Don't Stop the MoJo and Cancel Your Treatments Too Early

Mosquitoes don’t disappear until the temperature is consistently under 50 degrees! Ending the season early gives female mosquitoes a chance to lay eggs before the cold and find a place to hibernate. Mosquitoes and their eggs can withstand pretty frigid temperatures, which means that when the weather is back to consistently above 50 degrees, all these eggs will need is water to hatch and your outdoor fun is ruined!

Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean ticks die off! Ticks tend to remain active until the temperature is below 45 degrees, even then more evidence is showing that ticks can withstand the winter by hibernating under leaves and snow. Once the temperature begins to rise above 45 degrees, they become active again.

Fleas, just like ticks, tend to be more active in the winter months; which for warmer parts of the country can mean they’re active all year around! Although small, they can survive in temperatures as low as the higher 30’s. Pupae can stay in that stage up to one year, meaning they can stay in their cocoon while its cold and once warmer weather comes around, they’ll emerge into adults and begin feeding.

Perimeter pests include; spiders, cockroaches, stink bugs, and other little critters that you may see around and inside of your home. As temperatures begin to drop below 55 degrees, these critters begin looking for a warm shelter, often entering homes, to survive the colder temperatures that come with winter.