2025 PMP Mosquito Management survey breaks down revenue opportunities, top species and more

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April 1, 2025

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Check out the 2025 Mosquito Management Supplement, which shows results from PMP’s Mosquito Management Survey in February 2025.

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PHOTO: TINNAKORN / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES PLUS

Area of Operations

West (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, MO, IA, ND, SD, NE, KS)
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
Northeast (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC)

Number of technicians

  • 28 percent have 2 or fewer.
  • 43 percent have 3-10.
  • 22 percent have 11-99.
  • 7 percent have 100 or more.

Mosquito management job generators

  1. Add-on service for current general pest management clients.
  2. New clients requesting mosquito management services.
  3. Add-on service for current termite management clients.

Top 4 mosquito species by number of jobs generated

  1. Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
  2. Yellow fever mosquito (A. aegypti)
  3. Encephalitis mosquito (Culex tarsalis)
  4. Other mosquito species

Top 4 mosquito species by number of revenue generated

  1. Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
  2. Yellow fever mosquito (A. aegypti)
  3. Other mosquito species
  4. Encephalitis mosquito (Culex tarsalis)

Mosquito management service frequencies (in order of customer requests)

  • 78 percent monthly.
  • 11 percent one time (special event).
  • 4 percent quarterly.
  • 3 percent misting.
  • 3 percent annual.
  • 1 percent town or neighborhood-wide.

Revenue breakdown

GRPAHIC: PMP STAFF
GRAPHIC: PMP STAFF

2024 mosquito management callbacks

  • 28 percent experienced no callbacks to re-treat.
  • 56 percent experienced 1-4 percent callbacks.
  • 13 percent experienced 5-9 percent callbacks.
  • 3 percent experienced 10 a percent or higher callback rate.

Mosquito management revenue: Projected change 2025 vs. 2024

  • 41 percent project an increase in mosquito job calls of 25 percent or more.
  • 32 percent project an increase of less than 25 percent.
  • 24 percent project calls to remain flat.
  • 3 percent project a decrease.

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About the Author

Headshot: Diane Sofranec

Diane Sofranec is the senior editor for PMP magazine. She can be reached at dsofranec@northcoastmedia.net or 216-706-3793.

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