Gambrills Welcomes Tick And Mosquito-Fighting Business

GAMBRILLS, MD — Summertime means ticks, mosquitoes and other creepy crawlers are on the move and not all of them are helpful insects. Backyard Bug Patrol, which covers Maryland and Virginia, recently announced that it will be helping homeowners and others battle back against ticks and mosquitoes in the Gambrills area, too.

Mosquitoes carry West Nile Virus, which is responsible for more than one million deaths each year around the world. Mosquitoes also are the cause of heart worm in dogs and Eastern equine encephalitis in horses. Ticks cause the debilitating Lyme disease and 30,000 cases are reported each year in the United States.

Currently, the business assists in the fight against these disease-carrying pests in Annapolis, Arnold, Baltimore, Churchton, Crofton, Crownsville, Curtis Bay, Davidsonville, Deale, Edgewater, Fort Meade, Friendship, Galesville, Gibson Island, Glen Burnie, Hanover, Harmans, Harwood, Laurel, Linthicum Heights, Lothian, Mayo, Millersville, Odenton, Pasadena, Riva, Severn, Severna Park, Shady Side, Tracys Landing and West River.