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Yard Defender

MANAGE STINGING AND BITING PESTS OUTSIDE

Fleas, ticks, mound-building ants, and other bloodsucking pests can quickly ruin outdoor time with painful stings or dangerous bites. The Mosquito Squad® Squad Yard Defender package is the ultimate solution for protecting your yard from over 20 types of crawling, biting, and stinging pests—including fleas, ants, fire ants, and ground-burrowing wasps. Our targeted treatments focus on shaded areas where fleas and ticks primarily hide and use specialized methods to help control ant mounds and help deter new colonies. 

The foundation for our Squad Yard Defender package is our Barrier Treatment Plus, which eliminates up to 90% of mosquitoes and other pests and continues to protect your yard for up to three weeks. Our technicians will then apply a combination of baits and additional products to help combat the pests that can burrow and hide beneath the surface of your yard. 

When you sign up for the Squad Yard Defender package, you receive: 

  • A combination of flea and tick treatment for yards, prescriptive baiting, and ant mound-drenching techniques

  • Core Barrier Treatment Plus package, designed to guard against common insects like mosquitoes, ticks, flies, and spiders

  • Essential Botanical Insecticide Repellency: Made with plant-based technology, our proprietary, water-based insecticide combines five essential oils to create an extra layer of defense, helping effectively target, repel, and reduce pests in your yard for up to 21 days.

HOW OUR COMBINED OUTDOOR ANT, FLEA, AND TICK CONTROL WORKS

Our 3-step Squad Yard Defender approach:

  • Inspection – Knowing that fleas and ticks prefer moist, shady, and cool places, our trained professionals look for these areas in your yard.  We also inspect tall grass, natural areas bordering managed turf, and low-lying areas that are especially damp.  Mound-building ants tend to be most visible after heavy rains when colonies are excavated.  

  • Treatment –  Our EPA-registered flea and tick yard spray can kill pests on contact, disrupts flea and tick lifecycles, and continues to deter fleas and ticks for up to 21 days.  We periodically apply granules to help control immature stages of these pests and disrupt the lifecycle to help protect your yard.  To treat ants, we combine targeted mound drench applications with granular ant bait applications to help eliminate and prevent future mounds.

  • Ongoing management – After your initial treatment, we recommend keeping up with continued services to manage small ant hills and use specialized baits to help prevent them from becoming massive colonies.  Tick and flea populations can be controlled through granular treatment applications in the spring and late summer as well as targeted barrier applications in “tick zones.”

The Potential Dangers of Biting and Stinging Pests

Ticks and fleas are both vectors of disease that feed on the blood of their host.  Fleas can pass along harmful parasites, such as tapeworms, and bacterial disease, such as Typhus. Common diseases transmitted by ticks include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Q fever.

Mound-building ants, such as pavement and fire ants, can leave you with painful and itchy spots that blister.  They can also harm your property as they destroy nearby vegetation and negatively impact landscaping.  

Fire ants commonly build their mounds in damp soil and grass which can lead to many small biting insects in areas where children and pets play.  These bites can cause infections or even anaphylactic shock.

Schedule a Professional Combined Ant, Flea, and Tick Yard Treatment

Protect yourself and your loved ones from bites and stings and enjoy your yard in peace!  Make the management of dangerous pests easy with the help of our Squad Yard Defender. Call today at (877) 332-2239 or contact us online for a free quote.

SQUAD YARD DEFENDER DISCLAIMER: Service packages may vary by location. Please check with your local Mosquito Squad to confirm what services are available in your area.  Essential Botanical Insecticide (EBI) may not be available in all locations. Please contact your local mosquito Squad for more details.

 

