Tick and mosquito season is here, and our team has been on the move since late March to Protect Your Pad from the bites, itching, and diseases carried by these pests, There's really no such thing as being too cautious when it comes to ticks and mosquitoes in Massachusetts-- here's what you should know.

Mosquitoes

There are 3500 different species of mosquito worldwide

Female mosquitoes lay up to 300 eggs at a time

Mosquitoes drink up to 3 times their body weight in blood

With millions of mosquito-borne disease fatalities per year, they are the #1 deadliest “animal” in the world

Ticks

One female tick can lay several thousand eggs at a time

There are roughly 850 species of tick in the world

Ticks can go 200 days without food....

.....But they feed for 2-3 days at a time

Tick- and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

87,000 Massachusetts residents infected with Lyme-causing bacteria each year

0 – there is currently no vaccine for Lyme disease in humans

30,000 total cases of West Nile Virus in the US

Almost 200 confirmed cases of EEE in the past year

0 – there is currently no specific treatment for WNV or EEE

How Burgess Helps You Bite Back

200 gallon hydraulic sprayers to blast away breeding grounds

Treatments every 3 to 4 weeks

Standalone plans start at $49 per month

P10+MT plan covers 10 most common pests, PLUS mosquitoes and ticks

P30 Pad Protection covers 30 pests, including mosquitoes and ticks

If you're already enrolled in a P10 Pad Protection Plan, it's easy to upgrade- just let us know you'd like to add tick and mosquito control! If you do not have a current program, an estimate is always free. Our customized plans offer a number of options, providing the best coverage for you, during tick and mosquito season and all year long.