Doubling Down

In the year ahead, Dallas Whitt said he expects mosquito control revenue to double at Critical Hit Pest Management, Shawnee, Okla. It’s a good fit for the two-year-old company.

“I love it as a service line because of a couple things. It's good money for what the work entails, and generally, when you have customers that are paying for monthly mosquito control, they are more open to having you do their pest control and lawn care,” he said.

Greg Stephens, Ultra Pest Control, anticipates the service line to grow. “We always look for 20% to 25% growth each year, and we can do it,” he said.

But in the South, it’s a different story. “We may see them in December, if it's warm,” said Summers. The potential to offer nearly year-round mosquito control is a boon to the business, where the typical season lasts eight months.

Weather and geography can help or hurt this growth. In regions like Idaho, Colorado and Utah, where Matt Summers, president of Atlus Pest Solutions, Huntsville, Ala., lived previously, mosquitoes become intense for a spell but cease to be an issue when cold weather hits. As such, the season for mosquito control is relatively short.

Finding and keeping good employees to do the work remained a hurdle for Chuck Wells, Mosquito Squad, and, he said, it may suppress growth in the year ahead. “Trying to hold on to technicians who are responsible, who will show up; that’s been a big challenge.”

According to the 2025 PCT State of the Mosquito Control Market survey, 69% of pest management professionals expected revenue generated from mosquito control services at their service location to increase this year.