Whether annual pest control is worth it depends on which pests you deal with. On Long Island, mosquitoes and ticks are seasonal. Other pests, ants, spiders, and rodents seek winter shelter, so if you have a problem with those, the answer is likely yes.
You may wonder if year-round pest control is worth it. After all, mosquitoes are not a problem when it is cold outside, and ticks are less active during the winter. So the question that decides it is: are you dealing with winter pests?
Mosquitoes and ticks are warm-weather pests on Long Island. They’re active spring through fall and quiet in the cold months. If those are your only issues, you can likely do well with seasonal coverage alone. Year-round coverage for you, in that situation, would be overdoing it.
But plenty of pests keep going, or even become worse, outside of mosquito and tick season. As it cools, rodents start going inside and become a fall and winter problem. There’s a similar story with spiders, ants, and overwintering insects like stink bugs and lady beetles. They don’t vanish with the first frost. They head for the shelter of your home instead. A house that deals with these pests has trouble in all four seasons. This is where year-round coverage helps because it accounts for cold-weather problems as well as warm-weather ones. For homes with a history of rodents or fall invaders, or even just for homes near woods and water where pests like these tend to be a problem, steady coverage tends to work best.
If you're tired of a pest problem that seems to rotate through the seasons, Mosquito Squad of Long Island can help. Mosquito Squad can tailor coverage to your home and your specific pests, helping protect your property with up to 90% reduction in mosquito activity on a recurring 21-day cycle during the season.
