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Imagine your yard alive with pollinators: bumblebees visiting coneflowers at first light, monarch butterflies drifting through milkweed at noon. But when dusk arrives, swarms of mosquitoes turn your outdoor refuge into an uncomfortable trap. You want to regain your evenings without eliminating all beneficial insects. Our pollinator-safe mosquito control achieves that balance through precise timing, …

Hospitable to Pollinators but Uninviting to Mosquitoes: Science-Backed Sprays That Spare the Good Guys Read More »

Summer bookings look great. Five-star reviews are rolling in. Then a guest messages you a photo of a blistered arm and a terse line: “We got this at your place.” Suddenly, ignoring that shiny vine snaking along the fence costs more than calamine lotion—it’s refunds, bad reviews, and potential liability claims. The Unseen Guest: Urushiol …

Hosts, Campgrounds & Short-Term Rentals: The Liability You Didn’t Budget—Poison Ivy on Your Property Read More »

How to Stay Ahead of the Hatch—Ditch the Itch Style When a Mid-Michigan thunderstorm dumps an inch of rain in an afternoon, mosquitoes don’t just get annoying—they explode in number. Most species can go from egg to biting adult in just 5–7 days when temperatures are in the 70s. In other words, the clock starts …

 Storm Week = Mosquito Boom: A 7-Day Plan For After Heavy Michigan Rains Read More »

By Ditch the Itch – Serving itchy Michiganders so you can enjoy your yard year-round That pretty vine glowing red and orange on your fence line in September? It’s still poison ivy, still loaded with urushiol, and yes, your skin will react even if the leaves are crisp or the vine looks dead. Late summer …

August Isn’t the End: Poison Ivy’s Fall Color Trap (and Why Late-Season Removal Matters) Read More »

There’s something magical about summer camp. The smell of campfires, the echo of laughter by the lake, the sound of sneakers sprinting across a field. But there’s one thing every parent and camp director dreads during those warm weeks — bug bites and poison ivy rashes. From mosquito swarms at dusk to hidden patches of …

How to Protect Summer Campers from Itchy Surprises Read More »

Every year, as soon as the temperature hits 70, the same cycle begins: People run to big box stores, grab citronella candles, essential oil sprays, or yard foggers — and then wonder why they’re still getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. If you’ve ever relied on a DIY solution only to find yourself scratching like crazy …

The Truth About DIY Bug Sprays and Why They Fail by July Read More »

We get it. You are not just trying to kill mosquitoes. You’re looking for relief from the itching, scratching, and constant irritation. You want your space back for your kids, your pets and your sanity. We think differently at Ditch the Itch. It’s not like we go and spray and hope for the best. We follow a tried-and-true 2-step process …

Our 2-Step Attack: How We Kill the Itch and Keep It Gone Read More »