Mosquito Control Service
Katy, TX
Mosquito Yard Treatment with in2Care Pot Service For Katy, TX
If you call the Bayou City home, then you know that the mosquitos around here are not playing around. As a matter of fact, Houston is ranked number 3 in the most mosquito-infested cities in the country, according to The Houston Chronicle.
With the impressive capability of drinking up to three times their body weight in a single blood meal, mosquitoes are formidable parasites. Like most things in Texas, our resident mosquitos seem much bigger. To combat them, you need Katy’s best mosquito treatment service.
Katy, TX Mosquito Control
An aggressive mosquito population around your home can make outdoor life unlivable when left unchecked. Throw in a few mosquito-borne viruses (called arboviruses), and you have a Texas-size problem that needs solving, and lucky for you, GreenGate Turf & Pest has you covered.
GreenGate offers various residential and commercial services for Katy so you and your family can return to enjoying the outdoors again. If you’re looking for the best mosquito treatment service in Katy, TX look no further than GreenGate Turf & Pest.
2-For-1 Mosquito Treatment Service
Like all GreenGate Turf & Pest services, we don’t attack a problem just halfway; we go for the whole enchilada. GreenGates award-winning mosquito yard treatment is a 2-for-1 program performed every 30 days, not 21 days, like most mosquito spray companies. This is because adding In2Care Trap Pots adds an extra layer of protection, prolonging our mosquito treatment’s effectiveness.
When our licensed pest technician arrives at your Katy, TX home, he will perform the two services described below.
Yard Treatment For Mosquitos
A GreenGate technician will apply a mosquito barrier spray to all the vegetation around your home and fence lines. Male mosquitos and females not ready to lay eggs will roost on landscape vegetation and suck the plant juices, making contact with the pesticide.
Once the mosquitos come into contact with our safe for your family and pets mosquito yard treatment, the mosquito soon dies. Unlike mosquito spray companies, this is not a “fogging” program but a targeted attack on mosquitoes and the places they like to refuge.
in2Care Mosquito Trap Pots
GreenGate aggressively uses In2Care Pots, the cornerstone of our highly effective mosquito treatment for yards. Here’s how it works;
The In2care Mosquito Trap Pot is made of durable plastic and uses water with an odor lure to attract egg-laying Aedes mosquitoes. Once inside the In2Care Trap, mosquitoes contact the specially treated gauze near the water surface and are instantly contaminated with a larvicide and a fungus.
GreenGate exploits the fact that Aedes mosquitos like to divide their eggs over multiple sites. By letting them fly out of the Trap while carrying larvicide on their legs, they will then transport and contaminate several other breeding areas around the Trap. This way, we can kill larvae in small, hard-to-find breeding sources. The mosquito also gets infected with an insect-specific fungus that kills her before she can spread the disease.
Learn more about how mosquito pots work by watching the In2Care video below.
Double Duty Mosquito Control
GreenGates 2-for-1 mosquito control program is simply the MOST aggressive and productive mosquito treatment for yards available. By attacking every known mosquito harborage, we work to eliminate all mosquitoes at every stage in their life cycle.
We don’t just offer mosquito repellents for yards; we also have several award-winning lawn treatment and lawn care programs here at GreenGate Turf & Pest. From lawn fertilization & weed control to lawn insecticide to home pest control, GreenGate has you covered.
Request a free estimate today to start experiencing the best-lookin’ (bug-free) lawn you’ve ever had. Bundle your mosquito yard treatments with other home pest services for one low monthly price!*
*GreenGate Pricing depends on individual sq footage and will vary for each client.
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Mosquito Control Service FAQ
We combat mosquitos with a two-fold system. First, we place In2Care Mosquito Traps around the property. In2Care traps are designed to lure in mosquitoes, forcing them to come into contact with a biocide they take back to their breeding ground. We then apply a barrier spray using a backpack sprayer designed for precise application to shrubs, plants, fence lines, etc. The spray kills mosquitoes on contact and bonds to foliage, acting as a mosquito repellent for weeks after application.
Absolutely! The Insect Vector Control Division of the Trinidad Ministry of Health and the Mosquito Research and Control Unit of the Cayman Islands have scientifically validated the effectiveness of our mosquito control products. Efficacy validations have also been published in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Our mosquito barrier application and In2Care bait is effective for up to four weeks.
