We were super excited to learn of this company a c...

We were super excited to learn of this company a couple years ago and read about their research and what they developed to combat our mosquito problem. Developed here in Lexington, this company produces sterile, male mosquitos that they release at your house to mate with the female mosquitos. The females then lay eggs that don't hatch, resulting in way fewer mosquitos around your house that bite (the males don't bite).

This year, they offered a discount on their services and while still pricy, we decided to try it. We aren't interested in spraying poison around our house and destroying the environment (yes, when you spray for mosquitos, you are killing everything else as well such as bees, butterflies, fireflies, etc.). We are so glad we did! It has been amazing - I think I can count on one hand the number of mosquito bites I have gotten at my house all summer. And I sit outside A LOT. Used to be, I might get 10 bites a week. This year, maybe five over the past five months.

They release the males at your house twice a week. On some of the release days, we do notice TONS of mosquitos flying around us, which is a little annoying. Some land on us, but as I mentioned, they don't bite us. So, we just have to keep reminding ourselves not to swat at our super expensive ninja mosquitos. : ) And when we plan to have guests over to sit outside on a release day, we can easily contact MosquitoMate and just ask them to bump our delivery day back a day - no problem. They are super nice and helpful.

I highly recommend this service. I really hope that if more people start using it, the price will come down and our mosquito issues will be greatly reduced. Please check it out and learn about what they offer. Again, it is more expensive than spraying, but it is totally worth it!