The thought of spiders and ants crawling through your home is unsettling for any homeowner. Our Perimeter Shield service is designed to stop these pests before they enter your home. By targeting the exterior, we prevent insects like grasshoppers and ants from seeking shelter, food, or a place to breed inside your living space. Keep those annoying insects out of your home with our proven, effective solution.
Our treatment targets and eliminates pests around your home’s perimeter, stopping them before they invade.
By addressing common entry points and pest hotspots, our service helps prevent future insect infestations.
Our solution forms a protective barrier to keep spiders, ants, and other crawling insects outside where they belong.
Grasshoppers thrive in Northern Utah’s hot, dry summers, becoming a significant nuisance in gardens and landscapes.
Why Grasshoppers Thrive:
Issues Caused by Grasshoppers:
Mosquito Shield’s Solution:
Below you’ll find a list of the typical environments that foster breeding for mosquitoes in the Northern Utah area.
These areas provide an abundance of native grasses and forbs, which serve as a primary food source for grasshoppers. Minimal human intervention allows unchecked population growth, especially in drought years when natural predators may decline.
Crops like alfalfa, wheat, and barley provide a concentrated, high-nutrient food source for grasshoppers. Farmers may rotate crops or leave fields fallow, creating temporary habitats that grasshoppers exploit before moving to active fields.
These areas offer ideal breeding conditions with loose, dry soil for egg-laying and warm temperatures that accelerate grasshopper development. Sparse vegetation limits competition, and climate patterns such as mild winters and dry springs can lead to increased survival rates.
Identification: Medium-sized (about 1 inch long). Brown to gray with fine dark markings on wings and back. Hind legs have a reddish inner surface. Wing length usually extends beyond the abdomen tip.
Behavior: Highly mobile and capable of long-distance flights during outbreaks. Major agricultural pest—feeds on a wide variety of crops and rangeland grasses. Populations can explode during dry, warm summers.
Habitat: Found in grasslands, rangelands, and agricultural fields. Prefers disturbed soils for egg-laying.
Identification: Large, robust body (up to 1.5 inches long). Two distinct yellow stripes running from the eyes down the back. Green to brown body with yellowish undersides.
Behavior: Strong jumper and flier. Aggressive feeder on crops like alfalfa, grains, and vegetables. Commonly found in large numbers in the summer.
Habitat: Prefers moist habitats like roadsides, ditches, and fields with tall grasses. Eggs laid in soil with good moisture retention.
Identification: Large and heavy-bodied (1.25–1.75 inches). Bright yellow with black chevron (V-shaped) markings on hind legs. Forewings usually speckled with dark spots.
Behavior: Voracious eater; causes significant damage in gardens and crops like corn and soybeans. One of the earliest hatchers in spring. Often found feeding in groups.
Habitat: Favors cultivated land, gardens, pastures, and roadside vegetation. Eggs are laid in loose, dry soil.
Insects like grasshoppers and ants aren’t just a nuisance—they’re looking to make your home their home. Seasonal changes in Northern Utah can cause insects to seek refuge inside, making it crucial to have a year-round plan that keeps them out. With our Perimeter Shield service, we treat the exterior of your home to stop pests before they get in.
Our seasonal approach ensures that your home is protected throughout the year. Our trained technicians perform treatments every 60 to 75 days, starting in early spring. During each visit, they focus on areas with active insect activity and potential entry points, ensuring your home remains a free from annoying insects like spiders and ants.
Key Benefits:
Identification: Medium to large size (1–1.75 inches including legs). Brown with chevron (V-shaped) markings on the abdomen. No distinct banding on the legs. Often confused with other funnel-web spiders.
Behavior: Builds funnel-shaped webs near ground level. Not aggressive; bites only when provoked or trapped. Venom is mildly toxic but usually not medically significant.
Habitat: Common in basements, window wells, woodpiles, and ground-level crevices. Prefers dark, moist environments inside and outside homes.
Identification: Large, hairy body (up to 2 inches including legs). Brown to gray with eye-catching white markings or stripes. Has eight eyes arranged in three rows (distinctive eye shine at night).
Behavior: Active hunters—do not spin webs to catch prey. Fast movers and can be startling, but generally harmless to humans. Females carry egg sacs and later their spiderlings on their back.
Habitat: Found in gardens, under rocks, wood, or debris. Common in grassy fields, forests, and sometimes indoors.
Identification: Glossy black with a distinctive red hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen. Females are about 1.5 inches with legs extended; males are smaller and lighter-colored. Rounded abdomen, relatively small head.
Behavior: Nocturnal and non-aggressive unless disturbed. Builds irregular, messy webs near the ground. Venomous bite can cause muscle pain, cramps, and other symptoms—medical attention advised.
Habitat: Prefers dark, dry, and undisturbed areas like sheds, garages, under outdoor furniture, and woodpiles. Common around human structures and in debris.
