Mosquito & Tick Control in Glencoe, IL
Residential & Commercial Mosquito Control
Glencoe Mosquito Control
Glencoe is one of the greenest villages on the North Shore. The 385-acre Chicago Botanic Garden sits along Lake Cook Road, the Skokie Lagoons wind along the west side, and wooded ravines run down to Lake Michigan on the east. That is a lot of shade and water for a village this size, and it is why so many Glencoe yards are buzzing by June. Are you ready for mosquito season?
Skeeter Beater is a family-owned company based in Hawthorn Woods, and we have treated North Shore yards since 2003. We handle residential yards and commercial properties across Glencoe, treating for mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
Glencoe Residential Mosquito Control
Many Glencoe homes sit under mature tree canopy, and that shade is where mosquitoes spend the day. Our residential mosquito control treats those resting areas: shaded ground cover, dense shrubs, the undersides of leaves and the damp corners under mature trees. The barrier treatment kills on contact and leaves a residual that keeps working between visits.
You do not need to be home for a visit, only to leave access to the yard, and we text you before each one. Our product is odorless once dry, and we ask that people and pets stay off treated areas until it has dried, usually about an hour.
Glencoe Commercial Mosquito Control
Glencoe businesses and organizations with outdoor space get the same attention. Our mosquito control program treats patios, event lawns and grounds where mosquitoes get in the way, including:
- Restaurants with outdoor dining
- Wedding venues and event centers
- Community centers and parks
- Golf courses
- HOAs and condominium grounds
- Summer camps
- Corporate and school campuses
Guaranteed Results in Glencoe
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. A homemade mosquito trap or a citronella candle can't come close on a lot backing onto the lagoons or a ravine.
Mosquito Control Options for Glencoe
We offer a few ways to treat, depending on where your yard sits:
Bi-Weekly Treatments
Our most popular plan. The bi-weekly package suits most Glencoe lots in the village.
Weekly Treatments
For homes along the Skokie Lagoons, beside Turnbull Woods or on a lakefront ravine, where mosquito pressure stays high all season, the weekly package keeps populations down between visits.
One-Time Event Spraying
Hosting a garden party, graduation or wedding at home? A one-time event spray, applied a day or two before, protects your guests without a season-long plan.
Tick Control in Glencoe
The wooded corridors around Glencoe, from Turnbull Woods and McDonald Woods to the lakefront ravines, move deer and small mammals through the village, and they carry blacklegged ticks with them. Blacklegged ticks become active once temperatures reach about 40°F, so they can be out on warm days in late winter, 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 treatment is a separate product from the mosquito treatment, applied on the same visit and on its own schedule, aimed at leaf litter, wooded edges and tall grass along fences and trails. See our Glencoe tick control page for the full program.
Why Glencoe Homeowners Choose Skeeter Beater
Family-Owned Since 2003
We are a local, family-owned company, and more than 1,000 families trust us with their yards. We know the difference between a lot on the lagoons, a lot on a ravine and a lot in the middle of the village, and we treat them differently.
Ticks and Fleas on the Same Visit
Tick and flea treatment is a separate product, applied on the same visit and aimed at the places ticks actually wait.
A Guarantee With Teeth
If mosquitoes come back within 10 days of a treatment, we re-treat at no charge.
Careful Around Your Gardens
Glencoe takes its gardens seriously. 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.
Straight Answers
No treatment seals a yard off. A barrier treatment cuts the mosquito population on your property, and the lagoons and ravines will keep producing more, which is why lots beside them are on a shorter cycle.
Why Glencoe Yards Need Real Coverage
Glencoe is ringed by water and woods: wooded ravines drain to Lake Michigan on the east, the Chicago Botanic Garden spreads across nine islands along Lake Cook Road, and the Skokie Lagoons, seven connected lagoons totaling 190 acres, run along the west. Gorgeous surroundings, and one of the North Shore's tougher mosquito and tick settings.
Ravines and the Lagoons
Shaded ravines hold seasonal standing water and humidity, and the slow water and marshy edges of the Skokie Lagoons produce mosquitoes all season. Our truck-mounted equipment treats up to 25 feet into the canopy and the low, damp corners a backpack sprayer never reaches.
Near the Garden, the Woods and the Trail
Homes near McDonald Woods and Dixon Prairie at the Botanic Garden, beside Turnbull Woods, or along the Green Bay Trail share their back lot line with protected woodland. That is where mosquitoes rest and ticks wait, so that edge is where we focus.
Wooded Corridors Move Ticks
The ravine and forest-preserve corridors carry deer and small mammals, and the blacklegged ticks they bring, right onto Glencoe lots. Our tick treatment is a separate product applied on the same visit, aimed at your wooded edges.
When to Book Mosquito Control in Glencoe
Illinois law allows commercial barrier mosquito treatments from April 15 through October 15, so that is our mosquito season. Tick service runs on its own, longer schedule, and during mosquito season tick treatment is included with your mosquito service at no extra charge. Book before the season opens if you can: a yard treated from the start never builds the population that a mid-summer start has to knock back.
Serving Glencoe and the North Shore
We treat yards across Glencoe and its neighbors, including Highland Park, Winnetka, Northbrook and Evanston. 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