Mosquito Control

Keep Unwanted Pests Out Of Your Yard

Take back your yard. We treat breeding sites and foliage to control larvae and adult mosquitoes and offer recommendations to help reduce their activity. Breeding sites include:

around doors, windows, garage doors and eaves
under patio covers
flower plates
improperly draining gutters
evaporative cooling units
architectural features and walls that limit wind
dense foliage
ponds, fountains and birdbaths
tree wells and tree holes
low-lying sprinkler heads
wading pools and swimming pools

Four Seasons Approach

You may see creepy crawlers only during certain of the year, but that’s deceptive. Depending on the season, different pests are active in and around homes seeking shelter, food and water. As temperatures rise and fall, pest activities change. The threat of bugs is always present, but Mountaineer’s Four Seasons Protection Plan is a thorough approach that uses different application techniques and materials. Results are guaranteed.

Spring, summer, and fall treatments focus on your home’s exterior, where insects and other pests live and breed. This keeps bugs and rodents from getting inside. As winter approaches, we move indoors to inspect the attic, plumbing accesses and areas known to harbor pests. But if they come back between our visits, Mountaineer will, too, free of charge.

Got Mosquitoes? Call Mountaineer Pest Control Services

Mountaineer inspects your home’s exterior, looking closely for areas where mosquitoes are likely to breed. That‘s important. In just four days, one mosquito can multiply into 400. Stagnant or standing water is an obvious cesspool, but mosquitoes also are drawn to places that hold slight moisture such as sprinkler heads and dirty gutters.

Our technicians apply liquid and granule treatments to high moisture areas to kill larvae, tiny wigglers that live at the water’s surface. We sanitize high traffic areas and, when necessary, remove obvious breeding grounds.

We also use a “mosquito catcher” that attracts pregnant females — the sex that sucks blood. In search of blood meal, she flies to the trap and gets caught inside. Eventually, mosquitoes will avoid biting in the areas around the home where the mosquito catcher is present.

Spring

Insects mate in spring. To slow reproduction we target the home’s exterior, where insects live and breed, to kill the colonies and establish long-term protection. Steps include:

Removing spider webs
Applying a chemical dust to entry points, including utility boxes and attic access points
Treating exterior hot spots, including window and door frames, that are potential harbor sites and food sources
Power treating along the home’s foundation and in landscape features
Placing granular bait for ant larvae and workers, crickets and roaches
Applying granular ant bait to slow reproduction

Summer

Insects eat during the summer, and because they move faster this time of year, they fear predators less. Mountaineer matches their speed with fast-acting products that slow them down and take them out. We also:

Remove spider webs and apply repellent
Treat exterior entry points and hot spots
Power treat along paved surfaces and landscape features, including walkways
Spread granules in thick grass, mulch, rock beds, decorative bark and similar areas
Apply granular baits to decrease insect reproduction

Fall

Young insects are maturing, and all pests are building up reserves for the winter. They also are looking for hiding places. Your home can be one of them. To keep pests out, we barricade the perimeter by caulking window frames and sealing doors. Other defensive strategies include:

Removing spider webs
Applying a chemical dust to entry points, including utility boxes and attic access points
Treating exterior hot spots, including window and door frames, that could provide shelter or food
Spreading granules in thick grass, mulch, rock beds, decorative bark and similar areas
Placing rodent monitoring stations in problem areas as needed

Winter

It’s cold outside, and insects are trying hard to get indoors, where they can hide until spring. We drive them out with our “green” pest control techniques. Our environmentally friendly approach includes using natural enemies to trap and eradicate pests. We use targeted pesticide applications and botanical repellants. Ours is a long-term and preventative approach known throughout the industry as Integrated Pest Management (IPM). We also:

Wipe away webs inside
Apply a chemical dust inside cracks and crevices, including baseboards and wall plates
Treat attics and in crawl spaces and closets
Place ant and roach bait stations under kitchen and bathroom sinks
Place insect monitoring stations in critical areas
Treat around doors, windows and eaves

Why Do You Recommend The Advance Termite Bait System?

It’s an improvement over first-generation bait systems. Early systems offered a new way to control termites that was more aggressive at attacking the colony, yet less invasive than old-time methods. But those systems couldn’t control termites quickly and were difficult to service by pest professionals. Homeowners weren’t happy. The Advance Termite Bait System has turned things around with features like these:

Faster hits. Termites are usually drawn to feeding stations within 15 to 45 days of installation.
Colony elimination. The Advance Termite Bait System offers fast, effective colony kills in as little as 120 days.
Bait load. A large container holds more bait to eliminate colonies faster. Plus, the bait is compressed to deliver maximum killing power in less space.
Low profile. The system sits at soil level, much like a sprinkler head, which makes it less visible. Its low profile causes less interference with lawn equipment and pets.
Tasty to termites. Multiple studies show that termites prefer the trademarked Puri-Cell food source over the wood in your home.
The Advance Termite Bait System destroys all termites, even the queen. There’s no drilling into your foundation or trenching around your home, and when properly maintained, the system will protect your home indefinitely.