Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying, they can ruin your summer and introduce you to new health risks. While a lot of methods work temporarily, professional solutions often provide lasting results so you can fix your mosquito problem long term.
Why Mosquitoes Appear
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Standing Water
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water: birdbaths, clogged gutters, unused wading and swimming pools, and puddles. When it gets hotter in the summer, larvae grow quickly, become pupae, and one week later they’re there as flying adult mosquitoes. The number of mosquitoes can grow quickly and suddenly (Rutgers Center for Vector Biology). That’s why you need to check your property regularly, and ensure there is no place for breeding of mosquitoes on your property.
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 Climate & Seasonality
Mosquito season typically starts in the summer, and lasts into mid fall. This may vary, as places that are more warm, humid, and wet have a very long mosquito season. Most southern states and the Gulf Coast in the United States may have a longer mosquito season than this. In the Gulf Coast area, mosquito season lasts all February through November.Â
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 Vegetation & Shade
Mosquitoes don’t just breed in water, they can also need safe places to rest during the day, like shaded areas. This includes tall grass, overgrown bushes, and leafy garden beds. Even well landscaped yards can become mosquito hotspots if there are shady corners. While regular yard maintenance helps, eliminating mosquitoes in areas with many plants and shade is challenging. Professional mosquito control can target these hidden resting spots to keep your yard comfortable all season.
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Attraction to Humans & Animals
It’s challenging to stay away from mosquitoes since they are attracted to both humans and animals. Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, sweat, and body heat (AMCA). This makes people prime targets for bites. Not only humans, as mosquitoes are attracted to pets just like humans. Because of this, even a well maintained yard can still see mosquito activity.
While these factors explain why mosquitoes appear, controlling them yourself can be challenging.
DIY Methods: What Works
Empty Standing Water Regularly: Mosquitoes need water to breed, so regularly empty birdbaths, wading pools, clogged gutters, and any containers that collect rainwater. Even small amounts, like a bottle cap full of water.Â
Maintain Your Yard: Keep your grass trimmed, bushes pruned, and clear leaves and debris. Removing shaded, overgrown areas also reduces resting spots for adult mosquitoes.
Barriers & Screens: Installing window and door screens, and using outdoor fans, can keep mosquitoes out of living areas.
Important Note: These methods can help temporarily, but they might not provide long term, complete relief especially in shaded, vegetated, or water rich areas.
How Our Company Can Help
Mosquitoes can quickly turn your home or outdoor space into an uncomfortable place, and potentially pose serious health risks. Getting rid of them requires ongoing maintenance to ensure they don’t return. Our team begins with a thorough inspection to identify mosquito breeding grounds. Then we provide strategic treatments of high risk zones, targeting areas where mosquitoes rest and reproduce to reduce populations rapidly. Finally, we schedule regular follow-ups throughout the season to ensure lasting protection, to make sure you stay comfortable and mosquito free all long. Contact Preventive Pest Control today at (702) 829-6664 let us make your yard mosquito-free this season!
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