Beautiful outdoor spaces surrounding your home can provide a perfect place for relaxing or participating in recreational activities. However, if mosquitos invade these areas, they may quickly make your lawn and garden unpleasant. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to keep them away from your yard. Aside from routine lawn care, following these tips will make your property less hospitable to these nuisance critters. 

How to Make Your Yard Unappealing to Mosquitos

1. Plant Natural Repellents

Certain plants produce oils and fragrances that naturally repel mosquitos. Adding this foliage to your landscape design can keep these insects from conglomerating in your outdoor areas. Marigolds, geraniums, and alliums are a few flowers that mosquitos typically avoid, thanks to their pungent aromas that they cannot tolerate. These insects also tend to stay away from potent herbs and grasses such as lavender, rosemary, and citronella.

2. Mow Grass Regularly

Mosquitos tend to avoid direct sunlight and have a low tolerance for elevated outdoor temperatures. Instead, they tend to conglomerate in dark, damp, and cool areas of yards. When grass becomes overgrown, it provides shade and traps moisture beneath it, making it a comfortable place for mosquitos to spend hot and sunny days. You can make your yard less appealing to these insects by hiring a lawn care service to provide weekly or biweekly mowing, which may prevent grass from growing too long and becoming a mosquito habitat.

3. Remove Standing Water 

Mosquitos often lay eggs in stagnant water since the eggs require moisture to hatch, and the lack of water movement means the eggs won't be damaged. If you notice pools of standing water on your lawn after storms or irrigation sessions, these may attract mosquitos. A lawn care service can provide aeration, which involves removing small plugs of turf and soil to help excess water absorb into the earth and keep mosquitos away. Additionally, if you have water features such as ponds in your lawn or landscaping, adding circulators can keep the water moving and deter mosquitos from laying eggs. 

4. Schedule Insecticide Treatment

Mosquitos that continue to infest outdoor areas may require more aggressive treatment. A lawn care service can provide insecticides that include active ingredients such as pyrethrins and pyrethroids, which may effectively eliminate mosquitos without damaging your grass or landscaping plants. A lawn maintenance company can spray these products onto your yard to eliminate existing mosquitos and prevent them from returning, making your outdoor living spaces more pleasant. 

When you need help controlling mosquitos, contact Going Green Lawn Services LLC. Located in Fenton, MO, they provide yard maintenance, including lawn mowing and insecticide treatment, for clients throughout the St. Louis Metro Area. Call (636) 388-2883 to sign up for one of their lawn care packages, and visit the website to learn more about how they can keep your outdoor areas comfortable and beautiful.