How to stop mosquitoes in your yard requires various prevention and management and techniques. Smart Solutions Wildlife Removal is always happy to discuss some things you can do on as a homeowner to prevent and control these annoying pests in your yard.
The reasons for concerns for the harms that mosquitoes can cause for both for health, family, friends and pets are innumerable. Smart Solutions Wildlife Removal offers mosquito control services in our customers yards with success for many years. We pride ourselves on our level of control that we achieve and look forward to sharing our success in this article.
Our pest control and extermination services such as one time treatments, misting, fogging, mosquito larva treatments and In-2-Care systems offer broad range of mosquito pest control.
1. Eliminate Standing Water
These insets breed in stagnant water and can cause mosquito borne disease, so reducing standing water is very important
• Clean gutters and downspouts : Ensure they are free of leafy debris to prevent water buildup.
• Check and clean drains and low spots: Fix areas where water tends to pool and fake and shovel french drains.
• Maintain birdbaths and fountains: Change water at least once a week to prevent mosquito larva hatch out.
2. Install Mosquito-Repelling Devices
• Fans: Mosquitoes are weak fliers, so using outdoor fans can reduce their numbers on patios and porches.
• Bug zappers or adult traps: Use these devices to target mosquito populations in heavy activity areas and areas of shade.
3. Use Mosquito Larvicides
• Use larvicides in standing water you can’t eliminate, like stagnant ponds, rain barrels or heavy bird baths. Look for products with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI), which is safe for wildlife but lethal to mosquito larvae.
4. Maintain Your Landscape
• Trim bushes and hedges away from the home, ground and fences to reduce shady areas where mosquitoes rest during the day.
• Keep your grass cut regularly to reduce cool hiding spots.
5. Use Outdoor Mosquito Repellents
• Treat areas with mosquito repellent sprays, mosquito misting or foggers designed for yards(professional grade products tend to be more effective and we will talk about that later in this article).
• Use repellents with pyrethrin solutions or natural sprays . Be careful of store-bought products for the safety of pets and children.
6. Consider Professional Help
• Often times mosquito problems will persist, hire a pest control expert who can assess your yard and apply effective and safe mosquito treatments.
By combining these strategies, you can significantly reduce the mosquito populations in your yard.
What different ways does a professional pest control company control mosquitoes?
Professional pest control companies use a variety of methods to control mosquitoes effectively. Their processes usually combine habitat management with targeted treatments to prevent mosquito breeding, control adult populations, and prevent re-infestations. Here are the common things they do:
1. Inspection and Site Evaluation
• Identify breeding sites: Professionals inspect for standing and stagnant water, excess vegetation, containers, tree holes, stumps and other mosquito-friendly shaded areas.
2. Source Reduction
• Eliminate or reduce standing water: Remove or treat water in containers, clogged gutters, or other stagnant areas to address larval pools.
• Landscape habitat modifications: Recommend changes to reduce water retention in yards or ditches and improve drainage.
3. Larvicide Treatments
• Treating mosquito larvae breeding sites: Apply larvicides to standing water that cannot be removed, such as ponds, ditches, drains or rain barrels.
• Commonly used safe products: Use environmentally safe options like Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI) or methoprene
4. Adult Mosquito Treatments
• Fogging/Misting:
• Use specialized backpack misters or hand heat foggers to apply pyrethroids in areas with thick vegetation or resting sites.
• Treat bushes shrubs, trees and shaded areas where mosquitoes rest during the day.
• Barrier treatments can provide control for an average of 3-4 weeks.
5. In2Care Mosquito Trap System
• A newer, eco-friendly system that uses traps to target both adult mosquitoes and larvae.
• Female mosquitoes spread larvicide from the basins to multiple mosquito larval breeding sites, spreading control efforts.
7. Growth Regulators
• Apply insect growth regulators (IGRs) to containers, tree holes and standing water like methopreneor pyriproxyfen to disrupt the mosquito life cycle, preventing larvae from maturing into adults.
9. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Combine multiple physical and mechanical methods for holistic mosquito control, minimizing reliance on chemicals.
• Focus on prevention, monitoring, water source reduction and targeted treatments.
11. Specialized Technologies
• Automated mosquito misting systems: Install systems that release insecticides at regular intervals from a basin through emitters in areas of yard where mosquitoes are active.
• Thermal fogging: Use heat fogging to disperse insecticides into hard-to-reach areas.
In summary, we hope this article has helped give you some ideas of what you can do on your own as a homeowner to help with your pest problems and what to look for in a professional mosquito company near you who will adapt their methods to each specific environment, minimizing risks to people, pets, and non-target wildlife.
