Most Virginia yards need a mosquito treatment every three to four weeks from spring through the first frost.
A barrier treatment knocks down the adult mosquitoes resting in your shrubs, mulch beds, and shaded foliage, and it keeps working as long as the product stays active. That window runs about three to four weeks in our climate before it breaks down and new mosquitoes move in from neighboring properties.
Properties backing to woods, water, or low wet ground sit under heavier pressure and do better at the shorter end of that range. Open, dry, sunny lots can often stretch the interval. We set the cadence to your property rather than a one-size schedule.
Treatment alone is a losing battle if larvae keep hatching, so we also find and address the breeding sites - clogged gutters, drainage low spots, anything holding water for more than a few days. Cutting the source is what makes the barrier last.
This is part of our mosquito control service across the Manassas and Northern Virginia area.
Mosquito activity picks up as temperatures hold above the mid-50s, usually April, and runs through the first hard frost in the fall.
We treat resting areas, not blooming plants, and time applications to protect pollinators. The goal is the mosquitoes, not the bees.
Schedule an inspection or call 703-853-1904. We will give you a straight answer for your home.
