In South Dakota and Iowa, several species of mosquitoes can fly onto your property, looking for a quick snack. Unfortunately, these pests can easily ruin outdoor gatherings and interrupt time spent in your outdoor living space, rendering the area practically unusable. If you want to prevent mosquito bites and enjoy yourself on your property, there are a few ways you can make mosquito season more bearable.

For one, you can wear long, thick clothing and apply mosquito repellants before going outside to prevent mosquitoes from biting you. You can also schedule a mosquito control service to drastically reduce the number of mosquitoes present on your property. Keep reading to learn more about each option and how it can reduce your chance of being bitten by a mosquito.

Wear long, thick clothing to prevent mosquitoes from biting you.

Little girl with two mosquito bites on her arm after playing outside in Sioux Falls, SD.

Although mosquitoes prefer biting bare skin, no rules prevent them from penetrating your skin through your clothing. A straightforward way to prevent bites is by changing the way you dress. Long, thick clothing that fits loosely, like jeans and long-sleeve shirts, can stop mosquitoes from contacting your skin. Similarly, close-toed shoes can help block mosquitoes from biting your feet.

Unfortunately, clothing that is thin and tight-fitting provides little protection from mosquito bites. That's because it is fine enough for a mosquito's proboscis — or mouthpart — to pierce through and find your skin. Despite being summer favorites, wearing clothes that are thin and tight-fitting may leave you ill-prepared to fend off the mosquitoes on your property.

Wearing light-colored clothing can help deter mosquitoes from biting you.

Apply a mosquito repellant to deter mosquitoes from biting you.

A group of mosquitos hovering over a body of water in Sioux City, IA.

Wearing a mosquito repellant can deter mosquitoes from biting you. Mosquito repellants include sprays, oils, and lotions that interrupt a mosquito's sense of smell and taste, making it hard for the pest to detect a human's presence. To ensure you buy an effective mosquito repellant, look for products that contain EPA-registered ingredients like DEET. Such ingredients underwent testing and verification, so they are proven to deter mosquitoes.

If you dislike the smell or texture of mosquito repellant, you can purchase a citronella candle instead. Citronella candles can be placed in your outdoor living space to help deter mosquitoes from entering the area. Like mosquito repellant, the candle works by targeting a mosquito's olfactory senses.

Schedule a mosquito control service to decrease the mosquito population on your property.

A professional is spraying a property with a mosquito control fogger near Sioux Falls, SD.

Although wearing mosquito-resistant clothing and using mosquito repellant can prevent bites, these steps won't eliminate mosquitoes from your property. The best way to protect yourself from mosquito bites is to schedule a mosquito control service. When you schedule this service, professionals use highly effective insecticides to treat your property, drastically decreasing the mosquito population.

Another benefit of mosquito control is that professionals reapply the insecticide treatments to your property multiple times. In doing so, they keep your property treated throughout the duration of mosquito season. Because most products don't last forever, this prevents any lapses in coverage.

Call us today to schedule our mosquito control service!

If you're tired of mosquitoes ruining your time outdoors, we are here to help you. At Sharp Lawn Care, we offer a mosquito control service to help drastically reduce the number of mosquitoes lurking on your property. During our service, our professionals administer a powerful insecticide to help eliminate mosquitoes from your property. Our mosquito control service consists of 6 monthly treatments from the mid-spring to early fall. We provide our service to commercial, residential, and HOA properties in Sioux Falls, Tea, Harrisburg, and nearby areas in South Dakota. We also service areas in and around Sioux City, IA. If you're in South Dakota, call us at (605) 251-6880 to schedule our mosquito control service. If you're in Iowa, call us at (712) 253-8024.