Here are the best ways to rid your yard of pests

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Are you ready for those uninvited guests to your backyard barbecue, this weekend?

Patricia Lopez explains a way that you can get rid of them.

Just a cap full of water is enough to hatch 200 mosquitoes.

Whether you hire a company or do it yourself, as a homeowner, you still have to watch a few things in your yard.

The folks at Mosquito Squad are working overtime to get rid of mosquitoes in Houston area backyards.

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So before you hire a company or do it yourself, head to your yard and think of the the letter "T".

Tip and turn any water over, toss leaves and other yard debris and then treat!

For $99 every 21 days, companies like the Mosquito Squad can take care of your mosquitoes and at Solutions Pest and Lawn, they have products that work with a fogger.

The product is called Pyrocide 100 and the price is $69.99. That's about 3-4 applications for the average yard.

If you really want to Stretch Your Dollar, you can use a hand spray called reclaim.

You will want to spray any pesticides during the heat of the day, when mosquitoes are hiding from the sun.