Mosquito season has been trending longer in recent years. Warm weather brings mosquitoes, and recently, spring has been warming up earlier and the first hard frost of the year has been coming later.
Mosquito season doesn’t move with the calendar. It moves with the weather. If you’ve been feeling like mosquito season has been running longer than it used to, then you’re right. Mosquitoes really are waking up earlier, staying active longer, and causing trouble for more months of the year.
Warmer springs mean mosquitoes become active earlier. They can get moving again once the temperatures hold in the 50s. The event that shuts down mosquitoes later in the year is the first hard frost. That’s been coming later than it used to. These two facts combined mean the mosquitoes are staying active for longer.
Because the mosquito season is trending longer, there are a few practical consequences to be aware of. More active weeks means more generations of mosquitoes, more months of exposure, and a treatment season that needs to run longer to keep pace. The stretch of the year when the backyard is comfortable without mosquitoes has been shrinking.
Be sure to match your coverage to the season rather than the calendar you’re used to. Once daytime highs start regularly reaching the 50s, it’s a good time to call in the professionals for mosquito control. While you wait, you can also remove sources of standing water to help stop mosquitoes from breeding unchecked.
If you’re tired of dealing with mosquitoes in months when they never used to bother you before, Mosquito Squad of Grand Rapids can help. Mosquito Squad provides season-long coverage no matter how long the season. This can help you protect your yard with up to 90% reduction in mosquito activity on a recurring 21-day cycle.
