If you have a recurring mosquito problem, the answer is likely yes. Professional barrier treatments deal with mosquitoes on a population level in a way that is very hard to do with DIY treatment alone.
If you live in Denver, it might be surprising to you just how bad mosquitoes can get in this semi-arid climate. You would think they’d be a Gulf Coast or Upper Midwest problem, but not one around here. But the truth is that mosquitoes can make a comfortable living in Denver thanks to irrigated lawns, storm drainage, and a host of other standing water sources.
A professional barrier treatment is applied to the vegetation and surfaces across your entire yard where mosquitoes rest during the day. It stays active for about 21 days, knocking down mosquitoes on contact when they land on treated surfaces. A can of spray from the hardware store might also knock down mosquitoes in the moment, but it won’t keep working once it dries. That’s the number one difference.
Much of what makes mosquito treatments work comes down not to products used, but application methods. Professional treatment targets mosquito resting areas and makes them inhospitable. This knocks down mosquitoes as they stop to rest, and those mosquitoes then have no chance to reproduce. But that assumes you treat all the right areas. Some are easy to miss, like underneath deck boards. Others, like deep inside thick shrubs, are hard to reach unless you have the right equipment.
Mosquitoes are so persistent that a single, one-off treatment can’t fix the problem. A homeowner doing DIY mosquito control will need to regularly re-treat, and that is a big ask. Professionals provide service, often every 21 days, to make sure coverage never lapses.
When you put all these factors together, the cost of a season of professional treatment may even run less than what your household would otherwise spend on candles, coils, personal repellents, and store-bought sprays over the same period.
If you are thinking about professional mosquito control for your West Denver property, Mosquito Squad of West Denver can help. A technician will come to your property and find out where mosquitoes breed and hide. They’ll treat based on what they find and come back every 21 days so your coverage never lapses.