We schedule our mosquito control treatments, and refresh your In2Care pots every 30 days.
Once the application dries (about 30 mins), our barrier spray is clear, odorless, and harmless to people and pets. In2Care pot ingredients “are not toxic to birds or mammals. We make use of a biological fungus that is only toxic to insects. The larvicide deployed in the trap specifically targets mosquito larvae and is not toxic to higher organisms in this low concentration,” according to In2Care.
According to In2Care, “The In2Care Mosquito Station targets two life stages of the mosquito, the adults and the larvae, at the moment they pupate. Adult mosquitoes are lured to the Station and deposit eggs in the water. Inside the Station, they sit on the floater gauze and become contaminated with a slow-killing biological fungus and a larvicide. The fungus infection takes a few days to kill the mosquito and can block Dengue virus replication. In the meantime, the infected mosquito will also spread larvicide to breeding sites around the Station. Aedes mosquitoes are skip-ovipositors (laying their eggs in multiple sites) and will carry the larvicide on their legs and kill larvae in each water body they visit.”
Most yards need 2-3 In2Care Mosquito Traps, sold separately.
Unfortunately, there is no surefire way to completely eliminate mosquitos. However, GreenGates’ effective combination of a monthly spray and the use of in2care pots will help to greatly reduce the populations of mosquitos nearby.
Local info
- The city of Katy is approximately centered at the tripoint of Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller counties. Katy had a population of 21,894 in the 2020 U.S. census, up from 14,102 in 2010.
- Greater Katy includes communities such as Cinco Ranch, Green Trails, King Lake, Grayson Lakes, Seven Meadows, Pine Mill Ranch, Silver Ranch Firethorne, and Grand Lakes.
- In the early 1800s, Katy was known as “Cane Island,” named for the creek that runs through the area, a branch of Buffalo Bayou. The creek was filled with tall cane, not native to the area. It was presumed to have been planted by either the Karankawa Indians or Spanish explorers to aid in fur trapping until the 1820s.
- In 1845 James J. Crawford received a land grant that included this area. The hot summers and thick clay soil made it difficult to attract settlers to the area.
- In 1895, James Oliver Thomas laid out a town, and in January 1896, the town of Katy was named through Thomas’s post office application. The name “Katy” was derived from the MKT Railroad Company, which was commonly referred to as “the K-T.”
- On September 8, 1900, the town’s early efforts were swept clean by the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history. All but two of the original Katy homes were lost in the storm.
- 10 more things you may not know about Katy.
Local Deep Dive
According to Mom Collective, “Moms love Katy because there are TONS of things to do with kids of all ages. From gymnastics to Tae Kwon Do to outdoor and indoor playgrounds to our own water park, Katy is a great place to raise a family. With access to major highways like i10, Westpark Tollway, and Hwy 99, Katy is no longer a far away destination.” Houston Mom Collective is a great resource with an abundance of helpful links for local to-do’s (shared below)!
- Fort Bend County and Harris County Libraries- boast quite a few family-friendly activities. Find your closest location here and here. Your kids will love the library.
- Katy City Park, also known as the “Train Park,” is THE park to visit in Houston right now. According to their website, they are the “state’s largest innovative playground for multiple-impaired and profoundly deaf children.” It has a 13,000-square-foot playground, custom designed to feature the old Katy railroad. It’s huge and promises hours of fun for your little ones!
- La Centerra is an upscale retail development with parks, restaurants, and family events.
- Typhoon Texas is Katy’s newest water park with rides for big kiddos and little kiddos. Relax in the lazy river, tan on the beach, or ride down one of the many tube slides.
- Exploration Park is an interactive park dedicated to children’s play, environmental stewardship, educational principles, and an overall site design inspired by water.
- Stomping Grounds Indoor Playground is a mom’s answer to a coffee break and indoor playground. With free WIFI, a coffee/snack bar, and a 3 story slide, you will probably never want to leave! They have a great toddler area and are fitted for many birthday parties at once!
- Hooray Playplace is a fun 10 and under indoor playground with interactive games, ball shooters, and tons of slides!
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