We want your spring, summer and fall to be filled with outdoor enjoyment.
The key to more outdoor time is winning the battle against the annoying mosquitoes.
Hall | Stewart believes in an integrated pest management (IPM) approach to mosquito control. Success is the result of focusing on prevention and reduction.
What you can do to win the battle –
Mosquito control is everyone’s responsibility when it comes to removing and eliminating larval breeding sites. All standing water is a desirable breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spend three of their four life stages dependent on standing water. This makes anywhere water accumulates from bird baths, flowerpots, toys, poor draining gutters, a perfect playground for the insect.
The first step in mosquito control is to remove any standing water – pots, gutters, birdbaths, poor draining lawn areas, etc.
Mosquito eggs WILL NOT hatch without water.
The newly hatched larva lives in water and develop into pupae all before they emerge as an adult. Simply reducing standing water around your residence will have a significant impact on mosquito population. Even pet bowls can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
From March through November, any object containing 5–7-day old water is a potential playground for the pest. Drain and refill pet bowls and bird baths every 3-5 days at the minimum.
Adult females are the only mosquitoes that bite. They typically attack in the evening, but occasionally are out during the day. Most afternoons you will find them resting in shrubs, trees and other shady areas.
After a female mosquito has obtained blood meal from a person or animal, they lay their eggs in water or a moist area where their eggs will receive sufficient moisture to hatch.
The entire life cycle of the mosquito takes only 4-5 weeks.
Adult females are the only mosquitoes that bite. They typically attack in the evening, but occasionally are out during the day. Most afternoons you will find them resting in shrubs, trees and other shady areas. After they obtain blood meal from a person or animal they lay their eggs in water or a place where it will get wet. They prefer dark colored containers and shaded areas for egg laying.
What Hall | Stewart can do to help you win the battle –
Barrier treatments are the most effective and proven method for managing pests. A barrier can be made by treating all vegetation, shrubs and trees, from the ground up to a height of 10 feet.
Insecticides must be applied to both the top and bottom of plant leaves which is difficult to achieve with a traditional pump-up, handheld spray can.
Power backpack misters are the ideal equipment for barrier treatments as they force droplets into the vegetation and underneath leaves. Other common resting sites, such as under decks, gutters, and other moist shady areas are included in the treatment areas.
Hall | Stewart’s Mosquito Control Program uses two control methods:
An insecticide is used to provide an initial a quick kill and residual control of adult mosquitoes.
A growth regulator is used to adversely affect the reproductive cycle of the mosquitoes by preventing larval development resulting in fewer adult mosquitoes.
Due to the short life cycle of mosquitoes, regularly scheduled monthly barrier treatments will provide a significant reduction in the number of insects.
The battle is a team effort. You can win by reducing the breeding grounds for mosquitoes and by subscribing to the Hall | Stewart Mosquito Control Program.
We want you to have peace of mind when it comes to outdoor enjoyment this summer.
If you have not already subscribed to our mosquito control program, call or respond to this email.
Lorne Hall
Hall | Stewart Lawn + Landscape
(405)367-3873