MOSQUITO ENEMY

Mosquito Enemy, based in Newburyport, sprays yards for mosquitoes and ticks, and the thing that keeps showing up in its Google reviews — 4.9★ from 222 ratings — is how completely the pests disappear. One family hosted a son's outdoor graduation party on a lot abutting wetlands and woods and reported zero bugs and zero ticks on the dog; others on wooded or wetland-bordering properties describe going from swarms to nothing, some for four to seven years running. The reviews name the same technicians over and over — Leon, Christopher, Joseph, Brandon, Chris — described as explaining the plan before spraying, giving extra attention to problem spots a homeowner points out, and working around things like a vegetable garden or a farm where animals need to stay secured first. A 2022 review called the treatment organic and safe for a dog. Many describe the crew coming and going without anyone even noticing. Not every account is clean: in a 2024 review, one customer describes paying $1,054.59 for a year of service in 2022, never receiving it, and being unable to reach anyone about a refund — over a dozen calls to the answering service and messages left for the owner, Jeffery, with no callback. For a yard near woods or standing water where ticks and mosquitoes are a real problem, the pattern across dozens of reviews and repeat customers spanning multiple years is a service that works — just confirm billing and cancellation terms are clear up front given that one account.