Spiders, Ticks, Mosquitoes – Oh, My

Posted by Mosquito Squad

April 16, 2025

Springtime weather has pests emerging from their overwintering spots, making themselves known, and trampling your sense of wellbeing.

Spring in Eastern MO and Western IL is not just a great time for us humans. Bugs and other pests are coming out in force and if you haven’t witnessed the onslaught yet, that doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen. Whether you have begun swatting and dodging mosquitoes , spiders, and ticks or not, Mosquito Squad of St. Louis Metro East is ready to help you keep your yard happy and healthy with proven proactive pest protection.

Tell Ticks and Fleas to Flee, Defend Your Yard with Mosquito Squad

Mosquito Squad offers a proprietary pest control package that takes aim at more than 20 different pests, including fleas, ticks, and ants. Our Yard Defender pest control service ensures that your yard is treated specifically per the natural environment and the potential for specific pests to invade your spaces. Yard Defender can consist of a few types of pest control, working in concert to thwart things that creep and crawl through your yard. These include our Barrier Treatment Plus , mound drenches, and pest baits.

Does Mosquito Squad’s Yard Defender Fight Spiders and Mosquitoes?

If you have mosquitoes and spiders around your home, making it nearly impossible to enjoy your favorite outdoor spaces, Yard Defender is capable of fighting these pests too. Our Barrier Treatment Plus targets pests, like mosquitoes, spiders, gnats, and more. Combined with additional treatment methods, your favorite backyard hangout will return to the haven it is meant to be.

How Do You Know Which Pests Require Attention in Your Yard?

Mosquito Squad of St. Louis Metro East, also serving Western Illinois, knows the types of pests in our area, and can easily identify potential breeding and hiding sites around your home. Our highly trained pest control technicians put their proverbial pest-seeking noses to the ground all around your property before prescribing your ideal treatment plan. They will note problem areas, help you break them up, and deploy the prescribed treatment. After treatment begins, they will continue monitoring your property, ensuring that the pest treatments, like drenches and baits are kept fresh and seeking out any new mounds or breeding sites.

You’ll be happy to know that Mosquito Squad of St. Louis Metro East also offers year-round rodent control. By controlling rodents around your home, we not only hamper their filthy and destructive habits, but we also help keep other pests, like fleas and ticks, from entering your yard on their bodies.