Beyond mosquito repellent for protecting you and your family,Mug-A-Bug can offer a mosquito management program.Our focus is the reduction of existing mosquito larvae developing in standing water and managing them before they become breeding, biting adults.
Mug -A - Bug offers a dual approach to reducing mosquito populations. The goal of our program is to reduce the number of mosquitoes on your property that may carry diseases such as West Nile Virus, encephalitis, dengue, malaria and canine heartworm.

Unfortunately, not all of the mosquitoes you encounter on your property originate there. Flight range can be up to as far as 20 miles away. This means an ongoing treatment program is your best option to help protect you and your family, so you can continue to enjoy your outdoor activities.

It is impossible to tell. Personal precautions such as store bought repellents containing DEET are recommended. Professional management methods include two distinct control types: adulticides, which kill adult mosquitoes, and larvicides, which prevent larval mosquitoes from becoming breeding, biting adults.

Successful mosquito management requires a knowledge of where and how the develop. All mosquitoes pass thru four life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. The first three stages of instars must have water for development. The number of days from egg to adult varies. Some mosquitoes can develop from egg to adult in less than a week, or developement can be extended to several months, depending primarily on species and temperature.

In our area, there are two major groups of mosquitoes, Culex sp. and Aedes sp. which have markedly different egg laying habits. The Culex type lay their eggs on the waters surface in egg groups called "rafts". This type of mosquito is a container breeder and can virtually lay their eggs into something as small as a bottle cap. The Aedes type deposit their eggs at the base of vegetation near the waters edge above the water line or in tree holes that hold water. Once the water level rises and submerges the egg it will activate the hatching process. This flood water mosquito is know as being a vicious biter and is the most common of Colorado mosquitoes.

While treatment is intended to help reduce the mosquito population on your property, our program will not totally eliminate mosquitoes. Mug-A-Bug's Mosquito Management Program is intended to help reduce the breeding and resting sites of mosquitoes around your property thus reducing, but not eliminating the opportunity of being bitten by mosquitoes. The Mug-A-Bug Mosquito Management Program is a proactive approach rather than a reactive approach in the reduction of mosquito breeding and resting sites.

• Water gardens/ ponds, retention ponds, culverts.
• Bird baths, ornamental fountains, water troughs.
• Old tires,tin cans, buckets, drums, bottles, etc...
• Flower pots, tree holes, rain barrels, roof gutters.
• Trash containers, wheelbarrows, wading pools.
• Lakes, marsh areas, cattail vegetation,creeks, lagoons.
• Ditches, storm drains, flat roof bldgs., dripping faucets.
• All low lying areas that will hold water for more than 5 days.

Tips for avoiding mosquito bites:

1. Stay indoors during dawn, dusk and early evening when mosquitoes are more likely to bite.
2. Wear light colored clothing plus long sleeve shirts and long pants for extra protection.
3. Use a repellent containg DEET on skin and clothing, apply repellent sparingly to exposed skin.
4. Protect your dog or cat with a product made especially for pets that repels mosquitoes. Contact your local veterinary office.
5. Apply mosquito repellent for skin sold as a cream, aerosol, solid or liquid.
6. If using a DEET bases product use no more than 30% for adults, and 10% for children.
7. Citronella candles can be effective when windy condition do not exist.

• MAB will carefully inspect the premises to identify conditions that attract and provide breeding sites for mosquitoes.
• MAB will enlist your assistance to remedy conducive conditions contributing to mosquito infestations.
• MAB will treat breeding areas where eggs and larvae harbor and may develop into breeding biting adults.
• MAB will help to supress the breeding adult mosquito populations.