Complete Outdoor Pest Control: Mosquito, Tick & Stinging Insect Solutions

The Stealthy Disease Carriers

Ticks: These tiny arachnids are masters of stealth. Hidden in tall grass and wooded areas around your property, they wait for unsuspecting hosts to brush past. Beyond the discomfort of their bites, ticks can transmit serious illnesses including:

• Lyme disease, which can cause long-term joint pain, neurological problems, and fatigue

• Rocky Mountain spotted fever, potentially fatal if left untreated

• Ehrlichiosis, causing flu-like symptoms that can become severe

• Babesiosis, a malaria-like parasitic infection affecting red blood cells

Fleas: Not just a pet problem, fleas can quickly infest your entire yard and eventually your home. These persistent pests:

• Reproduce at alarming rates—a single female can lay up to 50 eggs daily

• Cause intense itching and discomfort for both humans and pets

• Transmit tapeworms when accidentally ingested during grooming

• Can survive outdoors for months, waiting for a host

Mosquitoes: Perhaps the most notorious outdoor pests, mosquitoes transform pleasant evenings into itchy ordeals. Beyond their irritating bites, they pose significant health concerns:

• West Nile virus, which can cause fever, body aches, and in severe cases, encephalitis

• Zika virus, particularly dangerous for pregnant women

• Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but potentially fatal brain infection

• Heartworm disease, a serious threat to pets, especially dogs

Stinging Insects: Beauty and Danger Combined

While many stinging insects play vital roles in our ecosystem through pollination and controlling other pests, they can become dangerous when nesting too close to human activity areas.

Bees: Essential pollinators, but:

• Can establish hives in walls, under eaves, or in yard equipment

• Deliver painful stings that cause severe allergic reactions in sensitive individuals

• May swarm defensively when their hive is threatened

Wasps: More aggressive than bees, wasps:

• Build paper nests in trees, shrubs, under decks, and in playground equipment

• Can sting repeatedly, unlike honeybees

• Become increasingly aggressive in late summer and fall

• May attack in groups when their nest is disturbed

Hornets: The largest and most aggressive stinging insects:

• Construct large aerial nests that can contain thousands of workers

• Deliver extremely painful stings containing more venom than other stinging insects

• Can pursue perceived threats for considerable distances

• May cause severe reactions even in people not typically allergic to insect stings