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<div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><a href="http://mosquitojoefranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=crains-chicago-business-mosquito-joe-expands-in-illinois-as-mosquito-borne-illness-awareness-rises-4864" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mosquito Joe</a> is growing and planning even more expansion in the Chicago, Illinois market. The Virginia-based company has seen huge growth as mosquito-borne illness awareness rises.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">"We saw it early on in the season in March and April down in Florida and Texas, and now we're starting to see it in a lot of different places," said Kevin Wilson, Mosquito Joe's CEO.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><a href="https://mosquitojoe.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=crains-chicago-business-mosquito-joe-expands-in-illinois-as-mosquito-borne-illness-awareness-rises-4864" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mosquito Joe</a> uses a spray made of a natural byproduct of the chrysanthemum flower, which wards off pests. While Zika is unlikely to enter Illinois, other mosquito transmitted diseases occur every year and residents are taking notice.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Jim Dunbar is the newest of the three existing Chicago area franchisees for the brand, serving many of the northern suburbs. Dunbar opened on May 1st, with plans to open two additional territories in coming years.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">"Our biggest hurdle in the Chicago area is that people don't know we quite exist yet," Dunbar, 49, said. "But we're here, and we're here to help."</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">To read the full article, click <a href="http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160602/NEWS07/160609984/extermination-company-mosquito-joe-to-expand-in-chicago-area?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=crains-chicago-business-mosquito-joe-expands-in-illinois-as-mosquito-borne-illness-awareness-rises-4864" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>

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Mosquito Joe is opening new locations in the Chicago area as residents are increasingly aware of mosquito-related issues in the summer months.

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