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title: "Spartanburg Herald-Journal: Mosquito Joe Prepares for Upcoming Opening"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4443166a-254d-4e58-937a-ef5946560e31
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/spartanburg-herald-journal-mosquito-joe-prepares-for-upcoming-opening-11065
category: "Lawn & pest"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Lawn & pest"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-03-14T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:06:23.122Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c98da86896358ac02d3a380498f839a17168.jpg
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# Spartanburg Herald-Journal: Mosquito Joe Prepares for Upcoming Opening

**TL;DR:** A Mosquito Joe franchise is opening in the Upstate, providing mosquito and tick control services to residential properties. Local couple Eric and Rita Blackwell are preparing to bring Mosquito Joe to the area.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/spartanburg-herald-journal-mosquito-joe-prepares-for-upcoming-opening-11065).*

## Story

Set to open April 3, local couple Eric and Rita Blackwell are preparing to bring Mosquito Joe to the Upstate. The Virginia-based pest control company helps treat area residents backyards in an effort to reduce the number of mosquitoes and ticks in the space.

“I already knew some people that were doing Mosquito Joe and they’re just so happy with it and successful,” Rita told the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. “We felt like this was the right time and the right opportunity.”

The two have five children that they hoped to pass the business along to, one day. The Blackwells Mosquito Joe location will cater to the people of Spartanburg their service across the county, as well as North Carolina towns, including Columbus, Tryon and Mill Spring.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise opening (topic)
- expansion (topic)
- Mosquito Joe (company)
- Columbus (location)
- pest control services (topic)
- Spartanburg (location)
- Tryon (location)
- Mill Spring (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/spartanburg-herald-journal-mosquito-joe-prepares-for-upcoming-opening-11065). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4443166a-254d-4e58-937a-ef5946560e31).