“She walked the yard with me first and pointed out the birdbath and a clogged downspout. I would never have thought to check those.”
Andreea O.Marlboro
Mosquito and tick care in Monmouth County
Fewer bites. More backyard.
A treatment every 21 days from April to October, on a calendar you can put on the fridge. We reduce mosquitoes and ticks in the yard. We can't make them disappear, and we say so before you sign anything.
Straight talk
We reduce them. We can't promise zero.
Nobody can keep every mosquito and tick out of an open yard. Here is what a season of visits does, and what it doesn't.
| In your yard | What they can't do | What the visits do |
|---|---|---|
| Mosquitoes | What they can't doStop mosquitoes flying in from a neighbor's yard or the wet ground down the road. | What the visits doCut the number resting in the shrubs, fence lines and shady corners we treat. |
| Ticks | What they can't doProtect you on a trail, at the beach or in the woods across the street. | What the visits doTreat the edge where lawn meets woods, and the leaf litter and stone walls where ticks wait. |
| Standing water | What they can't doEmpty the neighbor's birdbath or a clogged storm drain. | What the visits doPoint out what holds water on your property and tell you how to dump or drain it. |
| Weather | What they can't doHold up through a week of storms, and we say so in the terms. | What the visits doKeep visits three weeks apart so the coverage doesn't lapse through summer. |
| Bites | What they can't doNone. Wear repellent and check for ticks after time outdoors. | What the visits doFewer of them, in most yards. |
Your season
Mosquito and tick season, month by month
Ticks start earlier and linger later than mosquitoes, so the calendar shows both. Our visits run April through October.
Ticks, the first wave
Active as the ground warms. Check after yard work.
Mar to Jul
Mosquitoes
Breeding speeds up with the first warm, wet weeks.
May to Oct
Ticks, the fall return
Back with the leaf fall, often into November.
Oct to Nov
Our visits, every 21 days
About nine, starting when it warms up.
Apr to Oct
Dates move with the weather. We start when it warms up and stop after the first hard frost.
Every 21 days
A visit every three weeks, on a calendar you keep
We pick your day at the first visit and keep to the same weekday when we can. You get a text the evening before.
- 01Day 1
Step 1: Walk-through and first treatment
We walk the yard with you, mark the shady spots, standing water and the woods' edge, then treat. You get a one-page map.
- 02Day 22
Step 2: The second visit
We check what changed since the first, treat again and adjust where it has stayed wet.
- 03Day 43
Step 3: The third visit
We trim the treated area to what is still active and look again at the woods' edge.
- 04Day 64 and 85
Step 4: Midsummer
The three-week beat holds through the hottest weeks, when mosquitoes breed fastest.
- 05About day 169
Step 5: The last visit of the season
We finish in late October once the leaves are down, with a note on what to do before winter.
Weather decides the exact count. Most seasons come to about nine visits.
What a visit looks like
We treat where they rest, not the whole lawn
Mosquitoes hide in shrubs, fence lines and shade. Ticks wait where lawn meets woods. That is where we spend the visit.
We ask where you sit, play and garden before we start.
We treat shrubs, fence corners, ivy, shady spots and the woods' edge.
We look for standing water and tell you what to dump.
You get a visit sheet: what we did, where, and when kids and pets can go back out.
What we do
Four ways we work on a yard
Standing-water check
A walk around for what holds water, and a list of what to dump.
Event treatment
One visit ahead of a graduation, wedding or cookout, no plan needed.
How pricing works
No numbers on this page, because they depend on the yard. Here is what moves them.
What decides the price
Every yard is quoted for what is in it, not by a flat rate for the town.
Lot size and how much of it we treat
Shade, brush and wooded edge
Whether ticks are a worry or only mosquitoes
How many visits fit your season
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
The written quote lists every visit we plan for the season. It leaves out indoor pests, lawn care and tree work.
The walk-through and a one-page yard map
Each visit, treated areas and a visit sheet
The terms for coming back between visits
What happens at the walk-through
We walk the property with you, mark the areas we would treat and talk through which kind of plan fits. Nothing is sprayed that day unless you ask.
When you get the number
You get the quote in writing after the walk-through, with each visit listed. You say yes or no, and nothing starts until you say yes.
A quote covers one property. Renewing for next season is your call each year.
From customers
What families say about the season
“The calendar on the fridge helped. We know which Thursday they come, and the text the night before reminds us to bring the toys in.”
Ollie S.Middletown
“I asked if it would get rid of every mosquito and got an honest no. We still sit out most evenings, and it is better than last summer.”
Vernita D.Tinton Falls
Sample reviews.
Where we go
Yards from the bayshore to Freehold
One small crew works Monmouth County, so the same technician usually comes back to your yard.
Central Monmouth
- Freehold
- Manalapan
- Marlboro
- Colts Neck
- Howell
- Englishtown
Bayshore
- Holmdel
- Middletown
- Hazlet
- Aberdeen
- Matawan
River and shore
- Red Bank
- Tinton Falls
- Shrewsbury
- Little Silver
- Fair Haven
- Rumson
- Wall Township
We don't take yards in Ocean County, or north of Matawan in Middlesex County.
Questions
Questions we get at the walk-through
Will it get rid of every mosquito and tick?
No. A season of visits reduces how many mosquitoes rest in your shrubs and fence lines and how many ticks wait at the edge of the yard. Mosquitoes fly in from neighboring properties, and ticks come home on people and pets. Wear repellent and check for ticks after time outdoors.
Can the kids and the dog play outside after a visit?
Keep children and pets off treated areas until the spray has dried. We write the time on your visit sheet. Licensed applicators follow the product label, and we tell you what we used and where. If anyone in the house has a health concern, or you have a vegetable garden or a fish pond, tell us at the walk-through so we can plan around it.
What if they come back between visits?
Tell us within seven days of a visit and we will come back and re-treat the same area at no charge. That covers the areas we treated. It doesn't cover a neighbor's yard, an area we weren't asked to treat, or a visit missed because the gate was locked.
Do I need to be home?
No. Unlock the gate, tell us about dogs and which areas to skip, and we leave the visit sheet on the door.
Do you offer a plant-oil-based option?
Yes, on request. We use it where it works and tell you if it needs closer visits, because it works differently from the standard product. Results vary.
Book a walk-through
Pick a day for the walk-through
Tell us where the yard is and what is biting. We will text or call to find a day.
Phone(732) 555-0100
Text(732) 555-0100
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed