Mosquito and tick season is right around the corner—in fact, the ticks haven’t taken a break this winter, and we’ve got a new tick species to watch out for this year. Because our region has been a hotbed of diseases carried by these pests, New England tick and mosquito control is critical, and it’s never too early to start preparing. Here’s a quick rundown of facts by the numbers.
Mosquitoes
There are 3500 different species of mosquito worldwide
Females flap wings up to 500 times per second
Lay up to 300 eggs at a time
Can drink up to 3 times their body weight in blood
#1 deadliest “animal” in the world, with millions of mosquito-borne disease fatalities per year.
Ticks
One female 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
8 legs: Ticks are arachnids, not insects
Tick- and Mosquito-Borne Diseases
30,000 cases of Lyme disease each year
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 Bites Back
200 gallon hydraulic sprayers to blast away breeding grounds
Treatments every 3 to 4 weeks
$0 to re-treat after inclement weather
2 ways to get started
Plans start at $49 per month
P30 Pad Protection covers 30 pests, including mosquitoes and ticks
Call Burgess Pest today for your free estimate. We offer customized plans and a number of options to help you find the tick and mosquito control that works best for you.
