Southern states like Alabama never really experience cold winters. People who live here enjoy warm and sunny weather for longer stretches of time than anywhere else in the U.S.
As idyllic as this prolonged warmer weather can be, it also gives pests like mosquitoes extra time to invade and set up residence in your yard. You can give yourself the gift of a mosquito-free yard this season by taking advantage of the extermination services offered by Mosquitonix Alabama today.
The Basic of Mosquito Infestations
What makes mosquitoes such an inconvenient and dangerous pest to put up with in your yard? Of course, you know that mosquitoes leave behind itchy rashes and welts when they bite you. You also know that the bites can become infected and leave scars after they heal.
More than inflicting itchy, painful bites, however, mosquitoes increasingly are transmitting dangerous diseases like the Zika virus. In fact, this relatively unknown yet detrimental virus continues to make its way into the Southern U.S. as mosquitoes from countries like Venezuela and Brazil migrate north.
You have no way of knowing what mosquitoes carry the virus, which makes these pests all the more worrisome. Rather than risk being infected by Zika or any mosquito-carried disease, you can take steps now to protect your yard from a mosquito infestation.
Preventing Mosquitoes
Stopping mosquitoes from making their home in your yard starts by making your lawn and landscape as unappealing as possible to these pests. Mosquitoes love open bodies of water like bird baths and kiddie pools. They breed and lay eggs in small containers of water such as these, which is why bird baths, pools, and even puddles make your yard the perfect place for mosquitoes to set up residence.
When you want to keep these pests at bay, it is important that you remove open containers of water so that mosquitoes have no place to nest or lay eggs. By taking away their primary living spaces, you force them to look for shelter and food elsewhere.
You also should keep your grass mowed and trees and shrubs trimmed. Mosquitoes are also drawn to vegetation where they can hide and find moisture like dew during the early morning hours. By taking away their hiding places, you make your yard less inviting to these pests.
Professional Help
Despite being such a small pest, a mosquito can prove to be a formidable enemy that is tough to fight. When you want mosquitoes gone from your yard, you can get help in this battle by hiring a professional pest extermination service like Mosquitonix Alabama.
The professionals at Mosquitonix Alabama have the tools and training needed to get rid of mosquitoes once and for all. They can use products like mists and sprays to kill adult mosquitoes and their eggs and hatchlings. While toxic to the mosquitoes, these products are safe for you and your loved ones to be around without any worrisome side effects to your health.
A mosquito-free yard is the perfect gift anytime of year. Find out more about mosquito extermination services by calling Mosquitonix Alabama today!
