So my family recently moved into a new house. Well, new to us the house is actually about 4 years old. That is just old enough to develop a great home for a bunch of mosquitoes in our back yard. We have now lived here for about six weeks and the bug bites were horrible. I’ve bought some home pest treatments from our local hardware store but haven’t seen much success.

Before you dismiss the power of insect bites let me explain our situation further. We have a small dog and no fence yet in the backyard, this means taking the dog out 3 or 4 times per day. Each visit to the backyard means either covering yourself in bug spray or accepting the fact that you will get a few bug bites. Multiply 3 trips per day times 2 bug bites and it adds up quickly. We were all in misery from the mosquito bug bites. One of them even bit me deep enough to leave a bruise!

About two weeks ago my wife decided to call the professionals. Armed with a cell phone and phone book she got some quotes from different pest control businesses in the area. Basically, it was going to be about $100 to spray the back and front yards, cover the perimeter of the house and dust the vacant lot next to us. I personally thought it was a little expensive just to kill some pesky insects but I’ve been proved wrong.

Yesterday I took a vacation day from work to start the construction of a fence. After spending about seven hours in a tank top and shorts I am happy to report one bug bite on my arm. I’m not even sure that came from our backyard. It’s pretty amazing the difference after the spray.

Pest control wasn’t in our budget when we decided to buy our hose. We love our new house, but honestly wouldn’t want to stay around with the bugs. However, since the pest control we are happy residents! The pest control man recommends treating the area every three months. We have decided to add it to our budget!