Mosquitoes: Facts, Identification & Control
Heard High Pitched Buzzing of Mosquitoes?
We have all had to deal mosquitoes. The high pitched buzz tells us that we have mosquitoes nearby, and that we should beware since mosquito bites might not be far behind. Mosquitoes can chase us indoors during the best time of the year. Is there anything short of pitching a tent that you can do to take back your outdoor living space around your home? Orkin Mosquito Service can help.
Mosquitoes or Flies?
Mosquitoes can be confused with flies. Mosquitoes have long legs, and a long proboscis or “nose” that female mosquitoes use to “bite” people and pets to draw blood, needed to lay eggs. Most flies won’t bite and even long legged flies are usually much smaller than mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are pesky pests and can spread disease such as West Nile Virus, dengue, and malaria. Believe it or not, there are over 1,000 cases of malaria every year in North America. More commonly, though, mosquitoes threaten family events more than health.
Mosquito Life Cycle
- Mosquito Habitats
- Mosquito Larvae
- What do Mosquitoes look like?
- Mosquito Facts
- Asian Tiger Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes, Disease & Treatement: Video
- One-page fact sheet about mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases.
- Latest information from CDC about West Nile virus, a disease associated with mosquitoes.
- Latest information from CDC regarding other domestic (US) mosquito-borne viral diseases.
The Orkin Solution to Taking Back Your Yard
Orkin has designed a program that is geared towards reducing mosquito populations around the home. Since mosquitoes can travel distances and you have no control over forested areas or swamp areas, you can’t totally eliminate mosquitoes around your home even with our help. However, our service has been proven to reduce this pest to acceptable levels.
Mosquitoes need water to reproduce. Some types of mosquitoes lay their eggs on water via a floating “raft” of multiple eggs. Other types of mosquitoes lay their eggs on soil or even clogged humus laden rain gutters and the eggs hatch when water rises after a rain.
The Orkin solution is to treat water with a product that is designed to prevent hatched mosquitoes from developing into adult mosquitoes. The larvae are stopped in their tracks at that level and never mature. Plus, the product will not negatively affect the runoff water.
The second strategy is to treat areas where mosquitoes rest; these include areas under foliage near houses and vertical surfaces. This controls the mosquito by making the area where they rest inhospitable.
Mosquito Control
Take Back your Yard
Your Orkin Man can answer any questions which you might have about this service.