Waxahachie Daily Light: Mosquito Joe Opens New Location in Waxahachie, Texas

Mosquito Joe recently opened its first territory to cover Waxahachie to help reduce the threat of mosquitoes and provide comfort to locals who fear the effects of West Nile and the Zika virus.

“At Mosquito Joe, we make outside fun again. We do barrier sprays around outside commercial properties. We take care of outdoors insects and pests,” co-owner and lead technician Matthew McReynolds said. “We specialize in mosquitoes, but we also do fleas, ticks and fire ants. Just anything that keeps you from having fun outside we take care of.”

Mosquito Joe offers two proprietary sprays- the first is synthetic which lasts about 21 days and the second is an all-natural solution which lasts two weeks. Aside from protecting the community, Mosquito Joe is working to educate the public on ways to reduce the presence of mosquitos and how to reduce the risk of infection due to moosquito borne illnesses.

“This is something we are working on as a businesses to make sure that we are educated on these things, but the best things that we can do is to not use fear tactic, but educate our customers and let them know that this is an issue — mosquito-borne illnesses,” McReynolds said.

Since opening in early May, the McReynolds have seen rapid growth and plan to purchase an additional two trucks before the end of the season.