad offers a proven, effective way to control mosquitoes and other insects within the perimeter of a property. Part of Outdoor Living Brands’ franchise company based in Richmond, VA, Mosquito Squad keeps families, residences, and special events insect-free by applying a proven and registered barrier spray around a property, killing the harmful pests within it. For more information, visit www.MosquitoSquad.com.