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Mosquitoes in South Florida
Day biters, night biters and the giant gallinipper: which mosquito you have, where it breeds, and when to call.
$50 OFF your first service + FREE inspectionNew customers · No code needed · No expirationSouth Florida has mosquitoes all year, and the summer rains make them worse. The two you're most likely to meet in the backyard are the yellow fever mosquito and the Asian tiger mosquito. Both bite during the day and breed in small pockets of water close to the house. The southern house mosquito bites at night. If you can't sit on the patio without getting bitten, it's time for an inspection. Call or text anytime: 833-845-9284.
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Why South Florida yards stay busy
Mosquitoes are around in every month here, with the biggest numbers in the rainy season, when afternoon storms refill every container in the yard. Our rainy season mosquito guide explains the pattern. Most of the mosquitoes biting you didn't fly in from the Everglades. Many hatched a few steps away: in a bucket, a plant saucer, a clogged gutter, a tarp or the center cup of a bromeliad. You don't have to pull out your bromeliads, either; bromeliads and mosquitoes shows how to keep the plants and lose the larvae. Storm drains, catch basins and neglected pools feed the southern house mosquito, which comes out at night. The gallinipper is the odd one out. It hatches in low, grassy areas that flood after heavy summer rains and tropical storms, so it shows up in big numbers right after the water. Our breeding sites checklist walks through a South Florida yard spot by spot.
Between visits, walk the yard once a week after rain and tip out anything that holds water: plant saucers, buckets, toys, tarps, boat covers and clogged gutters. Bromeliads are harder, because their cups refill with every storm, which is why each visit includes larvicide, where the label allows, in bromeliad cups and other breeding spots you can't simply empty.
Which one is it?
| Mosquito | Size | Color | Where it's found | Key sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow fever mosquito | About 1/4 inch or less | Dark, white leg markings, white lyre shape on the thorax | Patios, lanais, containers, plant saucers, bromeliads, gutters | Bites during the day near the house |
| Asian tiger mosquito | About 1/4 inch or less | Black with one white stripe down the center of the thorax | Shady yards, tree holes, tires, containers | Aggressive daytime biting in shade |
| Southern house mosquito | About 1/4 inch | Light brown to tan, no bold white stripes | Storm drains, catch basins, ditches, neglected pools | Bites at night |
| Gallinipper | About 1/2 inch body, close to 1 inch with legs | Yellowish with dark markings, shaggy banded hind legs | Low grassy areas that flood, ditches, pastures | Shows up after heavy rain |
What we do and when to call
We recommend monthly mosquito service, especially in the rainy season, on a schedule you can customize. Each visit is a professional mosquito barrier spray treatment with a backpack fogger, outdoors only, on shrubs, hedges and shady resting spots, plus larvicide where the label allows on breeding spots around the home, including bromeliad cups. We never spray over or toward water. Larval traps are available on monthly plans only. See mosquito control.
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