Mosquitoes in your yard can ruin outdoor activities and pose health risks. This comprehensive guide will teach you how to treat your yard effectively to reduce mosquitoes.

Why Mosquito Control is Important

• Mosquito bites can transmit diseases like West Nile virus, Zika, dengue fever, etc.
• Mosquito bites can cause uncomfortable itching and swelling.
• Mosquitoes buzzing around disrupt outdoor gatherings and relaxation.

When to Treat Your Yard

• Spring: As temperatures warm, treat standing water sites before mosquitoes breed.
• Summer: High mosquito season, treat yard every 3 weeks.
• Fall: Treat again after long summer to disrupt late-season breeding.

Remove Standing Water

• Drain or treat water that collects in toys, pots, gutters, tires, birdbaths, etc.
• Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
• Change water in fountains and bird baths weekly.
• Fill in ruts and low areas on your property.

Apply an Insect Growth Regulator

• Insect growth regulators prevent mosquito larvae from maturing.
• Apply to standing water that can't be drained.
• Lasts 30+ days, safe for pets and people.
• Examples: Mosquito Bits, Mosquito Dunks.

Use Physical Barriers

• Fine mesh screening on windows, doors, porches, patios.
• Fans to disrupt mosquito flight.
• Repellent candles, torches or bracelets for gatherings.

Apply a Long-Lasting Yard Spray

• Formulated to kill and repel mosquitoes up to 3-4 weeks.
• Active ingredients like bifenthrin provide long-lasting control.
• Some have quick knockdown and residual control.
• Compare products and application methods to choose what works best for your needs.

Work With a Professional Pest Control Company

• For whole yard treatment, pros have the right equipment and training.
• Can help design a mosquito control plan for your property.
• Apply barrier sprays and treat breeding areas thoroughly.

Encourage Natural Predators

• Attract birds, bats, dragonflies and fish that eat mosquitoes.
• Put up birdhouses and bat houses.
• Add fish and aquatic plants to decorative ponds.

When Outdoors, Use Repellents

• EPA approved ingredients like DEET, picaridin, lemon eucalyptus oil.
• Wear lightweight, loose clothing that covers skin.
• Avoid being outside at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active.

Treat your yard comprehensively by removing breeding spots, using an insect growth regulator, applying yard sprays, and encouraging predators. Start your mosquito control plan in the spring and maintain efforts through fall. With multiple strategies, you can successfully reduce annoying mosquitoes in your outdoor space.