Why You May Be Seeing Mosquitoes After Your Treatment in Glenwood, NE

You scheduled your Glenwood mosquito control treatment, the technician came out, and for a few days everything was great. Then you noticed a couple of mosquitoes on the patio again. Does that mean the treatment didn't work? 

Most likely, the treatment worked. But there are a few reasons why you might still be seeing mosquitoes around, which we’ll cover in this article.

New Mosquitoes Are Flying In From Off-Site 

This is the most common reason, and in Glenwood it's the most likely one. Your treatment controls the mosquitoes on your property. That is, the mosquitoes resting in your vegetation, breeding in your standing water, and feeding in your yard. It reduces that population by up to 90%.

But that’s not the case two doors down. Glenwood has plenty of agricultural land and waterways nearby. Those natural and agricultural sources produce mosquitoes continuously, and some will wander, just by sheer chance, onto your property. If they land on treated vegetation, the treatment will knock them down. But there is a window of time between their arrival and them coming into contact with treated surfaces.

This is exactly why the recurring 21-day barrier treatment cycle matters. Each treatment maintains the barrier that intercepts incoming mosquitoes. Without it, the external population would recolonize your yard quickly. 

Heavy Rain Can Dilute the Treatment 

If the bottom falls out within 24 hours of your treatment’s application, it can reduce the treatment’s effectiveness. The product is designed to adhere to foliage and withstand normal weather, which includes rain. But a true downpour shortly after application can wash some of it off before it fully bonds.

If you experienced heavy rain shortly after your treatment and noticed a spike in mosquito activity, you can also reach back out to Mosquito Squad of Omaha Metro. Retreatment between scheduled visits is available under our satisfaction guarantee. 

New Breeding Sources Appeared on Your Property 

Mosquitoes only need a bottle cap's worth of standing water to breed, and it only takes about a week for eggs to develop into adults. If standing water accumulated on your property after the treatment from rain or something as simple as a forgotten plant saucer, new mosquitoes might have hatched on-site.

To reduce the odds of this happening, walk your property and check for standing water. You can often find it in clogged gutters, tarps, pool covers, toys, birdbaths, and low spots in the yard. Dump everything you can. This is the one factor entirely in your control and it also happens to be a major one.

The Treatment Doesn't Eliminate 100% 

No mosquito treatment, by Mosquito Squad or otherwise, can eliminate every single mosquito. The barrier treatment reduces populations by up to 90%, which is a dramatic improvement. But that remaining percentage, combined with new arrivals from off-site, means you may still see a few mosquitoes. 

The difference between a treated yard and an untreated one isn't zero mosquitoes versus many. It's a handful versus a swarm. If you're seeing occasional mosquitoes, that's the treatment working as expected. If you're seeing heavy activity comparable to before the treatment, contact your pest control provider and ask for retreatment.

What to Do If Mosquito Activity Seems High 

If mosquito activity feels heavier than it should between treatments, take these steps.

Walk your property and eliminate any standing water that's accumulated since the last treatment. Check gutters, saucers, toys, tarps, and low spots. Trim any new vegetation growth near your outdoor living spaces, since mosquitoes rest in dense, shaded vegetation during the day. Then contact Mosquito Squad of Omaha Metro. We'll assess whether a retreatment is warranted, and if it is, it's covered.

Seeing mosquitoes in your Glenwood yard after a treatment? Call Mosquito Squad of Omaha Metro at (402) 378-9086 or contact us online for a free quote.