Pest Chase Mosquito Control in Alexandria VA

There are two types of mosquitoes in Alexandria VA, the Aedes and the Culex. The Aedes mosquitoes are the most predominant ones.

The femaie mosquito is the one that bites. The male mosquitoes feed on plants.
Female mosquito lays her eggs in any pool of stagnant water. Water in a small container is enough for her to lay her eggs,

Alexandria VA Mosquitoes spread diseases and pose a threat to humans and pets.

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When should mosquito treatment begin in Alexandria VA?

Mosquitoes start breeding in spring and go into fall.
Early spring is the time to get a mosquito control plant to keep these annoying critters away from your home.

How often should mosquito treatment be done in Alexandria VA?

Mosquito treatment should be done once every three weeks.
When it rains the pesticide on the foliage wash away and the effectiveness is reduced.
Therefore reapplication is needed every 3 weeks to keep the mosquito population under control.

Mosquito Treatment in Alexandria VA

Pest Chase mosquito control plan includes fogging the plant foliage. We use a insecticide with growth regular that does not allow the mosquitoes to breed successfully.

Mosquito bait stations in Alexandria VA

We also place mosquito bait stations around the house to bring a complete mosquito control. These stations have dual action to target adult mosquitoes and larvae and they offer round the clock protection for your home.

Pest Chase in2care mosquito stations

We provide complete mosquito control with in2care stations.

This animation video shows the mode of action of the In2Care Mosquito Station that uses the mosquito to control breeding, reduce populations .

Stations will keep you yard mosquito free and help protect you and your family.

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Home owners guide on mosquito control in Alexandria VA

How do mosquitoes find us in Alexandria VA?

In Alexandria VA, Mosquitoes can detect a blood meal from 75 ft away, From such surprisingly far distances away from their food source, mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide from our breath draws them in and triggers their visual system to seek out high contrast objects for inspection. as they come near, mosquitoes detect odor, temperature, and sweat.

How to get rid of mosquitoes?

After every rain walk around your house and make sure that there are no containers holding stagnant water. Tip over any container holding rain water.
Trim bushes and foliage and keep the yard free of debris and leaves that can be harborage area for these pests.

Do mosquitoes spread diseases?

Mosquitoes that transmit diseases like Zika, Malaria and West Nile virus prefer people over animals and some people more so than others.

Why do mosquito bite itch?

When mosquitoes bite, they stab two tubes into your skin: one to inject an enzyme that inhibits blood clotting so they can get a good drink of your blood and two to suck blood into their bodies. The saliva from the bites induces an allergic reaction from the human body immune system; that is why your skin itches. The female mosquito needs blood for protein for their eggs and for nourishment.

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