Do outdoor pest treatments keep bugs from coming inside?
Outdoor treatments don't create a sealed barrier at your doors and windows, but they significantly reduce the number of insects on your property. Plus, having fewer bugs outside means fewer bugs will find their way in.
Pests are very small, and it’s nearly impossible to seal your home entirely. They can enter through gaps around utility lines, cracks in the foundation so small you can’t see them, worn weatherstripping, and vents.
Why are mosquitoes breeding in my gutters or drains?
Gutters and drains that hold even small amounts of standing water for more than a few days are an excellent mosquito breeding habitat. Your gutters could potentially produce hundreds of new mosquitoes per cycle.
If you are looking for a way to get mosquitoes out of your yard, you can take action by removing standing water where mosquitoes breed and having a professional mosquito control company treat the foliage where adults rest.
Tick populations are getting worse. Minnesota health officials have documented an expanding range for the blacklegged (deer) tick, and those are the ones known to carry Lyme disease.
What yard treatment is safe for dogs to prevent ticks?
You can treat with traditional EPA-registered barrier treatment or plant-based natural treatment with essential oils. Both types of products work and are applied by experts, and dogs can go back out in the yard as soon as it is dry with either.
Blacklegged tick populations have expanded, warming has lengthened the active season, suburban development has put more people into tick habitat, and new species and multiple diseases per tick all add to the risk.