In western Massachusetts, mosquitoes and ticks are a spring-through-fall problem, so year-round pest control isn’t necessary. Ants, spiders, rodents, and other structural pests can cause trouble any time of year, so home-and-yard coverage is justified throughout the year.
You don’t want pests to take over your home or yard. You also don’t want to pay for more pest control services than you need. So with that in mind, we’ll talk about pest behavior around the year so you can see when certain services are helpful and when they’re not necessary.
In Springfield, mosquitoes are typically active from the first warm stretch of spring until the hard frosts of fall finally arrive. Ticks have an even longer season, ready to latch onto a host on any mild day from early spring through late fall. An adult blacklegged tick will even take advantage of an unusually warm afternoon in January. However, since the core risk is still seasonal, barrier treatment programs for both pests run from spring through fall, with applications spaced every three weeks. After all, paying for mosquito treatments in Hampden County in February would be like paying for snow removal in June.
Structural and household pests are a different story. Mice move indoors precisely when the weather turns, as do spiders, stink bugs, and boxelder bugs. Carpenter ants stay active in wall voids through winter. Pests like these are why year-round home-and-yard plans exist. Those pests don’t want to be outside all winter long, and unless you take action, they might just move in when the weather turns.
If your main problems are with mosquitoes and ticks, seasonal service is probably fine. But if you have problems with rodents or ants, or you have in the past, year-round service makes sense.
If you're sorting out which calendar your pests keep, Mosquito Squad of Springfield can help. Mosquito Squad provides both seasonal service for warm-weather pests like mosquitoes and home-and-yard coverage for pests that are active in the winter. Either way, Mosquito Squad can help you protect your property from the pests that are giving you trouble, no matter the time of year.
