Learn what draws mosquitoes to your yard, when they're most active, and how to reduce their numbers around your property.
Mosquitoes are fly-like, warm-weather pests with scale-covered wings and long, thin legs. Female mosquitoes require blood meals to reproduce, delivering itchy, painful bites — and in the U.S., they're known to spread serious diseases to people and pets.
Standing water in buckets, tires, tree stumps, woodpiles, clogged gutters, trash cans, flowerpots, and wading pools
Tall grass, dense vegetation, and piles of debris, especially during the heat of the day
Above 80 degrees, and especially at dusk and dawn
Spread West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and St. Louis encephalitis in people; carry parasitic heartworms that are fatal to pets without treatment
Dealing with mosquitoes in your yard?
Mosquitoes carry serious health risks for people and pets alike. Call BHB and our team will help you understand the right next step.
Female mosquitoes lay eggs on top of standing water, and the more breeding sites on or near your property, the more mosquitoes will be a problem.
Buckets, tires, tree stumps, woodpiles, clogged gutters, trash cans, flowerpots, and wading pools all collect the standing water mosquitoes breed in.
Mosquitoes rest in tall grass, dense vegetation, and piles of debris during the heat of the day.
Mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn, and when temperatures climb above 80 degrees.
Parks, wooded areas, fields, and areas near rivers all put people in contact with mosquitoes.
BHB Pest Elimination controls the mosquitoes living and breeding on your property using advanced technology and services, so you can enjoy your yard again.
A professional inspection locates standing water and other breeding sites on your property.
Getting rid of standing water removes the sites mosquitoes need to lay eggs.
Cleaning up brush piles, woodpiles, and overgrown shrubbery removes daytime hiding spots.
Advanced treatment technology limits customers' contact with biting mosquitoes throughout the season.
Tell us what you are seeing and whether this is for your home or business. Our team will help you with the right next step.
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Yes — mosquitoes in the U.S. can spread West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and St. Louis encephalitis to people, and carry heartworms that are fatal to pets without treatment.
Standing water is the main draw — buckets, tires, tree stumps, clogged gutters, trash cans, flowerpots, and wading pools all serve as breeding sites.
Mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn, and when temperatures rise above 80 degrees.
