For households that use their yard regularly, the answer is usually yes. Recurring professional treatment cuts mosquito activity by up to 90% all season, which DIY products can't sustain. If you're rarely outside, you may not need it.
How many summer evenings do you want to spend in your yard? For many, that’s the question underneath the question of whether professional mosquito control justifies the cost. Professional mosquito control, at its root, is a purchase of usable outdoor time. It helps to consider how much the mosquitoes take that away from you.
The service itself works like this. A technician applies barrier treatment to the shaded foliage where mosquitoes rest through the day. The ones present go down immediately. The treatment then binds to the leaves and keeps dropping mosquitoes that land there for about three weeks, at which point it gets reapplied, so the population never finds its footing mid-season. This kind of sustained pest control is very hard for homeowners to manage on their own. Foggers fade in hours and citronella candles provide better ambience than pest control. In that sense, DIY methods cost both money and time, often resulting in less consistent results.
Professional mosquito control has another benefit, and it’s a big one. It also works on ticks. This is no small thing to consider in Lyme disease country. Fewer bites here isn't only about comfort.
Even with professional mosquito control service, it’s worth saying: you’ll still have some mosquitoes. You won’t have nearly as many, and professionals can knock down the population by up to 90% throughout the season. But 90% less is still not zero, as new mosquitoes can always drift over from adjacent, untreated properties. And some mosquitoes are very lucky and happen to avoid treated surfaces. Still, a 90% reduction is enough to make an unusable yard enjoyable again.
Price the service against the evenings you surrendered last August. For a household that eats outside, gardens, or has kids on the lawn daily, the price usually ends up being worth it in the end.
If you're tired of ceding the yard by 6 p.m., Mosquito Squad of Northern Westchester can help. Mosquito Squad provides recurring barrier treatment through the season, helping protect your outdoor time with up to 90% reduction in mosquito activity on a recurring 21-day cycle.
