Turning mosquito behavior into effective control

Spring is here, and with April showers and warmer temperatures comes a rising mosquito population. Increased mosquito activity can be good for business, especially when offering mosquito control. But the mosquito's rapid reproduction and hard-to-reach breeding sites make them a challenge to control — even for the most experienced pest management professional (PMP).

A challenging pest

According to a 2023 survey by PCT magazine, the average callback rate for mosquito services was 6.8%, a rate higher than many other pest services.1

Mosquitoes are difficult to control in part because of how little water they need to reproduce. A female can lay eggs in just a tablespoon of standing water — turning gutters, puddles, birdbaths and rain-filled toys into potential breeding sites. Many of these sites are hidden, hard to access, or located off the treated property, making control challenging even for seasoned PMPs.

More importantly, mosquitoes breed rapidly — and abundantly. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the eggs of a Culex mosquito can hatch within 48 hours and, after hatching, it typically takes only 7-10 days for them to develop into an adult mosquito.2 Additionally, the female Culex mosquito can lay up to 300 eggs at once.3

The ease and speed with which mosquitoes reproduce means that any small, nearby pool of standing water that goes untreated, even one that isn't located on the customer's property, could lead to a rapid recovery of their population.

An innovative solution

The In2Care® Mosquito Station from Envu® helps PMPs more effectively manage hard-to-reach breeding sites.

The In2Care Mosquito Station turns mosquitoes into carriers of control — transforming them from part of the problem into part of the solution.

Here's how it works.

When a female mosquito enters the station, an adulticide and a larvicide adhere to her body. From there, she carries the larvicide to breeding sites where she deposits her eggs as well as an effective amount of larvicide. The mosquito and her offspring's lifespan shortens — and the offspring of other mosquitoes that laid eggs there never develop into biting adults. This 24/7 auto-dissemination delivers continuous, multigenerational control to hidden and hard-to-reach breeding sites.

With just two to three stations per typical yard, technicians can create a continuous barrier of biorational mosquito control.

Always on. Always earning.

In addition to helping PMPs effectively manage mosquitoes, the In2Care Mosquito Station builds a value-added service that they can use to increase their monthly service fee and their overall profitability. PMPs can offer In2Care as an add-on to traditional barrier services for a total program fee of roughly $125+ per service cycle, or provide it as a standalone offering for $30-$50 per visit.

It can typically be installed in a few minutes, meaning technicians can get in, service the In2Care Station and quickly move on to the next job. Most importantly, the Station's In2Mix® refill can be replaced once a month. This gives PMPs a reason to return monthly, helping them expand into a new, recurring service.

That means the In2Care Mosquito Station doesn't just extend control between visits, it increases program value and supports predictable, recurring revenue.

Using nature to manage nature

As mosquito populations rise and PMPs face the challenge of hard-to-reach or hidden breeding sites, Envu is here to help with an innovative solution designed to offer continuous, effective protection. By turning mosquitoes into carriers of their own control, the In2Care Mosquito Station uses the mosquito's own nature to deliver multigenerational control directly to breeding sites — helping break the cycle and prevent population recovery. It's a valuable tool that can help PMPs extend their protection and increase their revenue.

Discover the In2Care Mosquito Station and see how Envu is creating solutions to help PMPs grow at us.envu.com/professional-pest-management/mosquito-control

1 PCT Magazine. Overcoming Treatment Challenges. https://www.pctonline.com/article/overcoming-treatment-challenges/

2 Centers for Disease Control. About Culex Mosquitoes. https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/about/culex-mosquitoes.html

3 PCT Magazine. Mosquito Fast Facts to Prepare for Spring Surge. https://www.pctonline.com/news/mosquito-fast-facts-to-prepare-for-spring-surge/