It can be difficult to hang outside and enjoy the beautiful weather when your property is infested by mosquitoes. While some environments are more prone to attracting these pests, there are steps you can take to fight back. Good mosquito control is a mixture of professional treatment and learning about the insects’ behaviors and habits to make your property less welcoming to them. 

Professional Treatment

An effective treatment has to consider how mosquitoes move around. They fly in a hopping motion, often very low to the ground and following the carbon dioxide trails given off by humans. To combat them, professional mosquito control uses a spray to kill off the insects immediately. As they land on the ground, the residue of the spray on their body will cover up the CO2 scent. When new mosquitoes arrive, their flying pattern will get disrupted, and they won’t know where to go. 

Extra Steps You Can Take

While professional mosquito control will kill the pests when they make it onto your property, there are things you can do to make it less likely they’ll visit in the first place:

• Remove Standing Water: This is the most important step for getting rid of these bugs. Mosquitoes love standing water and will use it for breeding.  Inspect your property for all possible sources, like small puddles, buckets, bird baths, and clogged gutters and downspouts, and take the appropriate steps to drain the water. 
• Keep Your Lawn Tidy: Mosquitoes like to nap in long grass and other shaded areas during the daytime. Keeping your lawn cut short and regularly trimming the shrubbery will cause them to move along to a different location.
• Add Offensive Plants: Some plants, like basil and Citronella grass, give off odors that repel mosquitoes. You can add these around your property; however, make sure to pick ones that are suitable to your climate.

Don’t let mosquitoes overrun your yard! Contact the specialists at Southeast Termite & Pest Control in Knoxville, TN, to get rid of them. They provide effective mosquito control solutions for preventing and treating current infestations. Call their office today at (865) 925-3700 to schedule an appointment. You can also visit their website to learn more about their 46 years of complaint-free pest and wildlife control services.