Fact sheets

Mosquito and Tick Fact Sheet

Name: Mosquito Bob's: Mosquito and Tick Control
Address: 105 Mill Street, Jefferson, MA, 01522, US
Telephone: (774) 261-5563

Ticks

ticks

Ticks produce glycerol (think antifreeze) internally which allows them to survive winters.
Tick spit holds anesthetics and anti-coagulation, which is why they can feed so long, and we don't feel the bites.
A female tick can lay thousands of eggs at once.
Deer ticks have an average life cycle of two years.

mosquito

Mosquitoes can reproduce within 5-14 days depending on conditions.
Mosquito eggs can hatch in water as shallow as ½ inch.
Removing all standing water and leaf litter in gutters will help control mosquito populations.
Female mosquitoes can lay up to 900 eggs in its lifetime.
Only female mosquitoes bite.