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Reduce Mosquito Activity With YardGuard
Scheduled seasonal treatments for a more comfortable yard.
Modern Pest provides seasonal mosquito control across Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island through YardGuard. Each scheduled visit targets the shaded vegetation, wooded edges and humid resting areas mosquitoes use around the property. Because fleas and ticks favor many of the same outdoor conditions, YardGuard treats all three pests as part of one seasonal program.
If you need help now, request a free quote and our local team will take care of the rest.
Protect Your Yard—and Add Year-Round Home Coverage
Mosquitoes, fleas and ticks are treated through YardGuard and are not included in HomeCare Green. HomeCare Green provides year-round protection for rodents, ants and more than 55 common household pests. Bundle HomeCare Green with YardGuard to cover more of your home and yard—and save $100 on the bundle.
Choose Your Level of YardGuard Protection
Choose the level of defense that fits your yard.
YardGuard
YardGuard uses six scheduled liquid applications to help reduce mosquitoes, fleas and ticks throughout the active season. Treatment focuses on shaded vegetation, yard edges and other likely activity areas so your outdoor spaces are more comfortable.
Monthly liquid mosquito, flea & tick treatments
Focused on high-activity areas to reduce population
Safe for kids and pets once product has dried
Ideal for typical residential yards
YardGuard Plus
YardGuard Plus includes the six scheduled liquid applications plus two granular applications in key tick zones. It is designed for properties with wooded edges, dense landscaping or other conditions that can create greater tick pressure.
Monthly liquid mosquito, flea & tick treatments
Two added granular applications in key tick zones
Designed for more complex outdoor environments
For added peace of mind
How YardGuard Mosquito Treatments Work
Mosquito populations can increase quickly when warm weather and standing water create favorable breeding conditions. YardGuard combines scheduled treatments with practical prevention guidance, focusing on the areas mosquitoes actually use.
At each visit, your technician evaluates conditions such as standing water, shaded vegetation, dense brush, tree lines and moisture. Applications are directed toward foliage and other likely mosquito resting areas rather than broadly treating open lawn. We also explain steps you can take between visits to reduce breeding sites around the property.
Tick activity is also concentrated in leaf litter, shaded soil, and low vegetation — not in the lawn itself. When needed, we apply granular material to those low-lying problem areas where fogging cannot reach effectively.
IPM isn’t generic here — it means applying the right method in the right place, based on how each pest actually behaves.
YardGuard includes six scheduled liquid applications during the active season. Each visit targets the biology of the pests being treated:
- Liquid applications target vegetation where mosquitoes rest and where fleas and ticks may shelter
- Granules, used in the PLUS program, treat the soil and leaf litter layer where ticks develop
- Repeat applications interrupt the reproductive cycles that would otherwise repopulate your yard every few weeks
By focusing on habitat, timing, and life cycles, we deliver real, sustainable reduction throughout the season.
Guard Your Yard This Season
One YardGuard Program Targets Mosquitoes, Fleas and Ticks
Mosquitoes, fleas and ticks favor many of the same shaded, humid areas, so YardGuard targets all three during each scheduled visit. Flea and tick treatment is included—it is not a separate add-on. For properties with heavier tick pressure or wooded boundaries, YardGuard Plus adds two granular applications in low, shaded groundcover and other key tick zones.
Why Reduce Mosquito, Flea and Tick Activity?
Mosquitoes, fleas and ticks can bite people and pets, and some species can transmit disease. YardGuard is designed to reduce their activity in treated areas around the property. No yard treatment can eliminate every pest or guarantee zero bites, so personal precautions and veterinarian-recommended pet protection remain important.
Fleas
Fleas are small, wingless, 1/12th – 1/16th inches long in size. They are covered in spines with piercing mouthparts. Most diseases that are spread by fleas will infect your pets while the infected adult flea is feeding.
Additionally, parasites can be transmitted through accidental ingestion of flea eggs. Flea bites are usually found on the ankles and legs. Pain may last a few minutes, hours, or days depending on one’s sensitivity.
Ticks
American Dog Ticks, Brown Dog Ticks and Black Legged Deer Ticks are the most common species. Infestations have been on the rise here over the past few years, which is a large concern.
Ticks not only cause discomfort and irritation, they are carriers of diseases such as Lyme Disease and Powassan. Ticks cannot hop or fly and must latch on to their targets from elevated surfaces such as tall grass and overgrown wooded areas. The perimeter of your home is susceptible to infestation. To migitate the precense of these pests around your home, contact us for an expert tick control service.
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