Introducing: Green Mosquito Control

With Northwest’s mission to create healthier living and working environments we are now offering a Green Mosquito Control service in addition to our traditional Mosquito Control service.  The Green Mosquito Control Program consists of inspection, identification and source reduction.  Limited product is used in areas needed to control and reduce mosquitoes.

Tips for Mosquito Prevention:

• Eliminate standing water in flower pots, containers, toys, bird baths, etc. once a week
• Keep gutters clean
• Remove litter from yard (mosquitoes can lay eggs in small, discarded items that hold water, such as cans, bottles, wrappers, etc.)
• Correct drainage problems

Mosquito Facts

• 4 stage life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, adult
• Water must be present for cycle to take place
• Eggs are laid where standing water exists
• Standing water that remains for at least 7 days or more is a potential breeding site
• Mosquito life cycle can be completed in 11-14 days in very warm weather
• Only female mosquitoes bite – they require a “blood meal” to reproduce
• Males and females feed on nectar and plant juices for nourishment
• Exhaled carbon dioxide from up to 150 feet away attracts female to prey
• Other cues once in range of carbon dioxide: body odor, heat, perfume, beer drinkers, Octanol
• Mosquito saliva causes the allergic reaction
• Most common mosquito disease vector in Atlanta: Asian Tiger Mosquito
  • Only mosquito in this area to bite during daytime hours
  • Very aggressive and prefers to bite humans, usually on the lower legs, ankles, and feet
  • Do not fly far from breeding site
  • Identification: black with white stripes on legs and body
  • Diseases:
    • West Nile virus
    • Encephalitis
    • Dog heart worm
    • Yellow fever
    • Malaria