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Highland Township sits on 26 lakes covering nearly 1,500 acres, and the 5,900-acre Highland State Recreation Area — with its marshes, wetlands, and trail corridors — runs right alongside residential neighborhoods in West Highland. That’s not just beautiful scenery. It’s one of the most productive mosquito breeding environments in all of Oakland County. Eliminating standing water in your own yard helps, but it doesn’t touch what’s hatching 200 yards away in a marsh you’ll never reach.
We create a treated perimeter around your property — targeting the shaded resting spots, wooded edges, and overgrown corners where mosquitoes spend most of their time. When the barrier is in place, they don’t make it to your deck, your kids, or your dog. You stop reacting and start actually using your yard again.
The difference shows up fast. Evenings on the water become evenings you stay for. Kids play outside without being driven in at dusk. Guests actually enjoy a backyard gathering instead of retreating inside after twenty minutes. That’s what effective backyard mosquito control in West Highland, MI looks like when the conditions are taken seriously.
We founded First Choice Pest Control on May 31, 2005 — which means this year marks 20 full Michigan mosquito seasons of protecting homeowners across southeast Michigan, including families throughout West Highland, Highland Township, and Oakland County’s western communities. Roger, who leads the company, brings 26 years of hands-on pest management experience to every job. That’s not a number pulled from a brochure — it’s 26 Michigan springs, 26 summers treating properties near lakes and marshland, and 26 years of knowing what actually works here.
What sets us apart isn’t a single feature — it’s a consistent standard. You get the same trained technician at your property year after year. No rotating strangers, no part-time seasonal workers filling in for the week. The technician who comes to your West Highland home knows your lot, your tree line, your lake edge. That familiarity matters when you’re dealing with mosquito pressure that shifts with every rain and every season change along the M-59 corridor.
We hold IPM certification, have earned recognition from Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor, and carry a 4.7-star rating from more than 363 verified customers. We also offer discounts for seniors, veterans, and first responders — because that’s just how a locally rooted Michigan business should operate.
It starts with a conversation. When you reach out to us, you’re not routed through a call center. You talk to someone who understands West Highland’s landscape — the wooded lots, the lake-adjacent properties, the proximity to the Highland Recreation Area — and we’ll ask the right questions to understand your specific situation before anything is scheduled.
From there, our technician visits the property and walks it with intention. We’re looking at more than just your yard. We’re identifying harborage zones — shaded shrub lines, low-lying corners that hold moisture after rain, wooded edges where mosquitoes rest during the day. In West Highland, where properties often back up to natural areas or sit near one of the township’s 26 lakes, those harborage zones can extend well beyond a standard suburban lot. The treatment targets those areas directly using EPA-registered products applied under Michigan MDARD licensing requirements.
Treatments are spaced approximately every three weeks throughout the season, which typically runs from late April through October in this part of Oakland County. Each visit is handled by the same technician — someone who’s been to your property before and knows where the pressure concentrates after a wet stretch. After the treatment dries, your yard is ready to use. No waiting days, no guesswork.
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Every mosquito control program we offer includes flea and tick treatment at no additional charge. In West Highland, that matters more than it might somewhere else. With direct access to 44 miles of trails through the Highland State Recreation Area, wooded residential lots, equestrian land throughout the township, and the kind of tall grass and leaf litter that ticks call home, the risk doesn’t stop at mosquitoes. Treating for one without the other leaves a real gap — and we close it automatically.
Our program is built around Integrated Pest Management principles, which means the approach is targeted and lifecycle-aware. It’s not just about knocking down adult mosquitoes that are visible. It’s about disrupting the breeding cycle, treating resting sites, and maintaining a barrier that holds up through Michigan’s unpredictable spring and summer weather patterns — including the heavy rain years that turn Oakland County’s lake-heavy landscape into prime breeding territory almost overnight.
If a reasonable competitor offers a lower rate for comparable service, we’ll match it. You shouldn’t have to choose between the most qualified local option and a fair price. We serve both residential and commercial customers throughout West Highland, MI and the broader Highland Township area, and every program is built around what your specific property actually needs — not a one-size-fits-all schedule.
This is the most common skepticism from homeowners in lake-adjacent communities, and it’s a fair one. The honest answer is yes — with the right approach. The key is understanding that mosquitoes don’t live in the open water itself. They breed in the shallow, stagnant edges: the marshy shoreline, the low-lying wet areas after rain, the standing water that collects in wooded corners. Our barrier treatment targets the places mosquitoes rest and harbor during the day — shaded shrub lines, dense vegetation, wooded property edges — which is where they spend the vast majority of their time before they ever reach you.
