NYC Mosquito Exterminators: Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens
Mosquito treatment involves detection, extermination, and prevention. Your Full Force Mosquito Exterminators will assess the problem and formulate a plan of attack.
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Mosquitoes
Family Culicidae — 3 – 9mm (1.2 in. – 3.5 in.)
In a mosquito’s world, females take the lead. Most female mosquitoes ruin the party flying around and drinking human and animal blood with their long noses (proboscis) to help produce their eggs. One female can lay over a hundred eggs at a time. They develop in standing puddles of water or mud, bird baths and buckets and hatch within a day.
Be sure to empty and dry household items such as soda cans, glass jars and flower pots, because their wet, concealed environments attract females to lay eggs.
Male mosquitoes are smaller and they only feed on nectars and sugars. Their lifespan is shorter than the female.
Babies (larvae) hover over stagnant water sources. They’ll eat flotsam and organisms growing in the water. Mosquitoes may fly miles from where they developed so it’s hard to track them. They’ll wreak havoc from dusk till dawn because sunlight may dehydrate and kill them. But they’ll bravely swarm around in daylight on cloudy days and in dark, shady areas.
Health Risks from Mosquitoes in NYC
Mosquitoes are the peskiest flying insect of them all and can spread serious diseases. Here are the main health concerns:
- Can transmit West Nile Virus, Dengue, and Malaria
- More likely to be a major annoyance than a disease carrier in New York City
- Bites often go unnoticed at first, resulting in multiple bites per person
- Bite reactions include red itchy bumps, swelling, or dark spots
- People with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of secondary infections
- Possible symptoms include headaches, swollen lymph nodes, hives, and low-grade fevers
- Regarded as dangerous creatures due to their ability to quickly spread disease
- To learn more about Mosquito danger, visit the EPA Mosquito Control web page.
How Full Force Mosquito Exterminators Help
Mosquito extermination plans consist of the reduction and treatment of water sources favorable for mosquito breeding, and may require using eco-friendly pesticides.
