Backyard Bug Patrol

Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Eastern West Virginia Tick and Mosquito Control.


tar·get / [tahr-git]/

Noun: A person, object or place selected as the aim of attack.

Your Family. Your Friends. Your Pets. Your Home. All are targets of ticks, mosquitos, stinkbugs and other pests. Are you under attack in your own back yard? " "We expect 2012 to be the worst year for Lyme disease risk ever," said Richard S. Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y.".

tar·get / [tahr-git]/

Synonyms: aim, mark, goal, victim, bulls eye

Ticks and Mosquitos are not just nuisances, they can be dangerous to people and animals!
  • ·According to the CDC almost 10% of all deaths in the US from West Nile Virus occurred in VA and MD in 2010.
  • ·Lyme Disease, transmitted by the Deer Tick, is the fastest growing vector borne illness in the US. 94% of Lyme cases come from just 12 states-including Virginia and Maryland!
  • ·Do you have animals in your backyard? Deer? How about squirrels or birds? If you do, then you have Ticks. Ticks cause Lyme disease!
  • ·Mosquitos transmit Heartworm which can kill your pets! Annually, over 1,000,000 pets are affected by heartworm in the US-a preventable disease!

Backyard Bug Patrol tar·get / [tahr-git]/

Verb: Select as an object of attention or attack.

Backyard Bug Patrol provides a targeted approach to eliminate ticks, mosquitos and other pests and helps protect your family and property!
  • ·We offer a variety of safe, EPA approved programs to effectively target disease carrying outdoor pests!
  • ·According to the CDC, properly timed spraying can be up to 100% effective in eradicating Ticks!
  • ·The Backyard Bug Patrol system will kill and repel Ticks and Mosquitos at the time of application and provides an invisible barrier pests won't penetrate for up to three weeks.
  • ·We have 100% Organic options!
  • ·We even have a plan to help minimize your home's stink bug invasion.
  • ·Ask us about Tick Tunnels.


End Lyme Disease Now!

Contact us today to book service for your home.

Backyard Bug Patrol: Protecting your family and pets.


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