If you have a lot of mosquitoes, professional mosquito control is probably worth it. DIY mosquito control alone is usually not enough to fight a serious mosquito problem.
You want to make sure you’re getting a good value for your money. So you may wonder: is professional mosquito control worth it? It’s a good question.
Dumping standing water, cleaning gutters, and keeping grass cut do reduce breeding, and that's free and well worth doing. In fact, professional mosquito control companies will recommend you keep doing that.
But beyond a certain point, DIY doesn’t help much. Store sprays and foggers break down within a day. Citronella and clip-ons don’t do much outside a very small zone. Bug zappers, oddly enough, don’t even catch the right bugs. None of it leaves a lasting barrier, so you reapply constantly for short-lived results.
Professional sprays stand out because they last. The treatment coats the plants across your yard and works for around three weeks, knocking down both the bugs you have now and any new ones that show up. A trained worker knows how to find and treat the tricky spots you might miss. Once sprayed, it helps protect your yard until it wears off, which is when they apply it again.
Ultimately, how much value you place on your time and your ability to use your yard is very personal. But it’s important to know you don’t have to choose a strict either-or. The DIY basics help, and professional treatment provides the lasting barrier on top. For a light, occasional problem, DIY alone might be enough. For a yard you want reliably usable all season against serious pests, you might want a professional instead.
If you're tired of pouring effort into fixes that fizzle out by the next day, Mosquito Squad of Moorestown-Mount Laurel can help. Mosquito Squad provides the lasting barrier DIY can't match. This can help you protect your yard with up to 90% reduction in mosquito activity on a recurring 21-day cycle.
