by backyarddefenders | Mar 9, 2024 | Mosquito Treatment
Preparing for mosquito season? As the snow melts and warm weather arrives, mosquitoes begin to work their way to our yards. Thankfully, at Backyard Defenders, we’ve got a few tricks to help you prevent mosquitoes from entering your yard. Here are our top five helpful...
by backyarddefenders | Jun 21, 2019 | Mosquito & Tick Prevention, Uncategorized
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...
by backyarddefenders | Aug 15, 2018 | Mosquito & Tick Prevention
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...
by backyarddefenders | Aug 2, 2018 | Mosquito & Tick Prevention
Another mosquito is a likely carrier of the Zika virus. This alarming report comes from the University of Florida. Scientists at the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences detected Zika in the saliva of southern house mosquitoes collected in Florida, but they...
by backyarddefenders | Jul 27, 2018 | Mosquito Treatment
A new report out of Florida is adding a new disease to the list of mosquito-borne illnesses. The Keystone Virus has been around since the 60’s but only in lesser mammals, not humans. In 2016, a teenager in Florida was diagnosed with the Keystone Virus after...
