Reclaim your backyard and protect your family and pets from mosquitoes.
Now more than ever after extensive rains and flooding, mosquitoes have become a great nuisance, especially in the sub-tropical climate of Brisbane. These insects are most active at dawn or dusk and their bites can lead to skin irritation such as itchiness, inflammation or redness.
Mosquito bites can also lead to diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, Ross River fever and Barmah Forest Virus Infection that can be harmful to humans as well as animals. Recently, several people have suffered from the Japanese encephalitis virus, a disease spread by mosquitoes and can be fatal.
Therefore having proper mosquito control and mosquito prevention measures is of the utmost importance in any home.
How to control mosquitoes
Pest-Nett’s mosquitoes control uses a power backpack sprayer designed for vegetation application. We target shrubs, plants and other mosquito and biting midge harborage areas around your yard or your business.
The applied chemical bonds to surfaces and foliage, where it acts as a lethal barrier against mosquitoes and biting midge for weeks to come. Along with the residual barrier treatment, we will inspect your outdoor areas for possible mosquito breeding sites and treat if necessary or advise what you can do to reduce mosquito populations.
This treatment will help reduce and remove mosquitoes that are breeding and living around your property.
You can generally expect on average 6 – 8 weeks for the treatment to last but we have customers that often have 12 weeks residual life with an average reduction in mosquitoes of 90% – 95%. Don’t forget to tell your neighbours as the more properties we can treat in your areas the greater reduction of mosquitoes.
How to identify the presence of mosquitos
Mosquitos often make that all too familiar high pitched buzzing sound. Bites are an obvious giveaway, varying from mildly irritating to extremely swollen with swelling. Only the female mosquito attacks people, the male will feed off nectar and various other sweet things. The adults are drawn to standing water including water bowls, water trays under plant pots where they lay their eggs. You could spot them walking upside-down on ceilings and also glass surface areas.
Mosquitoes travel a long way so if there’s standing water within a mile of your residence it might be the resource of your troubles. Mosquitos could be drawn into your lawn or shrubbery if it is well watered.
Bromeliad plants are the perfect setting for mosquitoes. Remove these plants to help remove mosquitoes living at your home.
First aid treatment of bites
- Tidy the injury – this is one of the most vital therapy for an insect or midget bite.
- Use a cool compress – swelling can be minimised quickly after a bite by covering it with a chilly compress such as ice in a fabric (yet never ever hold ice straight on the skin). It might take greater than a week to drop and also may continue to be scratchy for a number of days.
- Consult your Doctor or Chemist for a prescription for antihistamines – irritation and swelling can be eliminated with antihistamine hanker bites and also hurts. Dental antihistamine (” hayfever tablets”) can also assist specifically if you have multiple bites.
- Do not scratch – avoid damaging as this will certainly enhance the impulse and also can cause the bite to become infected by microorganisms.
If you’re concerned about mosquitos at your home, make a booking here, or call us on 3206 6721.