Three Different Pest Pressures Around Littleton Yards

Littleton, CO, is a wonderful place to live, but it has its downsides. One of them, unfortunately, is pests. In Littleton, homeowners often report issues with ticks, mosquitoes, ants, spiders, and even wasps. While some of these pests rely on standing water to breed (mosquitoes) and dense vegetation with leaf litter and host movement (ticks), others require different resources to thrive. 

For example, ants, spiders, wasps, and other perimeter-based pests tend to stick near homes for access to food, shelter, moisture, prey, and access to the home. Not every neighborhood in Littleton faces the same pressures, but knowing what others face can help you prepare your home and yard for whatever the seasons bring.

Mosquito Water Sources and Tick Edge Habitat Need Different Prevention

Mosquitoes and ticks are two pests to watch closely because they can carry and transmit dangerous diseases to both people and pets. Mosquitoes, for starters, need water to breed. They don’t need just any water, though, but standing water that’s been sitting for long periods and gone stagnant. Ponds, pools, lakes, and other open water sources with wind, waves, and predators aren’t really the focus here.

Watch for water pooled in small containers, like toys, buckets, watering cans, and poor-drainage areas of your yard. Ticks, on the other hand, like to hide in humid, damp, vegetation-heavy areas: think brushy and shaded edges, leaf litter, and wildlife travel areas where they can latch onto deer or squirrels. After spending time outdoors, check yourself, your family, and your pets for ticks before going back inside.

How Perimeter Pest Prevention Protects the Home Itself

Keeping pests away from your home and yard starts with protecting your home's perimeter. Pests like ticks, mosquitoes, spiders, ants, and wasps will be attracted to your home for various reasons, and some may also try to get inside your home whenever there’s an opportunity. 

Here are a few ways to practice pest prevention that you can do on your own:

• Check screens, seals, and door sweeps for rips or gaps
• Don’t let vegetation contact your home
• Store trash and food properly 
• Manage moisture
• Remove clutter and potential harborage, and address recurring nesting areas.

When it comes to pests like spiders, remember that they prey on insects, including ants. Therefore, they’ll be more attracted to prey (AKA food sources) than anything else. Removing excess moisture that attracts ants is always the best way to not only reduce ants, but also reduce the spiders that prey on them. 

When a Multi-Pest Plan Makes More Sense Than One-Off Treatments

If you’re being bombarded with all kinds of pests, a multi-pest service is much more efficient than treatments solely intended for mosquito control or tick control. That’s where Mosquito Squad Plus comes in with Complete Home & Yard in Littleton, CO, which controls 40+ pests, including mosquitoes, ticks, ants, roaches, spiders, and fleas.

We’ll always begin with a thorough inspection to identify the source of the infestations and any entry points we can seal. Then, after applying our EPA-registered products to your perimeter, we’ll return every 3 weeks during the season to reapply treatment and help keep pests away. 

Need help reducing pest activity around your Littleton property? Call Mosquito Squad of West Denver at (303) 997-0166 or request a free quote online.