Mosquito Identification & Prevention

If you want to get rid of mosquitoes from your home the easy way, your best option is to reach out to Gecko Pest Control. Our team will provide your property with the effective pest control in Longview you deserve and work to remove this pest in the safest, most reliable way possible.

Mosquitoes are mostly found around your property's exterior areas in long grass, piles of debris or wood, and excess moisture or places with standing water to gather around. Inside, they will be drawn to humans or animals to bite, cool and dark areas, or pools of water.

If you're noticing a mosquito problem around your property, you likely have many factors that mosquitoes are attracted to on easy display. Mosquitoes love moist, shaded areas to hide in during the heat of the day, and they require standing water to lay their eggs. Piles of debris and plenty of access to humans or animals to bite can also cause a mosquito problem on your property.

Though you may not realize it, mosquitoes are dangerous, and large infestations of mosquitoes pose serious problems to humans. There are several diseases you can get from mosquitoes, including the Zika virus, West Nile virus, malaria, and yellow fever, and their bites may also trigger allergic reactions or introduce other infection-causing bacteria. Not every mosquito will be infected, but the more mosquitoes you encounter, the higher your chances of developing an illness or serious symptoms.

Mosquitoes are a type of fly that belong to the scientific classification of Culicidae. There are more than 3,000 mosquito species around today, but only a handful act as pest insects around human structures. All mosquitoes appear the same, with wings, six legs, thin-waisted bodies, and elongated mouthparts for feeding. While male mosquitoes feed off of flower nectar, female mosquitoes feed off of both nectar and the blood of mammals, which they use for the development of their eggs.