Your backyard can attract mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks, especially if you have pets that go outside.
When they come back inside, they might bring these pests and the diseases they carry into your home. You certainly don’t want that. You want your backyard to be a safe and relaxing space, not a battleground filled with pests.
When considering mosquito, flea, and tick treatments in North Mississippi, it's natural to compare prices and services. You want to ensure you’re getting good value and effective results for your investment.
Comparing costs can be tricky because you need to make sure you’re evaluating similar services. Opting for the lowest price may seem appealing, but it could cost more later if the service quality and outcomes are poor. Service quality varies greatly between providers.
Before signing a service agreement, consider these tips for comparing prices for professional mosquito, flea, and tick services in North Mississippi to ensure you get the best value for your money.
Understanding these small, harmful pests can help you compare the costs of professional mosquito control, flea treatment, and tick prevention more effectively.
Mosquitoes are not only a major annoyance that can prevent you from enjoying time in your yard, but in certain regions, they also pose serious health risks.
A female mosquito can lay nearly 400 eggs at once. About 12 days later, new adults will emerge. They prefer moist environments and can breed in tiny amounts of water. Believe it or not, mosquitoes live only about 14 days, but in that time, they can transmit serious diseases like West Nile, Zika, dengue, and malaria.
Fleas are small, wingless insects with long, flat bodies that suck blood. They commonly infest pets, wild animals, and humans because these are their primary food sources.
Ticks are part of the arachnid family. They are typically dark, from brown to black. Like mosquitoes and fleas, they feed on the blood of animals and humans. Drinking blood helps them produce and lay more eggs, leading to an increase in tick populations.
When they aren’t sucking the blood from your pets and family members, mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks hang out in their favorite places where there is shade and moist, cool air. Think wood or brush lines at the perimeters of your yard, tall grasses, leaf piles, and even near tree limbs and branches.
You should hire a pest control company with experienced technicians trained to identify mosquito, flea, and tick issues in your yard.
Lawn & Pest Solutions offers granular flea prevention three times annually—starting in April and concluding in August, with treatments in April, June, and August.
For mosquitoes and ticks, particularly in North Mississippi, the company employs a monthly fine mist application from March through October. Their technicians also inspect for and remove harborage sites whenever possible.
Now that you understand these pests and the treatment options, let’s talk about flea, tick, and mosquito treatment costs.
Mosquito and tick services cost about $45 per month, while flea control costs about $25 per month.
Are these costs worth it? They beat just grabbing a sprayer by yourself and spraying away, which will not take care of these pests. While it might help for about a week, these pests start a new hatch cycle right after that, and the problem starts again.
Correct application of the right product by an experienced technician will eliminate infestations quickly, at minimal expense and frustration, and with far less product than a DIY would require. And the result of professional service is safety for your family!
While you might think all companies offering flea, tick, and mosquito control in North Mississippi charge the same, a few factors can affect costs.
We want to help you understand what you’re paying for by looking at the key elements that can influence the total cost of your service.
Labor is the largest expense of a service-based company. As a result, the service professionals who perform flea, tick, and mosquito control in North Mississippi yards are the most essential parts of keeping these pests out of your yard.
Therefore, you want to know you are getting technicians worth those costs. Lower prices could mean inexperienced technicians paid lower rates.
Experienced technicians are much more likely to recognize problems in your yard and address them quickly, while inexperienced technicians may misapply products. Your mosquito control costs come with the benefits of better results.
There are various quality levels of any product you purchase. Flea, tick, and mosquito control pricing reflects the company's products. More practical, better-quality products will perform better.
Products that don’t work waste your money. The right products that are safest to use around people and pets in your yard, but also effective against these pests, can significantly impact service results.
The same can be said for the equipment companies use to target these pests. Using a mister turns the control product into a fine mist that targets smaller, tighter areas and travels where air travels like mosquitoes. This method also minimizes harm to larger beneficial insects, such as bees and butterflies.
Remember, for these pests, it’s not about how much you apply but where and how you apply products.
While you might see some results after one application, flea, tick, and mosquito control in North Mississippi, unfortunately, doesn’t have a summer-long effectiveness window. The total number of service visits companies perform also influences costs.
Regrettably, a once or twice-a-year service won’t be effective.
Plus, having professional eyes on your property throughout these pests' breeding seasons can ensure you get adequate service and answers to your questions.
It’s easy to compare one company's program's flea, tick, and mosquito treatment costs to another’s.
Digging into the specifics of what goes into these costs and how you can benefit takes a bit more time. We understand that it can turn into quite a research project. In the meantime, your yard is a breeding ground for these pests.
Lawn & Pest Solutions wants to help you make the most informed and best decision. We are happy to take the time to assist you in comparing programs and prices.
Want to learn more about what it will cost to get those mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks out of your North Mississippi yard? Get started today with a free quote. We’ll review your options together so you can make a great choice.