Mosquitoes go where the habitat supports them. So if you have more mosquitoes than your neighbor, look for standing water and denser shade and vegetation first.
Feeling like you have more mosquitoes than your neighbor is annoying. It also feels random, but that’s not quite the case. That’s good news, though, because it means there are things you can do about it.
Mosquitoes tend to show up in places that support breeding and resting. Breeding is the big one because if they can breed, they can show up in larger numbers. In order to breed, mosquitoes need standing water, often less than you might think. If you have saucers under planters, a wheelbarrow, tarps that sag and collect water, or clogged gutters, any of those could be a mosquito hatchery. It helps to check your property every week to find places where there is standing water and tip or drain the ones that you can. That alone can reduce the number of mosquitoes you deal with.
The next thing to do is reduce the number of places where mosquitoes can rest on your property. Mosquitoes dry out in the hot sun. They need humid, shaded places to spend time during the day. You can deny them these places by thinning out landscaping and mowing grass regularly.
Beyond this, it is also possible that your neighbor is treating their yard with professional mosquito control. If that’s the case, you will naturally see more mosquitoes in your yard even if you are doing everything else right. Professional mosquito control works well and can reduce the presence of mosquitoes by up to 90%.
Tired of dealing with mosquitoes? Mosquito Squad of Metro Detroit can help. Mosquito Squad treats the resting zones and advises on the breeding sources, helping protect your yard with up to 90% reduction in mosquito activity on a recurring 21-day cycle.
