We treat 2 properties in Amherst this season. This page covers Amherst, Massachusetts: seven visits a season across Amherst Center, North Amherst and South Amherst.
Amherst sits in the Connecticut River valley in Hampshire County, in three main sections: Amherst Center, North Amherst and South Amherst. In North Amherst, Puffer's Pond (officially Factory Hollow Pond) is a 13-acre impoundment of Cushman Brook off State Street. The Amethyst Brook Conservation Area has trails along its brook, Lawrence Swamp holds extensive forest beside the Norwottuck Rail Trail, and the 3,000-acre Mount Holyoke Range State Park adds streams, wetlands, woods and thickets.
Amherst is a member of the Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District, which provides mosquito surveillance, larval mitigation and public education to its member towns. What we do is narrower and closer to home: a BML tech treats the shrubs, shaded borders and wood line of your own yard, about every three weeks from late April through October.
Amherst's conservation land is part of daily life here, and its trails, swamp edges and brook corridors are where ticks live. Yards that back onto Lawrence Swamp, Amethyst Brook or the Holyoke Range woods share that border. Tick control is included on every BML mosquito visit at no extra charge: the tech treats the leaf litter, tall grass, stone walls and brush along your tree line, then the shaded beds closer to the house, on all seven visits.
Fill in the form below or call 413.533.1999. We'll confirm your Amherst address and book a property walk.
A BML tech meets you at the property, identifies hotspots, and gives you a firm price. No pressure.
Once you're on the schedule, the first treatment usually goes in within 7-10 days. Dry time is 30-45 min.
We come back every ~21 days through October. You don't have to think about it — we handle the rest.
Yes. This page is for Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, north of our shop in South Hadley. We don't work in Amherst, New Hampshire or Amherst, New York.
Once the spray has dried, typically 30-45 minutes. The materials we use are EPA-registered for residential yards, and we do not treat flowering plants during active bloom, to limit contact with bees and other pollinators.
Every yard is different, so we don't publish a flat rate. It comes down to the size of your yard and how much edge habitat there is. We'll walk the property, measure what actually needs treating, and send you a firm written price before any work starts. The quote is free, and you decide.
More answers on how the program works, when to start, the all-natural option and contracts are on our mosquito & tick control page.
Mosquito and tick control in nearby towns: Hadley, Belchertown, South Hadley, Granby, or see all the towns we serve.
Tell us where you are in Amherst and we'll get a real price back to you within one business day.
