Wooded areas are good places for mosquitoes to rest because they are shaded, humid, and protected from the wind. That’s why properties bordered by or set within tree cover often have larger mosquito populations.
Living in the woods of New England has a charm to it. But that charm is, if not altogether lost, harder to enjoy when the mosquitoes start buzzing. They’re very annoying once they get going.
When you see mosquitoes, they’re usually flying. But they spend most of their time resting, out of sight and out of mind. During the day, they need cool, shaded spots with high humidity so they won’t dry out in the hot summer sun. Wooded backyards provide everything they need. The canopy blocks sunlight and the leaves and undergrowth hold moisture and pockets where air barely moves. That’s why mosquitoes so often choose wooded areas as habitats.
Open, sunny yards dry out during the day. This suppresses mosquito activity in a way you don’t see with wooded lots. Instead, wooded areas stay damp, with lingering morning dew and pockets that stay cool all day long. This gives mosquitoes places to hide and lets them be active for more hours in the day.
Standing water is also an issue with wooded lots. Tree holes, rotting stumps, and leaf litter can all give mosquitoes places to breed. These aren’t as obvious as birdbaths and gutters because they’re natural features of wooded landscapes and are much harder to find and often impossible to eliminate.
If you are a Greenwich homeowner on a wooded property, Mosquito Squad of Greenwich can help. Barrier treatments can be applied directly to the vegetation and understory where mosquitoes rest. A trained technician will walk your property and figure out where mosquitoes are breeding and hiding. Then they’ll treat those areas and you can expect an up to 90% reduction in the mosquito population.
