OUR SERVICES
Mosquito + Tick
Mosquito and tick management focuses on reducing biting insects around your home while protecting people, pets, and outdoor spaces. Using targeted, environmentally responsible treatments, these services help control populations, interrupt breeding cycles, and make yards safer and more enjoyable throughout the season.
Diseases
Mosquitos and ticks carry a myriad of dangerous diseases such as West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, and more. Control of disease vector mosquito and ticks can be minimally impactful and safe when completed responsibly.
We tailor programs to fit client goals. Our experienced pesticide applicators know how to properly administer treatments for maximum effectiveness.
West Nile virus (WNV) was initially discovered in Minnesota in 2002 and has since emerged as the most frequently documented mosquito-borne illness in the state. The areas with the greatest risk for WNV in Minnesota are situated in the western and central regions of the state. Open spaces like agricultural land and prairies offer the ideal environment for Culex tarsalis, the main mosquito carrier of the virus. Like other arboviruses, the majority of WNV cases arise later in the summer when infected vector populations peak.
In Minnesota, 35 cases of WNV disease were reported in 2024. Most cases, 71%, indicated that symptoms began in August or September.
Out of 26 cases, 74% experienced a serious illness impacting the central nervous system (encephalitis or meningitis), and one individual passed away.
Mosquitos
Here at Green Goddess LLC, we use a targeted mosquito control approach designed to significantly reduce mosquito populations where they live and breed. Treatments focus on resting areas such as shrubs, tall grasses, and shaded zones, along with managing standing water that supports mosquito development. With consistent seasonal applications, treated properties can see a 70–90% reduction in mosquito activity, making outdoor spaces far more comfortable.
Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance—they are known carriers of diseases that affect both people and animals. In Minnesota, mosquitoes can transmit illnesses such as West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. These diseases are spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, which becomes a carrier after feeding on infected birds or animals. Reducing mosquito populations around homes plays a key role in lowering exposure risk and improving overall outdoor safety.
Ticks
Here at Green Goddes LLC, we have an extremely targeted tick control method. Twice annually, tubes with cotton soaked in insecticide are placed where mice frequently travel. Mice use the cotton as nesting material; the insecticide does not impact the mice but kills ticks mice pick up in the environment. Treated areas see a 70-80+ percent reduction in ticks in a treated area. Ticks often pick up Lyme disease from mice rather than deer.
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick, often referred to as the deer tick or bear tick. The illness impacts both people and animals. Lyme arguably has more impact on our community than any other local pest vectored disease. In 2022, Minnesota reported 2,685 likely Lyme disease cases supported by confirmatory lab evidence.
1,537 (57%) of all likely cases were male.
The median age for cases was 52 years (with a range from 1 to 96 years).
To contract Lyme disease, an individual needs to be bitten by an infected blacklegged tick (commonly referred to as deer tick or bear tick) carrying the Lyme disease bacteria.
Approximately 1 in 3 adult blacklegged ticks and 1 in 5 blacklegged tick nymphs (the immature stage) carry Lyme disease bacteria.
The tick needs to be connected for a minimum of 24-48 hours to spread the bacteria.