Mosquitoes and ticks – These pesky pests take a lovely evening and turn it into an irksome night, harassing you from the air, leaving itchy welts, or sneaking up on you through the grass. Both these insects spread diseases that can become harmful to your health with just one bite. In addition to diseases like malaria and dengue, mosquito bites can spread parasites like heartworm.

Through their bites, ticks can expose your family to diseases; including neurotoxins, allergens, bacteria, parasites, and viruses. A tickborne illness can range from mild to life-threatening. This includes the most common disease spread by ticks – lyme disease.