Reducing Mosquitos and Ticks

Defend Pest Solutions can significantly reduce mosquito and tick activity by providing affordable and effective treatments. These dangerous blood-sucking insects can expose you and your family to life-threatening illnesses if bitten by a carrier. These two parasites have four stages of development: egg, larva, pupil, and adult, which require different treatment methods to ward off. Give our technicians a call; we will customize a strategy that suits your property with the goal of making outdoor living safer for your family and pets.

Mosquitos

Mosquitoes are most active during warmer seasons, but their eggs can survive harsh winters. Both larva and pupal stages are spent entirely in water, which is necessary for them to survive. Mosquitoes thrive in lakes, ponds, rivers, birdbaths, water buckets, and the like. Only female mosquitos bite; they seldom live longer than two weeks. Male mosquitoes live off of plant nectar and die shortly after mating.

Ticks

Ticks feed off the blood of their hosts to survive and grow. Nymphs are tiny, the size of a pinhead, while adults can reach the size of a sesame seed. Different species vary by region, but all can bite and transmit deadly diseases. Deer, birds, and small rodents such as chipmunks, squirrels, and mice are all susceptible to ticks, along with domesticated animals such as cats and dogs. They prefer tall, dense brush and wooded areas and prefer shaded or moist areas such as leaf piles. Temperatures at or above freezing do not phase ticks as they can remain active in cold weather.