How Mosquito Hunters Provides Its Franchisees with Diverse Streams of Revenue

Mosquito Hunters, the rapidly growing outdoor pest control franchise, now offers a tick and flea package, a perimeter pest program and mosquito stations to provide even better results for customers. By adding these unique services, franchisees have the chance to benefit from diverse streams of revenue. 

“All of these new services add value for our franchisees,” said Eric Martin, Senior Vice President of Franchise Development. “Perimeter pest extends the servicing period into the fall, while the mosquito stations are the most significant advancement in mosquito control technology since the gas-powered backpack sprayer was invented by Stihl. We are sending a loud message to the world that Mosquito Hunters is on the cutting edge with green, sustainable and effective solutions that do not harm butterflies, fireflies, lady bugs or any of the other bugs people like.”

What the New Services Include

The Mosquito Hunters team decided to add these services after repeated demand from customers and franchisees alike. A handful of Mosquito Hunters owners have already been piloting the perimeter pest and mosquito stations over the last year and are seeing success. 

Mosquito stations are devices that look like potted plants, but are actually tools to attract mosquitoes into them. The mosquito then picks up an active ingredient in the station and tracks it back to other breeding sites in the area.

“It's actually one of the greenest tools in the industry,” said Nick Sorgani, Franchise Business Advisor. “We believe this is the biggest innovation in mosquito control since the backpack sprayer that allows us to go out and do this type of work at our customers' properties. It is part of a system wide effort to really engrain it into our culture and ultimately offer the best mosquito control solutions.” 

Meanwhile, the perimeter pest service is an outdoor pest control service that expands into the crawling types of insects such as spiders, ants, cockroaches and stink bugs that try to get inside the home during seasonal changes. 

“Our perimeter pest service creates a barrier around the home, while our mosquito service is creating a barrier around the entire yard,” said Sorgani. “We're just adding more barriers around the inner part of the property. With this particular service, more or less, it's going to be quarterly for most of our locations. It allows franchisees to get more revenue and have better profits, but it's also providing a service to our customers.” 

How the Services Add Value for Franchisees

Sorgani noted that Mosquito Hunters franchisees would get questions all the time about whether or not they offered services to treat spiders, ants and more. Now, instead of going to their general pest control company, customers can turn to Mosquito Hunters for more solutions. 

“This is also allowing us to extend our season, which of course gives us more opportunity to make money in the offseason,” he said. “We can also potentially keep our technicians year round or close to year round. We're ultimately trying to give our owners the ability to keep year round employees, make revenue year round and just provide more services to their customers, especially the services that they need in their particular market.” 

“Mosquito stations also make the perfect upsell,” noted Martin. The brand’s sales center is making the products a standard upsell to all customers and believes that the number of new stations will boom over the next three months. 

How Adding These Services Sets Mosquito Hunters Apart

The Mosquito Hunters team knows that only offering one service limits the ability to compete with other brands in the market. By adding these services, the franchise is stepping into other areas and setting its franchisees up to better weather the competition. 

Mosquito Hunters is leading the charge in implementing these new services for every single owner in the system and Sorgani noted that they are already seeing owners increase their revenues in the pilot programs. 

“No one else is doing this,” said Martin. “To any broker or candidate wondering how we’re different from the other mosquito concepts, this is one of the most meaningful differences between Mosquito Hunters and everyone else to date.”

The total investment necessary to open a Mosquito Hunters franchise ranges from $89,107-$116,187. The franchise license fee ranges from $30,000 to $40,000. For more information on franchising opportunities with Mosquito Hunters, visit https://mosquitohuntersfranchise.com/.