What does a mosquito inspection involve?
A walk of the full Cherry Hill property looking for water: gutters, drains, containers, low spots, tree holes, and anything under a tarp. The inspector also notes resting cover like ivy and dense shrubs. You should get a list of sites to fix and a plan for the ones a Cherry Hill provider will treat.
Will mosquito treatment kill bees and butterflies?
It can, since residual pyrethroids do not pick their targets. A careful Cherry Hill applicator avoids blooming plants, vegetable gardens, and pollinator beds, and treats resting cover instead. Ask the provider directly, and tell them where the flowers and any hives are on your Cherry Hill lot.
What should I do before the provider arrives?
Mow, pick up toys and cushions, and open gates so the crew can reach every side of your Cherry Hill home. Note where you get bitten most and any water you found. That information helps a Cherry Hill provider spend time where it counts.
What if the mosquitoes are coming from my neighbor's property?
You cannot treat their yard, but you can reduce what arrives. A barrier treatment on your side of the fence catches adults that fly over from a neighboring Cherry Hill lot. Larvicide on your own water, plus a call to Cherry Hill code enforcement about abandoned pools, covers the rest.
Do I need a seasonal plan or is one treatment enough?
One visit buys a few weeks of relief. If it works and the Cherry Hill season is long, converting to a plan is usually cheaper than booking one-offs. Most Cherry Hill plans run six to eight visits, spring through frost.
Did most people change anything because of Zika?
Nearly half did not. The same question comes up in Cherry Hill: Forty-six percent of U.S. homeowners in Mosquito Squad's 2016 Fight the Bite survey said Zika news had not changed their plans, the largest single response in the provider-sponsored TNS Global poll, whose sample size was not disclosed. Cherry Hill homeowners comparing quotes should ask each provider which of these patterns they see locally and why.
How often does mosquito treatment need to be redone?
Not often, by providers' own accounts. Cherry Hill is not an outlier on this point: in Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine's February 2025 mosquito management survey, which asked about 2024 operations, the most common answer on callbacks was a rate of 1% to 4%, given by 56% of responding providers, a professional-side figure from an undisclosed sample. Providers serving Cherry Hill should be able to explain how their recommendation fits what they actually found on your property.