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SEVEN EXPERT TIPS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL

Mosquitoes carry a variety of diseases that can be deadly, such as West Nile Virus and Malaria. If you’re not sure how to control the mosquito population in your yard, our mosquito control experts are always ready to help. Below our team of highly trained technicians provides you with helpful tips to protect your family and home from mosquitoes.

  • Tip: Get rid of standing water in your outdoor spaces. Standing water may be in your child’s plastic toys, areas underneath downspouts, plant saucers, or dog bowls. Other areas may include traps, gutters, and flat roofs.
  • Toss: Remove excess grass, leaves, firewood, and grass-clippings from your yard.
  • Turn: Turn over larger yard items that could hold water, like children's portable sandboxes, plastic toys, or birdbaths.
  • Remove Tarps: If tarps stretched over firewood piles, boats, or sports equipment aren't taut, they may be holding water that you should remove.
  • Take Care: Take care of home maintenance needs that can lead to standing water. This includes cleaning out gutters, making sure downspouts are adequately attached, keeping your grass cut low, and check irrigation systems for leaks.
  • Team Up: Despite taking all precautions in your own home, talking to neighbors is a crucial component to mosquito and tick control. Homes with little space between lots can mean that mosquitoes breed at a neighbor’s house and affect your property.
  • Treat: Utilize a mosquito control barrier treatment around your home and yard.

HOW TO CONTROL THE MOSQUITO POPULATION

Implementing the 7 T’s of mosquito control is essential to protect you and your family from bites and diseases. However, there are other things you can do that can help you eliminate mosquitoes from your yard. For example, using a barrier treatment reduces the need for using DEET-based bug repellent on the body. Mosquito Squad's barrier treatment eliminates up to 90% of the mosquitoes and ticks on a property. Applied by our professional applicator, the Barrier Protection Treatment continues to work for up to 21 days. Our team will remind you in advance of upcoming services and leave you a notice that we’ve visited. Our service is automatic, so you don’t need to be home during the application. The best part is that your children and pets only need to wait 30 minutes before returning to the yard!

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  • Traditional Mosquito Barrier Treatment

    This signature treatment helps keeps you free from mosquitoes, reducing the population on contact and working continuously for up to 21 days. The most effective control targets areas of your yard where mosquitoes feed and reproduce, with recurring protection to ensure you’re covered. Working with our team lets you enjoy time outdoors without worrying about when your next treatment is. Our technicians are trained to utilize yard friendly practices that won’t damage your property.

  • Natural Mosquito Treatment Option

    While our Traditional Barrier Protection Treatment products are registered with the EPA, we also offer a solution that uses essential oils for a natural repellant that kills mosquitoes and ticks on contact. Lasting up to 21 days, our technicians handle application schedules that let you enjoy your yard within 30 minutes of service.

  • Automatic Misting Systems

    Are you in an area that harbors an excessive number of pests, leaving you constantly checking for ticks and slapping away mosquito bites? Our misting systems inconspicuously treat your yard continuously, with 30-second sprays 2-4 times per day. Mosquito Squad will handle the installation, refilling your system as needed, and winterizing for the cold months.

  • Special Event Sprays

    Forget about you and your guests being bitten during your next outdoor event, and don’t bother carrying around spray repellant that gets everywhere. We’ll arrive early to apply your treatment before any food arrives, ensuring the spray is dry and odor-free before the start of your event.

  • Tick Control

    Ticks love all sorts of areas that are close to the ground – from leaf piles to wooded areas, shrubs, and birdfeeders – there are many places they’ll take refuge until they find someone to feed on. Avoid the many tick-borne diseases that people and pets are susceptible to with professional treatment.

  • Commercial Services

    Keep your customers coming back and bite free with Mosquito Squad’s commercial treatments. After 30 minutes, your children and pets can enjoy using your outdoor space again. Our commercial services reduce up to 90% of the mosquito and tick population plaguing your property, letting you take control. With over 2 million successful treatments to date, our experience makes Mosquito Squad the most trusted name in Mosquito Control.

  • Flea Control

    If fleas are coming for your pets, it’s only a matter of time before they get to you as well. Don’t let these bloodsuckers bite onto anyone; we will target the areas of your yard where fleas gather to stop the spread.

  • Fly Control

    No one enjoys having flies buzz around, but they’re much more than a nuisance. Flies pass hundreds of pathogens onto humans from the different surfaces they land on. And when they hang around in mass, it’s likely because there’s an underlying source to find and take care of. We can help.

  • Gnat Control

    Does anyone want gnats around? Gnope. Threatening the comfort and health of humans and pets, female gnats feed on blood, leaving itchy, swollen bumps behind. Our pros have the most effective treatment methods for these irritating pests.

  • Spider Control

    Most spiders aren’t harmful, but that doesn’t mean we don’t get the creepy crawlies when they come around. If there are clusters of spiders outside, it’s only a matter of time before they come indoors. With the expertise to handle both venomous and non-dangerous breeds, we’ll eliminate your spider problem.

  • Asian Beetle Control

    Though they won’t transfer disease to you, Asian beetles have a painful bite and leave an unpleasant odor with stains behind when they’re smooshed. Not to be confused with sweet Lady Bugs, Asian beetles will make their way indoors to bother you if they’re not caught outside.

  • Stink Bug Control

    As their name implies, stink bugs leave an odor that will ruin any outdoor time you have in mind. Whether you need one-time treatment, seasonal, or consistent control, our EPA-registered formula will clear out these smelly pests.

  • Scorpion Control

    Coming face-to-tail with a scorpion may be among the last thing you’re hoping for. Some scorpions have dangerous venom, while others cause symptoms like a bee sting. They’re nocturnal creatures that will enter homes if possible during periods of hot weather. We’ll keep them out for you.

  • Fire Ant Control

    True to their namesake, the sting of a fire ant bite is painful for humans and animals. They leave no room for relaxing outdoors because you’re constantly looking for an ant mound to avoid. If fire ants are holding you hostage inside your home, we'll come to the rescue.

  • No-See-Um Control

    Even if they’re not visible, these pests swarm and bite, spreading disease as they go. Our automatic misting system is the perfect solution to permanently rid No-see-ums from your yard. This system allows for consistent control with 30-second misting sessions throughout the day, so you can take back the outdoors.

  • Aphid Control

    A gardener’s worst enemy (except weeds) is an aphid. They reproduce aggressively, mature fast, and ruin plants by feeding on them. Aphids also transmit viruses and diseases and produce a substance that promotes the growth of black fungus. One pest quickly turns into many, but we’ll handle it.

  • Wasp, Hornet & Yellow Jacket Control

    Unlike their friendly, pollen-feeding counterparts, hornets and yellow jackets are a type of wasp. Wasps are aggressive, unpredictable, and can sting many times. They become particularly angry if they believe their nests are being disturbed. We have the equipment and knowledge to remove the nest and prevent a return.