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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.
How Mosquito Prevention Can Save Your Family Lots of Headache and Money
Mosquito Prevention is Key When Enjoying the Outdoors Mosquitoes are one of nature’s biggest nuisances. They carry disease, pack a painful bite, and can ruin a backyard BBQ in a matter of minutes. Mosquito prevention is the best way to protect your yard and family...
New Tests Show One Mosquito Bite Can Lead to Several Illnesses
A tiny bite from a mosquito may seem like a small matter. However, a study shows that just one bite from a mosquito can lead to multiple infections, some of them quite serious. The Study The Colorado State University study, exposed several hundred mosquitoes to...
Red Meat Allergies Are On The Rise and Ticks Are To Blame
It might sound like science fiction, but scientists are zeroing in on ticks for the cause of sudden allergies to red meat and dairy. According to NPR, red meat allergies are on the rise thanks to the lone star tick. Lone Star Tick and Alpha Gal The Lone Star tick used...
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Backyard Defenders’ Mosquito & Tick High Pressure Spraying Truck used to treat yards in the Chelmsford area.