If you feel like the mosquitoes are worse this year, you are not alone.
Across Ottawa and Gatineau, people are noticing more mosquito pressure, more bites, and more frustration when they try to enjoy their yards, patios, cottages, and outdoor spaces. In a recent CBC Ottawa feature, Thom Bourne, owner of Mosquito.Buzz Ottawa, spoke about what many homeowners are already experiencing: hot, humid weather has created the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to thrive.
So, are mosquitoes getting nastier?
It can certainly feel that way. Mosquito activity is closely tied to weather. When we have heat, humidity, rain, and standing water, mosquito populations can build quickly. Water collects in low areas, buckets, toys, bird baths, flowerpot saucers, clogged eavestroughs, tarps, old tires, and even small containers around the yard. That standing water gives mosquitoes the breeding sites they need.
Mosquitoes love sheltered, shaded, humid areas. They rest in tall grass, shrubs, hedges, garden beds, wooded edges, fence lines, and dense vegetation. After rain or long periods of humidity, those areas become even more attractive.
That is why some properties feel almost unusable in the evening. You step outside for dinner, a barbecue, gardening, or a quiet drink on the deck, and the buzzing starts almost immediately. It is not just annoying. It changes how people use their property.
What Homeowners Can Do
Start with a quick yard check once a week. Empty anything that holds water. Clean out eavestroughs. Turn over buckets, toys, wheelbarrows, and containers. Keep grass maintained. Trim back overgrown vegetation where mosquitoes can rest during the day.
These small steps matter. They help reduce the number of places mosquitoes can breed and hide around your home. But for many Ottawa homeowners, yard maintenance alone is not always enough. Mosquitoes can also come from neighbouring properties, wooded lots, ditches, wet areas, parks, and nearby green spaces.
How Mosquito.Buzz Ottawa Can Help
Mosquito.Buzz Ottawa provides professional mosquito control for homeowners who want to take back their outdoor space. Our season-long mosquito programs target the areas where mosquitoes live, rest, and hide.
The goal is simple: fewer mosquitoes, fewer bites, and more time outside.
A professional program is especially helpful for families who use their backyard often, homeowners with shaded or treed properties, cottages, rural lots, and anyone who wants to enjoy summer without constantly swatting, spraying themselves, or heading back indoors.
CBC: Are Mosquitoes Getting Nastier in Ottawa?
Summer is short. Your yard should be a place to enjoy, not avoid.
Visit Mosquito.Buzz for your free quote.
Ottawa's season-long mosquito programs start as low as $386.
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