--- title: "How Mosquito Shield’s Proven Infrastructure Led to a Partnership with Franchise FastLane" url: https://burnaze.com/article/0f20e05f-f713-47fa-829e-4909befa0b4d source: "1851 Franchise" original_url: https://1851franchise.com/how-mosquito-shields-proven-infrastructure-led-to-a-partnership-with-franchise-fastlane-2713474 category: "Lawn & pest" industry: "Home Services" segment: "Lawn & pest" published: 2020-07-10T15:10:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:00.404Z image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/173b7600512d903d54e9c3840d369c286245.jpg --- # How Mosquito Shield’s Proven Infrastructure Led to a Partnership with Franchise FastLane **TL;DR:** Mosquito Shield, a residential and commercial mosquito and tick-control services provider, has partnered with Franchise FastLane to accelerate its growth. The company aims to triple in size over the next 24 months. *originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-07-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/how-mosquito-shields-proven-infrastructure-led-to-a-partnership-with-franchise-fastlane-2713474).* ## Key facts - Mosquito Shield has an 84% retention rate - Aims to triple in size in 24 months - Partners with Franchise FastLane ## Story **Franchise sales organization,** **Franchise FastLane****, doesn’t partner with just any brand. Emerging franchise brands go through a thorough evaluation process to verify that they are prepared for the accelerated growth that Franchise FastLane can drive.** **Recently,** **Mosquito Shield** **was one of the franchise brands to make the cut — and for good reason. Since 2001, Mosquito Shield has been providing** **residential** **and** **commercial** **customers with professional mosquito and** **tick-control** **services. With 19 years of R&D behind them, franchisees are able to offer customers the most effective mosquito and tick control in the industry. According to** **Franchise FastLane** **president Carey Gille, this is a service that is more in-demand than ever.** **“Many of us have had to cancel vacations and are choosing to enjoy the summer from our own backyard. As consumers spend less money on expensive travel and invest more to make their homes and backyards a leisure-time destination, the market for a solution like Mosquito Shield is expected to continue to grow exponentially. Now that we are all more health-conscious, customers don’t want to spend that time worrying about mosquitoes and ticks and the diseases that they can carry,” said Gille.** ## Market demand growth **As Gille points out, not only is this service in-demand, it is also recurring. Mosquito Shield is able to bring in customers, demonstrate value and secure service for the next season, resulting in an 84% retention rate across the network. This proven model and exceptional consumer offering is a direct result of being in business for nearly 20 years and the founder’s extensive experience in the field.** **“There are many service-based franchise concepts that enter the mosquito-control industry later in their history, but this brand has grown slowly over time and stayed focused on its core offering,” said Gille. “When it comes to growth, they have always handled development in-house, growing organically to 50 franchisees by adding six to seven franchisees each year.”** **Now, Mosquito Shield is ready to accelerate that growth. “We are looking to triple in size over the next 24 months,” said Michael Moorhouse, vice president of Mosquito Shield. “****The entire Franchise FastLane team has a proven track record in taking quality brands to the next level****. We are poised for growth and know that Franchise FastLane will help us reach those goals.”** ## Proven business model **Mosquito Shield has spent the past two decades developing its** **operations, training, support, proprietary technology, digital assets, marketing and more** **to ensure that each franchise is run efficiently and profitably. Also, with a centralized inbound call center, Mosquito Shield offers franchisees a turnkey approach to consumer acquisition, closing at least 60% of the calls that come in.** **With such a winning model, Franchise FastLane is confident that Mosquito Shield will appeal to prospective franchisees across the country. “Franchisee prospects are often looking for a simple business model,” said Gille. “With Mosquito Shield, franchisees work directly out of their homes, don’t need employees, are able to open quickly and start seeing annual level returns after only working the season. Plus, this simple model creates a very affordable investment with low overhead costs.”** **Moorhouse notes that Franchise FastLane has already treated Mosquito Shield as a true partner. “From the beginning, they made us feel like we were a complement to their existing brands and that they wanted us to join them,” he said. “****It is clear that our success is their success, and that made it an easy decision to partner with them****. We can’t wait to get going and know that Fastlane FastLane will help us dominate the mosquito-control space.”** ## Entities - 1851 Franchise (publication) - franchise growth (topic) - Home Services (sector) - partnership (topic) - mosquito control (topic) - Franchise FastLane (company) - Mosquito Shield (company) - Michael Moorhouse (person) --- Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/how-mosquito-shields-proven-infrastructure-led-to-a-partnership-with-franchise-fastlane-2713474). 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