Nobody likes mosquitoes. Most people spend all spring, summer, and fall battling against them to some degree. You may spray yourself with mosquito spray before going outside to garden, and you may light some citronella candles to keep them away when you're grilling or eating outside. This takes a lot of time and effort, and there is a better alternative: hiring a mosquito control service. Here are the benefits of doing so.

You'll avoid illnesses like the West Nile virus and yellow fever

All it takes is for one mosquito carrying one of these diseases to bite you, and then you'll be infected. And West Nile virus and yellow fever are just two of the many diseases mosquitoes carry. Other control measures, like spray-on insecticides, may mostly keep mosquitoes away, but if you forget to wear them just once, you could get bitten and infected. Professional mosquito control services greatly reduce the number of mosquitoes around your home so you are much less likely to get bitten, even if you go outside without wearing mosquito repellant. You really can't be too careful with your health.

You won't have to worry about direct pesticide exposure

Professionals do usually rely on pesticide sprays and other pesticide products to keep mosquitoes at bay. However, they put these pesticides in areas where you are not likely to touch them or come into contact with them. This is a lot more health-friendly than spraying your skin with insecticides when you go outside every day. You can just avoid the areas that have been sprayed and enjoy the rest of the yard.

The professionals will treat mosquitoes at the source.

Professional mosquito control is really effective because the pros attack mosquitoes in multiple ways. They will get rid of standing water where the mosquitoes breed, or they will treat that water with insecticides to prevent the mosquitoes from breeding. They'll spray shady bushes and other areas where the mosquitoes are likely to congregate too. Their goal is to kill the mosquitoes and keep them from breeding — which is quite different from methods aimed at repelling mosquitoes, like lighting citronella candles. Professionals get rid of mosquitoes entirely; they don't just force them to relocate.

Mosquitoes are a real and dangerous nuisance. If you have trouble with them in your yard, then call in a professional mosquito removal service. They'll get rid of the mosquitoes at the source so you can stop relying so heavily on sprays and candles.