Mosquitoes have been around for millions of years with natural enemies in the outdoors. Many different types of fish feed on the mosquito larva, along with bats, dragonflies, and prey mantis. even though we have these and many more predators of the mosquito you still need to hire a pesticide professional to rid your yard of  mosquitoes.

Mosquito Enemy has 3 options to achieve mosquito control in Andover and surrounding cities and towns.

1. Our most popular is our very own barrier spray to foliage that reduces your yards mosquitoes by up to 93% this needs to be reapplied every 21 days.
2. Some home owners prefer our all natural barrier spray for mosquito control. Our all natural barrier spray has a 80%  effectiveness and needs to be reapplied every 14 days.
3. Mosquito Enemy can install a custom designed mosquito control misting system in your yard that will deliver a mist at the most opportune times throughout the day to rid your yard of mosquitoes.

Mother nature, much like the team at Mosquito Enemy, has always had an all-star lineup when it comes to mosquito control fighting technicians. From birds like Purple Martins to bats, dragonflies, spiders, fish, and frogs, the natural mosquito hunting team can often be found right in your backyard. So, who are the predators?

•  Bats: The first of the mosquito hunters are bats. While bats are one of the most renowned eaters of mosquitoes, they are far more effective at locating, catching and eating other insects.

• Birds: Avians are one of humanities best friends when it comes to consuming mosquitoes. Purple Martins, swallows, and waterfowl (like geese, terns, ducks) stand at the apex of winged mosquito eaters. Even more so, many birds are known to eat both the adult and aquatic stages of mosquitoes.

• Fish: For those who didn’t know, fish are actually big mosquito eaters! There are many types of fish that feed on mosquitos, especially the mosquito larvae. Some of the big eaters include guppies, bass, bluegill and catfish. But, the leader of the predatory fish has to be the Gambusia Affinis, which is commonly known as the mosquito fish.

• Frogs: Though mosquitoes do not often make up a large part of their diet, frogs and tadpoles do help eat away at mosquito populations. Not many species of frogs are known for eating many mosquitoes as tadpoles, generally preferring to feed on small, suspended particles of plant-related materials instead.

• Dragonflies: Though harmless crane flies often called “mosquito hawks,” that name truly belongs to dragonflies. Though they do eat mosquitoes, Dragonflies often do not eat enough to put large dents within the wild mosquito populations. Even so, during the dragonflies’ aquatic stage a large bulk of their food consists of mosquito larvae.

• Predacious Mosquitoes: An amazing fact about mosquitoes is that some species will actually prey on other mosquitoes. The genus Toxorhynchites, or “elephant mosquito” is the most well known of the predatory mosquito species. This certain species of mosquito have larvae which are predacious on other mosquito larvae all the while adults are not known to transmit disease. They also do not consume blood!

• Spiders: Spiders are one of the many of the opportunistic predators of mosquitoes. Spiders only truly become mosquito predators when a mosquito inadvertently flies into its web.

Here’s a fun activity: next time you go outside, either alone or with company, try and make a game out of finding as many members of Mother Nature’s mosquito eaters as possible!

When it comes to chowing down on mosquitoes some of these predators can consume enough to noticeably reduce the population in an area, while others eat so few that you can barely tell a difference. Each one of these predators do make welcomed contributions to fighting mosquitoes.

Ticks become active as soon as the air temperatures reach 55 degrees in Andover and surrounding areas. So I thought today would be a great time to talk to you about proper tick removal.

• First make sure you have fine tipped tweezers to grab the tick as close to the skin as possible.
• Once you have a strong grasp as close to the skin pull straight up  with good even pressure.  No jerking or twisting as this may cause the mouth part to break off  in the skin. If this happens remove the mouth parts with your tweezers. If you can not remove the mouth parts easily let the area heal naturally.
• Once the tick is removed clean the area with rubbing alcohol, then with soap and water or a iodine scrub.

If you notice a rash or have a fever in the next few weeks see your doctor and be sure to mention about the tick bite. Control ticks with a barrier spray application from Mosquito Enemy Call Today!  With the temperatures getting warmer it is now time to get on our busy schedule for your first treatment. With Mosquito Enemy “It’s More Fun Outside!”

Before  we can answer this question we must first understand how larvicides and adulticides are different. Where do mosquitos lay their eggs and  rest during the day?

Larvicides are  products used to kill the eggs, larva or pupae of the mosquitos before they turn into adults. The Larvicides can either be a biological or chemical product. Larvicides are introduced right into the water that holds mosquito eggs, larvae or pupae. When applied the overall population of mosquitos will be greatly reduced.

Adulticides are products used to kill adult mosquitos. There are different types of equipment used  to treat infected areas such as truck mounted foggers, airplane sprayers, hand-held sprayers and misters. When adulticides are applied by a Mosquito Enemy licensed and trained technician you will notice an immediate reduction of mosquitos thus reducing the infected mosquitos that could possibly transmit West Nile Virus or EEE.

Mosquito Control in Andover and  all of Eastern Massachusetts is now available thru Mosquito Enemy Call Today!!!  978-363-2222v

Mosquito control in North Andover MA 01845 & North Shore  is in high demand these days due to mosquito activity on the increase. Warmer days mixed with rain has made for ideal conditions for these vector insects. Here at Mosquito Enemy  in West Newbury MA 01985 our telephones have been riging off the wall with requests on receiving a barrier treatment before family Memorial Day weekend events. If you call right now we can still schedule  you in. Relax and enjoy your long weekend mosquito free with Mosquito Enemy’s Safe for kids and pets barrier spray programs. Remember with Mosquito Enemy on your side “It’s More Fun Outside!”  Call Now @ (978) 363-2222

As I write this letter snow is in the forecast for once again this week, and it’s a warm 22 degrees outside. To all of us it seems like this winter will never end. Oh how I long  for those April showers that bring mayflowers!!!  Wait a minute mayflowers bring Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Fleas but there is no need to worry this year as Mosquito Enemy has the products and skilled technicians so that you can enjoy your outdoors free of these vector insects.

Tick control Andover  MA or any of the surrounding cities and towns Mosquito Enemy has you covered. We can rid your yard of either Mosquiots or Ticks with a barrier spray made from the flowers of the African Crysanthemum.