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Very pleased!! - especially after all this rain..', u'author_name': u'Gerilyn Zeidler', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 22, 16, 10, 46), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Gerilyn Zeidler', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111144793834828641419/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745338246, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIht5hCGNUPPQEtR8x5BO_6t0WAp9qlhCHZdzzU8h39qDQp7Q=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u"Tim J is our tech. He's great...very professional, courteous, reliable, and thorough.\nI am highly allergic to mosquito bites and without this service am unable to spend time outdoors in most of spring, all of summer, and most of fall.\nI know these services are controversial but my backyard is a haven for birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and flowers. It's quite beautiful. This is our 5th season using Mosquito Squad and I would highly recommend.", 'review_content': u"Tim J is our tech. He's great...very professional, courteous, reliable, and thorough.\nI am highly allergic to mosquito bites and without this service am unable to spend time outdoors in most of spring, all of summer, and most of fall.\nI know these services are controversial but my backyard is a haven for birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and flowers. It's quite beautiful. This is our 5th season using Mosquito Squad and I would highly recommend.", u'author_name': u'LaDonna Austin', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 22, 14, 46, 18), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'LaDonna Austin', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111164256162875813140/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745333178, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLcCcucSkdDgNoskILaua7WvYubVu7ez6o_S7iWEOQ2H97Gcg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'Mosquito Squad was recommended to me by a friend when I was complaining about how mosquitos apparently have an instant and very strong attraction to me\u2026however I have no interest in their constant unwanted attention \U0001f616\nI have used them ever since! I wasn\u2019t convinced that it would work and was very skeptical at first, especially since it took a few months to scare them away. Let me just say, they have made me a fan! Sure I might have one or even two stopping by every now and then, but I am so grateful that I can now actually enjoy my backyard to the fullest. It\u2019s truly amazing \U0001f929\nI also want to mention their awesome service. I have 2 dogs and they have a doggie door. Sometimes I am away when they arrive and the door is open. They do everything to accommodate you, and I can\u2019t say enough about how easy they make it to communicate through text. I get an immediate response. Last but certainly not least, the employees that do the spraying are amazing. They are courteous, they are not cutting corners, and they are respectful of your property!\nThank You MOSQUITO SQUAD OF SCOTTSDALE !!!!', 'review_content': u'Mosquito Squad was recommended to me by a friend when I was complaining about how mosquitos apparently have an instant and very strong attraction to me\u2026however I have no interest in their constant unwanted attention \U0001f616\nI have used them ever since! I wasn\u2019t convinced that it would work and was very skeptical at first, especially since it took a few months to scare them away. Let me just say, they have made me a fan! Sure I might have one or even two stopping by every now and then, but I am so grateful that I can now actually enjoy my backyard to the fullest. It\u2019s truly amazing \U0001f929\nI also want to mention their awesome service. I have 2 dogs and they have a doggie door. Sometimes I am away when they arrive and the door is open. They do everything to accommodate you, and I can\u2019t say enough about how easy they make it to communicate through text. I get an immediate response. Last but certainly not least, the employees that do the spraying are amazing. They are courteous, they are not cutting corners, and they are respectful of your property!\nThank You MOSQUITO SQUAD OF SCOTTSDALE !!!!', u'author_name': u'Kat Lange-Richards', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 21, 19, 46, 36), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Kat Lange-Richards', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/100800873418266232393/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745264796, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLdK7grVLeTkB3kNf7tx1gfni34Nn9etI9Zjf4nWBaTogOjAw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'Love Mosquito Squad. Because of them, I have able to enjoy my yard for the first time since we moved here in 1993! They are always pleasant, friendly, and helpful! I highly recommend them to anyone that has mosquitoes in your yard!', 'review_content': u'Love Mosquito Squad. Because of them, I have able to enjoy my yard for the first time since we moved here in 1993! They are always pleasant, friendly, and helpful! I highly recommend them to anyone that has mosquitoes in your yard!', u'author_name': u'Tonya Eschenbrenner', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 21, 19, 6, 38), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Tonya Eschenbrenner', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117745959406336594905/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745262398, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjW1YOkePJjLyhmoXHukHCuGpsc8GkDwanlkuWuFGxYNsoqPNXY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'Super professional - text along the way when they are scheduled and then actually arriving. A final text once they have completed - their treatments do work but it seems it takes 2-3 treatments to totally control the mosquitoes I assume for gestational timeframes and eggs that have yet to hatch.', 'review_content': u'Super professional - text along the way when they are scheduled and then actually arriving. A final text once they have completed - their treatments do work but it seems