Tips & Resources

Written for Yards Like Yours

Timing and pest behavior specific to the Berkshires — not generic advice written for a different climate.

Best management practices

Three Things Worth Knowing

Ticks Beat Mosquitoes To The Yard

Ticks become active once the ground temperature is above 45°F — weeks before the first mosquito of the year — and they stay active later into the fall. That is why the tick program starts in mid to late April and the mosquito program in May.

Rodents Are One Of The Biggest Tick Carriers

Mice bring ticks onto a property and into places a spray never reaches. Tick Tubes put permethrin-treated cotton where mice collect nesting material, so ticks feeding on those mice die — an added layer on top of a spray program.

Mosquitoes Rest In The Shade, Not The Lawn

During the day, mosquitoes sit on the undersides of dense shrubby plants, under decks, and in damp shaded corners. Treating the open lawn for mosquitoes accomplishes very little — treating those harborage areas is what drops the population.

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