When should mosquito treatments start each year?
Spring, when the ground is wet and days warm up, is the ideal start for a Dothan property. Treatments continue every 3–4 weeks until frost ends the season. Homeowners in Dothan, Alabama with a humid subtropical climate may see a longer season and should plan visits accordingly.
Will mosquito treatment kill bees and butterflies?
It can, since residual pyrethroids do not pick their targets. A careful Dothan 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 Dothan lot.
What should I do before the provider arrives?
Walk the Dothan property and dump anything holding water: saucers, buckets, toys, tarps, and wheelbarrows. Clear the gutters if you can. Bring pets inside, cover fish ponds, and let the Dothan crew know about vegetable beds, beehives, or plants you want skipped.
Do I need a seasonal plan or is one treatment enough?
It depends on how you use the yard. A Dothan family that eats outside most nights benefits from a plan; someone who hosts once a year does not. Ask a Dothan provider to price both and note whether the plan includes re-treatments between visits.
Can I get rid of mosquitoes permanently?
Not permanently, but you can make your Dothan yard far less attractive than the ones around it. Removing standing water cuts the supply; barrier spray removes arriving adults. Many Dothan homeowners find that a seasonal plan plus weekly container checks keeps the problem manageable year after year.
Do mosquitoes really change how people use their yards?
For a sizable minority, yes. For Dothan, Alabama the relevant figure is this: Twenty-three percent of U.S. homeowners in Mosquito Squad's 2016 Fight the Bite survey, fielded by TNS Global, said mosquitoes had changed their plans in the previous year (a provider-sponsored poll with an undisclosed sample size). For a property in Dothan, the next step is an inspection that identifies the source, not a guess based on national averages.
Did most people change anything because of Zika?
Nearly half did not. One figure Dothan homeowners tend to underestimate: in the 2016 survey TNS Global conducted for Mosquito Squad, nearly half of U.S. homeowners (46%) reported no change in plans after Zika coverage, outnumbering those planning repellent, do-it-yourself work or professional treatment; the company-sponsored poll did not publish its sample size. Dothan homeowners comparing quotes should ask each provider which of these patterns they see locally and why.