Ticks and Mosquitoes Who Likes Them?
Not me…. and I’m reasonably sure you don’t either. They sure are a Summer kill joy when your trying to enjoy your outdoor activities not to mention they both are vector insects.
What can you do to rid your yard of them?
Mosquito IPM
First you can practice good water management on your property better known as Integrated Pest Management or (IPM).
Tip over all containers that are with holding water, such as kids toys, buckets, kiddie pools and flower pot bottoms.
Tighten all tarps that are covering items in your yard to keep off any standing water on them.
Toss away any old tires or items that have no place in your yard harboring water in them.
Inspect all gutters and keep them free of debris.
Fill In any low spots on your property where water collects.
You will not believe what an impact just these few steps will achieve in reducing your mosquito population.
Ticks IPM
Keep your property raked free of leaves. Rake an additional 5 feet away from your lawn into your wooded areas.
Remove all brush piles from your yard.
Keep fire wood covered and away from your home.
Keep all organic matter 1 foot away from your house foundation.
Final Steps
Now that you have achieved these important steps it’s now time to bring in the licensed professionals to further assist you in ridding your yard of these vector insects.
Mosquito Enemy employees are trained and licensed professionals in mosquito and tick control. Each year offers the pest control industry safer pesticides that are EPA Registered in the quest for control of these insects. We also maintain our licenses with continued educational classes in our chosen field of mosquito and tick control.
We employ both All-Natural Products and Synthetic Pesticides both are children and pet safe ask witch one is right for you.
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