Your property likely has more shade, vegetation, moisture, and/or standing water. Any of these four things can give mosquitoes a place to breed and hide.
Watching your neighbor enjoy their patio while you can't stand outside for five minutes without getting swarmed is incredibly frustrating. It feels random, but it’s not once you understand what’s happening.
When you know what brings mosquitoes to your yard, you can reduce the reasons they’re there. Shade is the biggest factor since mosquitoes dry out in direct sunlight. They spend their days resting in cool, shaded spots. So if your yard has a heavy tree canopy, dense landscaping, and shaded structures, you’ll likely have more mosquitoes resting on your property.
If you have a lot of vegetation on your property, you might find that it’s a large part of the problem. With thick ornamental shrubs, tall grass along fence lines, and overgrown garden beds, mosquitoes can find the sort of humid microclimates they need to rest during the hottest part of the day.
If you have standing water on your property, that could also be producing mosquitoes. Any stagnant water that sits for more than a few days becomes a nursery. Mosquitoes need very little water to reproduce, so any of the following could become a mosquito hatchery: clogged gutters, plant saucers, a birdbath you forget to empty, or even a low spot in the yard that doesn't drain.
If you’re dealing with mosquitoes on your property, and you’re curious what you can do on your own, check out this video on the 7 T's of mosquito control. It has some practical advice you can follow to improve your situation.
If you’re a Central New Jersey homeowner and you’ve spent too long outrunning mosquitoes, then Mosquito Squad of Central New Jersey can help. A trained technician will come over to check out your property and find out where mosquitoes are breeding and hiding. Then they’ll treat the property and help reduce the mosquito population by up to 90% for 21 days at a time.
