Mosquito Control

Tired of those pesky mosquitoes?  Are mosquitoes keeping you from enjoying your backyard?  This is a common problem in our region due to the warm weather and high humidity.

Beyond mosquito repellent for protecting you and your family, PMi offers a mosquito reduction program. Our focus is the reduction of existing mosquito larvae developing in standing water and managing them before they become breeding, biting adults.

PMi offers a dual approach to reducing mosquito populations. The goal of our program is to reduce the number of mosquitoes on your property that may carry diseases such as West Nile virus, encephalitis, dengue, malaria and canine heartworm.

Unfortunately, not all of the mosquitoes you encounter on your property originate there. This means an ongoing treatment program is your best option to help protect you and your family, so you can continue to enjoy your outdoor activities.

Mosquito Biology:

Successful mosquito management requires a knowledge of where and how they develop. All mosquitoes pass through four life stages:  egg, larva, pupa and adult. The first three stages must have water for development. The number of days from egg to adult varies. Some mosquitoes can develop from egg to adult in less than a week, or development can be extended to several months, depending on species and temperature.

In our area, there are two major groups of mosquitoes, Culex sp. and Aedes sp. which have markedly different egg-laying habits. The Culex group lay their eggs on the surface of water. The Aedes group deposit their eggs at the base of vegetation near water, above the water line in artificial containers or in tree holes that hold water.

Treatment:

We will treat the landscaping and foundation around the property with a residual adulticide to help reduce the population of mosquitoes in their resting sites. When necessary, we will treat mosquito breeding sites on the property to help prevent mosquito larvae from developing into adults.

While treatment is intended to help reduce the mosquito population on your property, our program will not totally eliminate mosquitoes. PMi’s Mosquito Management Program is intended to help reduce the breeding and resting sites of mosquitoes around your property thus reducing, but not eliminating the opportunity of being bitten by mosquitoes.

The PMi Mosquito Management  Program is a proactive approach rather than a reactive approach in the reduction of mosquito breeding and resting sites.

Interesting facts about Mosquitoes:

• Mosquitoes have the ability to carry and transmit disease such as West Nile Virus, Malaria and Yellow Fever to not only humans but animals too.
• Male mosquitoes only feed off of sugary substances, usually from flowers.
• Female mosquitoes will also feed on sugary substances, but they typically desire and feed off of blood.  As a result, females are the only ones that “bite” humans and animals.
• Mosquitoes technically don’t “bite”.  Instead they use a proboscis (a slender, tubular feeding mechanism on insects) to saw into and pierce the skin then extract the blood.

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