it takes 2-3 treatments to totally control the mosquitoes I assume for gestational timeframes and eggs that have yet to hatch.', u'author_name': u'Philip Black', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 21, 16, 43, 23), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Philip Black', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/108141483192965987938/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745253803, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKx1YA2TME0tXiUI1nzBwgtOwlFywScifMrT9IQO-alw0JT6g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'We love Mosquito Squad, we gave a very big Tick problem and 2 dogs. Not sure who they were coming in on. We Ticks in bed, all over. Since Mosquito Squad started coming, not one Tick in bed. The treatment a lot covers mosquitos. We have a pond also. Have not had a mosquito problem. Highly recommend.', 'review_content': u'We love Mosquito Squad, we gave a very big Tick problem and 2 dogs. Not sure who they were coming in on. We Ticks in bed, all over. Since Mosquito Squad started coming, not one Tick in bed. The treatment a lot covers mosquitos. We have a pond also. Have not had a mosquito problem. Highly recommend.', u'author_name': u'Shannon Schaefer', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 21, 16, 32, 25), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Shannon Schaefer', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117617509622408430895/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745253145, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJAD3wrbM9CdVO4CFWXedc3shPxBQcQaWy47Mcsw8Tp96_1NA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'Willie of Mosquito Squad is so pleasant and professional. He always has a smile to share. He is efficient and ambitious. I have noticed a big reduction in the bug and wasp population at my place since starting treatments from Mosquito Squad about a year ago! Would not hesitate to recommend Willie and Mosquito Squard to control bugs in one\u2019s yard!', 'review_content': u'Willie of Mosquito Squad is so pleasant and professional. He always has a smile to share. He is efficient and ambitious. I have noticed a big reduction in the bug and wasp population at my place since starting treatments from Mosquito Squad about a year ago! Would not hesitate to recommend Willie and Mosquito Squard to control bugs in one\u2019s yard!', u'author_name': u'Sharron Steele', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 19, 17, 55, 58), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Sharron Steele', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/114283034331925684374/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745085358, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLBq4HQRXYmk3P-hnzOV9XSXVXsSACulfmyy_PiIXTAklTlKA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'LEONARD WAS PHENOMENAL!!!!! He was THOROUGH, DETAILED and provided a QUALITY service. This was our first time using Mosquito Squad and our first treatment and we were thoroughly impressed. Would love to keep him servicing our yard! First impressions are so important and he NAILED IT!!', 'review_content': u'LEONARD WAS PHENOMENAL!!!!! He was THOROUGH, DETAILED and provided a QUALITY service. This was our first time using Mosquito Squad and our first treatment and we were thoroughly impressed. Would love to keep him servicing our yard! First impressions are so important and he NAILED IT!!', u'author_name': u'Alonna Mason', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 19, 16, 23, 35), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Alonna Mason', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/118429066872277876820/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745079815, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIjsfibcqoNEVRiVTn76NealmKl0fRWyYIeMdpOSxr9zAh2DQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'We would like to spotlight what a great job David did providing our monthly service today. He was courteous and very thorough. We believe he treated our property more thoroughly than any technician we have had in the past. We are able to enjoy our outdoors without mosquitoes in the spring and summer. It is a huge benefit that we are able to enjoy sitting outside', 'review_content': u'We would like to spotlight what a great job David did providing our monthly service today. He was courteous and very thorough. We believe he treated our property more thoroughly than any technician we have had in the past. We are able to enjoy our outdoors without mosquitoes in the spring and summer. It is a huge benefit that we are able to enjoy sitting outside', u'author_name': u'Kim Howard', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 19, 13, 48, 17), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Kim Howard', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/109223459303690222134/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'in the last week', u'time': 1745070497, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}, {u'rating': 5, u'profile_photo_url': u'https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL0bx-0Zu1YBQSZdVTLxR6jsSj5VE83KFOQ5siUfme4ct3pyA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo', u'language': u'en', u'text': u'Thank goodness for Mosquito Squad, very good service and results, but then I wanted the yard treated for fleas also.\nBrandon worked it out, and Shane came late the same day to treat our yard. He did a thorough job and was pleasant, as is our regular man. TYMS', 'review_content': u'Thank goodness for Mosquito Squad, very good service and results, but then I wanted the yard treated for fleas also.\nBrandon worked it out, and Shane came late the same day to treat our yard. He did a thorough job and was pleasant, as is our regular man. TYMS', u'author_name': u'Lynn Welton', 'datetime': datetime.datetime(2025, 4, 18, 19, 31, 44), 'review_rating': 5, 'review_author': u'Lynn Welton', u'author_url': u'https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/106379313410052244896/reviews', u'relative_time_description': u'a week ago', u'time': 1745004704, u'translated': False, u'original_language': u'en'}]