Mosquito & Tick Control in Buffalo Grove, IL
Residential & Commercial Mosquito Control
Buffalo Grove Residential Mosquito Control
On Buffalo Grove's northern edge, just over the line in Long Grove, the 408-acre Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve holds a flood-control reservoir, new wetlands and restored prairie, with Buffalo Creek running through the village. That water is good for the community and good for mosquitoes, and the neighborhoods closest to the creek feel it first each summer. If you want to truly enjoy your outdoor spaces again, a professional treatment is the most reliable way to get there.
Skeeter Beater is a family-owned Lake County company based in Hawthorn Woods, and we have treated Lake County and nearby Cook County yards since 2003. Our residential mosquito control treats the shaded ground cover, shrub beds and damp corners where mosquitoes rest during the day, and leaves a residual that keeps working between visits.
Buffalo Grove Commercial Mosquito Control
Buffalo Grove businesses with outdoor space can put mosquitoes on a schedule too. A homemade mosquito trap won't protect a patio full of customers, but our commercial mosquito control will. We treat:
- Restaurants with outdoor dining
- Office parks and corporate campuses
- Event venues
- Parks and community centers
- HOAs and townhome communities
- Golf courses
Guaranteed Results in Buffalo Grove
Every treatment carries our 10-day guarantee. If mosquitoes come back inside 10 days, we come back at no charge. Our barrier treatment is derived from chrysanthemum extract and delivers roughly 90% mosquito knockdown. It is odorless once dry, and we ask that people and pets stay off treated areas until it has dried, usually about an hour. Mosquitoes are more than a nuisance, too: some carry diseases such as West Nile virus, which is why public health departments test them every summer.
Mosquito Control Options for Buffalo Grove
We offer a few ways to treat mosquitoes, depending on your yard and your plans. Our guide to the different types of mosquitoes explains what you're likely seeing.
Bi-Weekly Treatments
Our most popular plan. The bi-weekly package treats your yard every two weeks through the season.
Weekly Treatments
For homes backing onto Buffalo Creek or the preserve, the weekly package keeps populations down between visits.
One-Time Event Spraying
Hosting a wedding, barbecue or company gathering? A one-time event spray, applied a day or two before, protects your guests without a season-long plan.
Tick Control in Buffalo Grove
The preserve's woodland and prairie edges move deer and small mammals through the area, and they carry blacklegged ticks onto the lots beside them. Blacklegged ticks become active once temperatures reach about 40°F, and the nymphal stage, small enough to miss, peaks in late spring. Here is why 40°F weather means ticks are already active. Our tick control program is a separate product from the mosquito treatment, applied on the same visit and on its own schedule.
Why Choose Skeeter Beater for Buffalo Grove Mosquito Control?
We are a local, family-owned company, and more than 1,000 families trust us with their yards. Tick and flea treatment goes down on the same visit, every treatment is guaranteed, and we treat a creek-side lot differently from an open one. We apply to the places mosquitoes rest rather than to flowering plants, and we avoid blooms; tell us where your pollinator plantings are and we will work around them.
Why Buffalo Grove Yards Need Real Coverage
Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve sits on Buffalo Grove's northern edge in Long Grove: 408 acres of restored prairie, oak woodland and wetland built around a flood-control reservoir on Buffalo Creek. A project with the Village of Buffalo Grove expanded that reservoir by 58.6 million gallons and added 19 acres of new wetland. All that water and open habitat is great for the community and ideal for mosquitoes and ticks, which is why a store-bought fogger never quite does the job.
Creek, Wetland and Standing Water
Buffalo Creek and the surrounding wetlands and reservoir hold standing water that mosquitoes breed in, and the low, damp edges of nearby yards do too. We treat the resting foliage and canopy and point out the standing-water sources on your property, so each treatment lasts as long as it can.
Prairie and Woodland Edges Bring Ticks
The preserve's woodland and prairie edges move deer and small mammals through the area, carrying blacklegged ticks onto adjacent Buffalo Grove lots. Our tick treatment is a separate product applied on the same visit, aimed at your wooded edges.
What a Treatment Will and Won't Do
No treatment seals a yard off. A barrier treatment cuts the mosquito population on your property, and the creek and wetlands will keep producing more, which is why lots beside them are on a shorter cycle.
When to Book Mosquito Control in Buffalo Grove
Illinois law allows commercial barrier mosquito treatments from April 15 through October 15, so that is our mosquito season. During mosquito season, tick treatment is included with your mosquito service at no extra charge. Book before the season opens if you can: the first breeding cycle of the year is the easiest one to break. We think that is part of what makes the best mosquito control company: planning ahead with you.
Serving Buffalo Grove and Nearby
We treat yards across Buffalo Grove and its neighbors, including Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Long Grove, Lincolnshire and Vernon Hills. Request a free quote online or call us at (888) 587-5338.
We Are Family-Friendly and Family-Owned
“Always Respectful”
"Technicians are always very respectful of our property."
Wendy