With mosquitoes around, it’s kind of hard to enjoy your Tucson property. From the buzzing in your ears to the itchy bites they leave, mosquitoes are a pure nuisance to have around your home.

It’s also important to note that mosquitoes carry many diseases like West Nile virus, yellow fever, malaria, and Zika virus. 

As a Tucson resident knowing some of the diseases caused by mosquitoes, you may also be wondering if mosquitoes can spread HIV; they cannot; the infected blood is treated like food and digested like any other blood meal.

That was probably a lot to take in, but it’s important to answer these questions so that you can take the right course of action to protect your home and make it a safe place to reside. If you think you may have a mosquito infestation, contact pest professionals for pest control In Tucson, who also provide mosquito control.

Mosquitoes Are Much Needed To Maintain Our Ecosystem

As annoying as these pests are, we do need them. Mosquitoes are a very important part of our ecosystem. For one, mosquitoes are pollinators. Male and female mosquitoes eat the nectar from flowers and transfer pollen. Second, they’re also a food source for other wildlife and insects, so we do need them to stick around. But that doesn’t mean they have to live on your property.

Mosquito control isn’t completely removing them from the planet, just from your property. Because they’re vectors for diseases, they don’t need to be around your home, increasing your risk of mosquito-borne diseases.

The History Of Mosquito Control 

Figuring out how to get rid of mosquitoes through pest control practices has been a long evolving process. It required learning the various species, their habitats, behaviors, repellents, and effects on human beings.

When mosquito control began, various repellent plants like citronella, marigold, and rosemary were used to repel them. And as technology advanced, entomologists made new discoveries; Different sprays and powdered insecticides were created but found to be extremely toxic and dangerous to humans; the most infamous one was DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane). It was later deemed a carcinogen and removed as a treatment option for mosquito control.

Fortunately, amazing strides have been made, and today’s insecticides are safe and very effective at removing mosquitoes from your Tucson property.

Why Do Mosquitoes Need Blood To Live?

The thing to understand about mosquitoes is that not all mosquitoes need blood to live. In fact, only female mosquitoes need blood meals, and that’s to produce healthy eggs. 

Think of blood as prenatal supplements for female mosquitoes. Blood is jam-packed with protein and amino acids needed to produce healthy babies. So the next time you get bit by a mosquito, just know it was a female mosquito looking out for her babies. 

Everything You Should Know About Mosquito Control

At Pest Friends, we provide modern and innovative eco-friendly solutions that will completely rid your Tucson home of any infestation, including mosquitoes. We target all the breeding sites around your property so that the larvae can’t develop. We also target all adult mosquitoes to make mosquito elimination more immediate.

To schedule your inspection or learn more about our treatment process on mosquitoes in Arizona, simply give us a call.