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2025 Treatment Programs
3 Week Mosquito & Tick Program*
→ Mosquitoes & Ticks (8 Treatments): Your yard will be treated every three weeks from your start date. Program will run through September. Best Results!
4 Week Mosquito & Tick Program*
→ Mosquitoes & Ticks (6 Treatments): Your yard will be treated every four weeks from your start date. Program will run through September.
6 Week Mosquito & Tick Program*
→ Mosquitoes & Ticks (5 Treatments): You will see a reduction in the mosquito population for the first few weeks of each treatment.
7 Week Mosquito & Tick Program*
→ Mosquitoes & Ticks (4 Treatments): You will see a reduction in the mosquito population for the first few weeks of each treatment.
(*Choose From Organic or Synthetic)
Our Service Area
Backyard Defenders is currently serving customers in Chelmsford, MA and Westford, MA.
You can be bitten by a mosquito at any time of the day, although certain species are more active at different times. You have the highest risk of being bitten from just before dusk until dawn. Female mosquitoes bite to suck blood, using the blood to develop their eggs.
What Attracts Mosquitoes To Us?
Mosquitoes are attracted to 4 stimuli:
- Carbon dioxide we exhale from as far as 50 feet away.
- Lactic acid on your skin when exercising.
- Certain scents or fragrances.
- Dark colors.
Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the US. Though there are 80 tick species in the US and 850 species worldwide, the deer tick or (blacklegged) is known to carry Lyme disease. The other common tick, the American dog tick (wood tick), does not. Nymphal deer ticks are very small and difficult to spot. They are associated with more cases of Lyme disease, because preventing their bites is difficult. People who are wary of tick bites are usually more familiar with adult deer ticks. They are very large, and therefore are more likely to be found before they bite and transmit the disease.
Bad News, It Looks Like Mosquito Season is Getting Longer
Here in the U.S. mosquito season typically ends after Labor Day. That’s when cooler weather starts rolling in and helps control the population of the tiny bloodsuckers. However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a bit of bad news. Mosquito Season...
Mosquitoes: Feeding, Breeding, and Prevention
Many wonder whether humans represent the sole food group of mosquitoes. So, is this accurate? Not exactly. Although it’s much more complicated than that, and can actually depend on their gender and breeding needs. For starters, let’s distinguish the difference between...
How to Prevent Lyme Disease This Tick Season
Worried about Lyme disease this tick season? At Backyard Defenders, we are dedicated to helping our customers avoid Lyme disease and the harmful deer ticks that carry this illness. So, here are a few of the best ways to keep ticks out of your house and off of your...
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Backyard Defenders’ Mosquito & Tick High Pressure Spraying Truck used to treat yards in the Chelmsford area.