How to Identify and Get Rid of Mosquitoes
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How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes
Wearing long sleeves and insect repellent outside after dusk is a good start in protecting yourself and your family. But the best and most effective course of action is with a professional pest control service that can rid your property of mosquitoes no matter what stage of the life cycle.
How to Identify Mosquitoes
Culex Mosquitoes
Culex mosquitoes sometimes referred to as common house mosquitoes, are small with primarily gray, oval-shaped bodies, six legs, antennae, and scales that can be white, green, silver, or iridescent blue. This type of mosquito prefers warm, moist environments like lakes, ponds, or marshes, but they will also use stagnant water in trash can covers, kiddie pools, or birdbaths to lay eggs or nests. They are most active after dusk and can transmit diseases like West Nile Virus and Western/Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Aedes Mosquitoes
The largest concentration of the Aedes mosquito, typically found in the southern half of the United States, but since they are considered invasive, they are often found all over the country. They are small, about the head of a pencil eraser, and have black and white striped bodies. They are active during the day and thrive on human blood. Like all mosquitoes, they love stagnant water and lay eggs in places like used tires or flower pots. Aedes mosquitoes spread dangerous and deadly viruses like Zika, yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya.
Anopheles Mosquitoes
The Anopheles mosquito is often referred to as the malaria mosquito because it’s known to transmit the disease. This mosquito can also cause heartworms in dogs. They are usually black or dark brown with spotted wings. When they land on you, they rest and feed at a 45-degree angle. Anopheles mosquitoes are active from dusk until dawn and prefer humid, marshy areas, but stagnant water will do.
Preventing Mosquito Infestations
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in water, making them more commonly found near lakes, ponds, or marshes. But they can breed in standing water that’s no more than a half-inch deep, so you must make sure you get rid of anything that holds water in and around your property. Inspect the area around your home, especially after it rains, and empty any container holding water. Pool covers, new tires, kiddie pools, birdbaths, and flowerpots are all attractive mosquito breeding grounds.
Female mosquitoes breed continuously and need a blood meal to lay fertile eggs, so they always look to feed on humans. Most mosquito types are active from dusk until dawn, so stay inside whenever possible to avoid getting bit. If you are outside, protect your skin with insect repellent and by wearing long sleeves and pants.
The most effective way to get rid of mosquitoes is with professional pest control services, but there are some other ways to make yourself and your property less attractive to them.
- Run a small fan on your porch outside. Mosquitoes aren’t strong flyers, so the force from the fan can keep them away.
- Mosquito zappers attract mosquitoes with heat and carbon dioxide and will kill them when they get too close. Zappers can be bought online and at home improvement stores.
- Citronella candles and torches repel mosquitoes. Planting lemongrass around your property is also an effective way to keep mosquitoes away.
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Getting Rid of Mosquitoes in Your House
Treatment Methods for Mosquitoes
Treating for and getting rid of mosquitoes for good is not usually something you can do on your own, especially if you live in an area where there is a high concentration of them. At Ehrlich, we are highly trained and effective at ridding your property of mosquitoes. Give us a call to schedule an appointment that’s convenient for you, and one of our licensed technicians will arrive to determine the best-personalized plan for your problem.
Step 1: Free Inspection
Our pest control technicians will thoroughly inspect your property and find the areas where mosquitoes are breeding. Our comprehensive inspections are free. We will take all the time to ensure we don’t miss anything that could cause a pest control issue.
Step 2: Customized Plan
Our mosquito experts will recommend a treatment plan for you based on their findings. At that time, you will receive a price quote for our services, and we will answer any questions you may have.
Step 3: Protection and Prevention
Our treatments include methods that will eliminate adult mosquitoes and larvae that haven’t developed yet. We focus on treating and removing mosquitoes in all stages of their life cycle.
Treatment plans may include:
- Ehrlich professionals will use the latest technology and tools to create a mosquito-free barrier around your home. We focus on areas where adult mosquitoes rest during the day and apply liquid treatment to rid your property of the pest.
- We use an effective mosquito adulticide applied through the use of a power sprayer or mist blower. It kills mosquitoes when they make contact with treated surfaces and repels them for several weeks.
- Our pest control professionals share information with local health departments and governments about the number and types of mosquitoes we find in areas we treat. This helps local municipalities decide the best places to incorporate their mosquito control efforts.
Professional Mosquito Treatment
Spring and summer are when the threat of mosquitoes is typically the highest, but it’s essential to treat them all year long. Ehrlich provides an effective year-round treatment that allows you to get outside at the first sign of warmer weather with no concern about being bitten by a mosquito. Call us today for your free inspection. Let’s work together to make your yard a mosquito-free zone.