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The Northeast has experienced cool weather and drenched with more rain than usual.  Experts are predicting a worse season than normal for Deer Tick that spread Lyme Disease and mosquitoes that carry encephalitis viruses.  Why is this so?  Deer Tick prefer cool, damp environments like that found under pine needle and leaf litter. Cleaning up such litter may help reduce tick pressure but will not eliminate those present.  Mosquitoes require standing pools and puddles of water to breed and reproduce.

Draining containers that catch and hold water may reduce breeding sites but will not kill the adults that bite and disturb people.  Properly placed insecticide treatments will kill ticks and mosquitoes that can spread disease and bother people trying to enjoy the yard and reduce disease potential.  Waltham Services offers tick and mosquito treatments that can reduce tick and mosquito pressure outside, in the yard.

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