In West Highland specifically, the Highland State Recreation Area’s marshes and wetlands mean there’s a near-constant source of mosquito pressure originating outside your property line. No amount of backyard maintenance eliminates that. What our professional barrier spray does is intercept mosquitoes as they move toward your living space, dramatically reducing what reaches your yard even when the surrounding environment is actively producing them. Customers in lake-adjacent communities throughout Oakland County report significant, noticeable improvement after the first treatment — not perfection, but the difference between an unusable yard and one you’re actually spending time in.
The earlier the better — and in West Highland, that means thinking about it in April. Michigan’s mosquito season typically opens in late April, but Highland Township’s 26 lakes and extensive wetland areas mean that spring snowmelt and early rainfall create standing water conditions well before most homeowners start thinking about mosquitoes. By the time you’re noticing them in May, populations are already established and breeding cycles are underway.
Starting your first treatment in late April gives the barrier time to take effect before peak pressure hits in June and July. It also means you’re not playing catch-up during the worst weeks of the season. Treatments are spaced roughly every three weeks, so an April start puts you in a strong position through the full summer and into fall. If you’re enrolling mid-season, don’t let that stop you — a mid-season start still makes a meaningful difference, and our technician will assess where the pressure is worst and prioritize accordingly.
Safety is the right question to ask, especially in a community like West Highland where many properties include horses, large dogs, and children spending significant time outdoors. The products we use are EPA-registered and applied under Michigan MDARD licensing requirements for mosquito management. Once the treatment has fully dried — typically within 30 to 45 minutes under normal conditions — the treated areas are safe for re-entry for people and pets, including dogs.
For horses specifically, the standard guidance is to keep animals away from treated areas until the product has dried completely, and to avoid treating directly near water sources like troughs. Our technician will walk the property with these considerations in mind and treat accordingly. We use an Integrated Pest Management approach, which means the goal is always to use the least amount of product necessary to achieve effective control — not to saturate everything indiscriminately. If you have specific concerns about animals or a particular area of your property, raise them when you schedule. That conversation happens before the first treatment, not after.
It’s real, and it’s local. Michigan has documented West Nile Virus every single summer since 2002. In 2025, Oakland County confirmed its first human case of the year, and Michigan’s first 2025 human WNV case was detected in a Livingston County resident — Livingston County shares a border with Oakland County directly to the west, which puts West Highland in close geographic proximity to confirmed disease activity. This isn’t a distant statistic. It’s circulating in the immediate regional environment every warm season.
West Nile Virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, and most people who contract it experience mild or no symptoms — but for older adults and those with compromised immune systems, it can be serious. Eastern Equine Encephalitis, which can be fatal, has also been confirmed in Michigan in recent years. The practical takeaway is that mosquito control in West Highland, MI isn’t purely about comfort. In a township surrounded by wetlands, lakes, and wildlife habitat, it’s a reasonable, documented public health measure — especially for families spending extended time outdoors through the summer.
Every seasonal program we offer includes recurring barrier treatments spaced approximately every three weeks from late April through October. That’s typically four to six visits depending on when you start and how the season runs. Each treatment targets adult mosquitoes in their resting sites — shaded vegetation, wooded edges, shrub lines — as well as breeding areas where accessible. The goal is a maintained perimeter that holds up between visits, not a one-time spray that fades in a week.
What makes our program different from most competitors in the West Highland area is what’s included at no extra charge: flea and tick treatment comes with every mosquito program. In West Highland, where wooded lots and trail access make tick exposure a genuine concern, that inclusion isn’t a minor add-on — it’s meaningful coverage that most companies bill separately. You also get the same technician every visit, price matching for reasonable competitor rates, and a program that’s adjusted to your specific property rather than applied on a fixed template. We serve both residential and commercial customers throughout West Highland, MI and the broader Highland Township area.
Yes — we offer discounts for seniors, veterans, and first responders. Highland Township has a strong community of longtime residents, military families, and the kind of people who’ve spent careers serving others. Extending a discount to those groups is a straightforward reflection of how we operate as a family-owned Michigan business that’s been in the community for 20 years.
If you or someone in your household qualifies, just mention it when you call. There’s no complicated process — it’s applied directly to your program. We also offer price matching for reasonable competitor rates, so if you’ve already gotten a quote from another mosquito control company serving the West Highland area, bring it to the conversation. The goal is to make sure cost isn’t the reason you end up with a less experienced company treating your property. Between the discount programs and the price match, most customers find that working with us is more accessible than they expected going in.
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