Mosquitoes breed rapidly in North Texas and peak from April through October. Pest Me Off provides barrier spray and recurring mosquito control for McKinney, Allen, Frisco, and Collin County TX.
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Mosquito Season in Collin County When Mosquito Season Starts and Ends in Collin County Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control Mosquito season in Collin County has no fixed start or end date. It follows the weather, starting as the freezes end … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ No-See-Um Bites No-See-Um Bites, What They Look Like and What Keeps Them Off Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 No-See-Um Control A sharp sting on your arm at dusk, nothing to slap, and an hour later a cluster of small, hot red welts. … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ No-See-Ums No-See-Ums in Texas, the Biting Midges You Feel but Cannot See Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 No-See-Um Control You are sitting on the patio at dusk, something keeps biting your ankles and arms, and there is nothing there when you look. … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Mosquito Bites Why Mosquito Bites Swell, and Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control One person at the cookout ends up covered in welts while the person beside them barely gets touched. This article covers why … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Mosquito Dunks Do Mosquito Dunks Work? Standing Water in Collin County Yards Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control After a week of spring storms, the rain barrel, the pond and the low corner of the yard all hold water you cannot … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Asian Tiger Mosquito The Asian Tiger Mosquito, the Daytime Biter in Texas Yards Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control If you get bitten on the ankles while weeding at two in the afternoon, the mosquito doing it is almost certainly the … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ DEET, Picaridin or Permethrin DEET, Picaridin or Permethrin, the Right Repellent for Mosquitoes, Chiggers and Ticks Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control A Collin County summer evening brings mosquitoes at the patio, chiggers in the tall grass and ticks along the … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Plants That Repel Mosquitoes Do Plants That Repel Mosquitoes Work? Citronella, Lavender and the Texas Patio Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control Every spring, garden centers sell citronella plants and lavender as mosquito plants. This article covers whether plants that repel … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Mosquito Misting System How Mosquito Misting Systems Work, and Whether They Are Worth It Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control A mosquito misting system is a line of small nozzles around your yard that sprays a fine mist of insecticide on … Read more
Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ House Mosquito The House Mosquito and How Culex Gets Indoors Ryan Beyer, President · Pest Me Off · McKinney, TX · Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control The house mosquito is the brown Culex mosquito that whines around your bedroom after dark, and it grew up in still water close to home, … Read more