Protect Yourself From Mosquitoes
Take preventative steps with the Any Pest mosquito control treatment plans
Mosquito Control
Treatment & Prevention Services
Want to learn more about mosquitoes and mosquito control services? Keep reading!
Here at Any Pest, Inc., we combine the highest quality work with the best customer service available in the industry. We have been protecting residential homes and commercial properties with our mosquito control plans since 1989.
Tips for Mosquito Prevention
Everyone knows how annoying and itchy mosquito bites can be and how this can be especially hard on your kids. However, it is not just the itch you need to worry about; mosquito-derived diseases can make you, your family, and even your pets extremely sick. In order to help prevent mosquitoes, check out the following tips:
Remove all sources of standing water.
Trim shrubs and keep lawn mowed.
Clear away yard debris and clutter.
Hire AnyPest for scheduled mosquito services.
Seasonal Mosquito Control Services
Spring is the time to start combating mosquitoes and reclaim your yard! Depending on seasonal temperatures, mosquito activity can last into October. We can help with professional mosquito control services and treatments tailored to your home or business. Our botanical treatments are applied to bushes, shrubs, trees and all common natural surfaces around your home where mosquitoes are most likely to land. Natural water sources where mosquitoes breed can also be treated for prevention. If you do have a mosquito infestation, be sure to contact Any Pest to perform a mosquito treatment on your home or commercial property. Any Pest, Inc. can inspect, identify, and treat the problem.
Myths vs. Facts
Learn fact from fiction with these common mosquito misconceptions.
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Mosquitoes
A state-certified pest control professional from the Any Pest team will start by visiting your home or business and perform a thorough interior and exterior inspection to identify pest problems and potential areas of concern. All you then need to do is review our recommendations and we will create a service plan that best fits your needs.
Did You Know?
Only female mosquitoes actually “bite” humans. They drink blood and the nectar of plants but the males only sip plant nectar. The female requires the blood to produce eggs. Her mouthparts are made to pierce the skin and her saliva lubricates the opening, so she can efficiently suck the blood out. She finds her victims by sight and smell, and also by detecting their warmth.
Like all insects, the mosquito has a body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), a hard exoskeleton, and six long, jointed legs. Also, they have a pair of veined wings. They have a straw-like proboscis and can only eat liquids.
Mosquito Diseases
The mosquito is often a carrier of diseases such as: malaria, dengue fever, encephalitis, yellow fever, West Nile & Zika virus, dog heartworm, and many others. The females can carry disease from one animal or human to another as they feed.
A Common Pest
The mosquito is a common flying insect that can be found all around the world. 175 species of mosquitoes can be found in the United States.
An Abundant Species
There are over 3,500 species of mosquitoes. Not all mosquitoes bite humans and only a couple hundred species actually feast on human blood.
Thirsty For Blood
Mosquitoes drink up to 3X their weight in blood, and only females bite humans. Male mosquitoes can feast on plants, but females need a blood meal to lay eggs.
Female Mosquitoes
The female’s saliva contains an anti-coagulant that allows her to suck up her food. The saliva produces an allergic response from the victim’s immune system, resulting in an itchy bump.
Mosquito Life-Cycle
Mosquitoes go through four distinct stages of development during a lifetime, they undergo a complete metamorphosis; the four stages are egg, pupa, larva, and adult. The full life-cycle of a mosquito takes about a month.
After drinking blood, adult females lay a raft of 50 to 400 tiny white eggs in standing water or very slow-moving water. Within a week, the eggs hatch into larvae (sometimes called “wrigglers”) that breathe air through tubes, which they poke above the surface of the water. Larvae eat bits of floating organic matter and each other.
Larvae molt four times as they grow; after the fourth molt, they are called “pupae”. Pupae (also called “tumblers”) also live near the surface of the water, breathing through two horn-like tubes (called siphons) on their back. Pupae don’t eat.
An adult mosquito emerges from a pupa when the skin splits after a couple of days. The adult mosquito lives for only a few weeks.
Mosquitoes: Myths vs. Facts
The Myth
Both male and female mosquitoes will bite.
The Truth
Only the female mosquito bites. She uses the protein from the blood she takes to develop her eggs. The male mosquito feeds on nectar from flowers.
The Myth
Mosquitoes die after taking a blood meal.
The Truth
Female mosquitoes do not die after they “bite”. If they did, the mosquito population would be harshly reduced and could even lead to extinction of the species.
The Myth
Bats can control mosquito populations.
The Truth
Bats are indiscriminate feeders. They don’t concentrate on mosquitoes and very rarely have any substantial effect on the mosquito population.
The Myth
USA is free of mosquito-borne diseases.
The Truth
While not common, there are still cases of Malaria in the USA. A more recent concern is the introduction of non-native viruses, such as Zika, West Nile and Chikungunya.
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