Mosquito Attractants
- Standing Water: Mosquitoes rely on stagnant water to breed. Common breeding grounds include puddles, clogged gutters, birdbaths, and open containers collecting rainwater. There are two primary categories of mosquitoes based on their breeding habits:
- Permanent Water Mosquitoes: These species lay their eggs directly on the surface of standing water, such as ponds, marshes, and swamps. The eggs hatch within a few days, leading to continuous mosquito presence.
- Floodwater Mosquitoes: These mosquitoes lay their eggs in moist soil or containers above the waterline. The eggs remain dormant until heavy rains or flooding occur, which submerge the eggs and trigger hatching. This adaptation allows them to exploit temporary water bodies formed after rainfall.
- Overgrown Vegetation: Mosquitoes are most active during the early morning and evening. During the day, they seek cool, shaded areas to rest and conserve energy. Overgrown landscaping and vegetation like tall grass, dense shrubs, and thick, unchecked foliage offer the perfect humid environment for them to hide.
- Lack of Proper Drainage: Poor drainage causes water to collect in low-lying areas, depressions, or along the edges of hardscapes and form stagnant pools. These pockets of water become prime breeding sites for floodwater mosquito species, offering the exact conditions larvae need to hatch and mature.
- Warm, Humid Climates: Regions with warm, humid conditions are more susceptible to frequent and severe mosquito infestations. If your property is located in an area with consistently high humidity and warm temperatures, you’re likely to experience more intense mosquito activity.
If you suspect a mosquito infestation on your property, don’t try to handle the problem on your own. DIY mosquito control methods like over-the-counter sprays, citronella candles, home remedies, and mosquito traps may offer temporary relief, but they rarely treat the root cause of the issue.
Professional mosquito exterminators like Rest Easy have access to specialized tools, treatments, and in-depth knowledge of mosquito behavior and life cycles, ensuring your property is protected from the dangers of mosquitoes long-term.
Rest Easy’s Mosquito Extermination
At Rest Easy Pest Control, we understand how dangerous and disruptive mosquitoes can be and take their extermination seriously. Our team is committed to delivering safe, effective, long-lasting solutions to keep your property mosquito-free.
Here’s how we do it:
- Inspection & Species Identification: A trained Rest Easy pest control expert will assess your property to locate common mosquito breeding and resting sites, such as standing water, dense vegetation, shaded areas, and structural gaps. Once we find the infestation zones, our team will identify the mosquito species.
With this information, we’ll create a customized treatment plan tailored to the mosquito’s unique behavior and biology.
- Larviciding: We apply targeted larvicides to standing water and breeding sites where mosquito larvae are present. These treatments prevent larvae from developing into biting adults, stopping the infestation at its source and significantly reducing the mosquito population over time.
- Adult Mosquito Treatment: To address active mosquitoes, we apply insecticides to known resting areas, like shrubs, tall grass, trees, and shaded structures. This treatment eliminates adult mosquitoes on contact and helps disrupt the breeding cycle by removing the current population.
- Barrier Treatments: A protective barrier of insecticide is applied around the perimeter of your property to keep new mosquitoes from settling and breeding. These treatments remain effective for several weeks, offering consistent protection and significantly reducing the risk of re-infestation.
- Ongoing Monitoring and Re-Treatment: Our job doesn’t end after the first treatment. Our team will monitor mosquito activity through scheduled follow-ups and adjust treatments as needed. This may include additional larviciding or insecticide applications, ensuring long-term control and protection throughout the season.
Prevention
While professional mosquito control is the most effective and safe way to eliminate infestations, there are simple steps homeowners can take to prevent mosquitoes from settling and protect themselves from dangerous bites.
Here's what you can do:
- Eliminate Standing Water: Regularly empty containers like bird baths, flower pots, toys, tarps, and clogged gutters to eliminate prime mosquito breeding grounds from your yard.
- Maintain Landscaping: Keep grass trimmed and cut back overgrown shrubs, bushes, and trees to reduce the shaded, humid areas where mosquitoes like to rest during the day.
- Install Screens: Ensure all windows and doors are fitted with tight screens to stop mosquitoes from getting inside your home.
- Use Repellent: Even if there’s no active infestation on your property, it’s smart to use EPA-approved mosquito repellent when spending time outdoors. This is especially important during summer activities like camping, hiking, or swimming in wooded or humid areas.
