Mosquito Hunters Franchise Cost & 2026 FDD Data
79/100
Strongest tier
79 this brand56 Home Services medianlikely 73–85: narrower with more SBA loans (high confidence)
Higher is better · an editorial assessment, not investment advice
#188 of 3,068 graded brands
Why an A: Helped by financial health, unit growth, scale, legal record and transparency. See all six factors
- Total investment
- $118K – $140K
- Avg gross sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- 8 resolved of 27 loans: too few to judge
Data from the FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records. Analysis by FranchiseVerdict · Methodology · Website · Report an error · Franchisor? Claim this listing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026 FDD
Per the 2026 FDD, a Mosquito Hunters franchise requires a total initial investment of $118K – $140K, including a $50K franchise fee. Once open, the ongoing royalty is 10.0%. The 2026 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. Verdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice.
Sources: 2026 FDD · What one unit could make and lose →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: 2026 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low (the current year's filing)
Evidence for the headline figures: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
Quick verdict · vs Home Services median
Top edge: green = better than the Home Services median by more than 10%, red = worse by more than 10%, gray = within 10% or no benchmark. Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a).
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Methodology
Bottom line
- RETURNSThe figure shown was revenue from the HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING add-on service only, for the 34 franchisees who fully participated in the 2025 season (Table A.6, printed p.45). It contains no pest-control revenue at all. The core business is quantified only as customer counts, per-treatment pricing and per-customer program value.
- GROWTHIn the latest Item 20 year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 10 (15 opened, 5 closed).
- DATAItem 19 reports other rather than annual gross sales, so the figure is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
AT STAKEOne unit at the Item 7 midpoint: $17K a year in payments on assumed SBA 7(a)-style terms.You put in about $26K of your own cash and personally guarantee a $103K loan. Assumptions are labeled in Sales; not investment advice.See what one unit could make and lose
Things to check before you sign (2)
- The franchisor keeps the right to compete inside your territory (Item 12, territory).
- Item 15 (owner participation) requires the owner, or a principal the franchisor approves, to run the business day to day. Ask how much of the business that principal must own.
Checked and clear: no auditor doubt that the franchisor can keep operating, no net loss of franchised outlets in the latest Item 20 years, no lawsuit naming the franchisor in Item 3 and the full filing on file, and an Item 19 average from 62 units. Not on file here, so ask: SBA charge-off rate against the category median, jury-trial waiver and supplier rebates.
What to do next
Step 1: Read the FDD itself.
Free: the franchisor must give it to you at least 14 days before you sign or pay. Or look it up in a state registry (Wisconsin, Minnesota, California). What to read first.
Step 2: Talk to current and former owners.
Free: Item 20 of the FDD lists every current owner and those who left last year, most with a phone number. Questions to ask.
Shortcut: the Mosquito Hunters owner list as a CSV, in the Contacts section.
Step 3: Talk to an SBA lender.
Free: the SBA's Lender Match, or the lenders already lending to this brand in the SBA section. Ask what you would personally guarantee and what the monthly payment would be. If you plan to use retirement savings, ask a CPA about the rules for that first.
Step 4: Have a franchise attorney review the FDD and agreement.
Free: your state bar's lawyer referral service can name franchise lawyers, and many offer a short first consultation. Bring the checks listed above.
Research steps, not investment or legal advice.
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost (the Item 7 midpoint) is 22% below the Home Services median ($164K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7 (fees and startup costs)
Do you qualify? The filing states no minimum net worth or liquid capital. Ask Mosquito Hunters, LLC (Item 1: 142 State Route 34, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733) and your lender what they require, and keep living costs for the first year outside the deal.
Full Item 7 breakdown20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial License Fee | $50K | $50K | |
| Training and Support Fee | $7.5K | $7.5K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing Package | $20K | $20K | |
| Equipment Package Fee | $3K | $3K | |
| Sales Support Resources | $200 | $450 | |
| Vehicle Tracking and Telematics | $50 | $100 | |
| Technology Fee | $150 | $150 | |
| Service Vehicle Deposit | $8.35K | $16.7K | |
| Service Vehicle Lease Payment | $1.2K | $1.52K | |
| Computer Software | $415 | $656 | |
| Computer Hardware | $0 | $2K | |
| Opening Mosquito & Pest Control Inventory | $500 | $1K | |
| Holiday Lighting Start-Up Inventory Package | $5K | $5K | |
| Holiday Lighting Start-Up Equipment Package (Tools, Ladders, Safety Equipment, etc.) | $2.4K | $2.8K | |
| Uniforms | $250 | $600 | |
| Rental Space | $0 | $1K | |
| Bookkeeper | $325 | $400 | |
| Training and Travel Expenses | $2.5K | $4K | |
| Insurance | $850 | $1.5K | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months | $14.9K | $21.4K | |
| Total initial investment | $118K | $140K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. The total row is the total as printed in Item 7. Actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 6 · what you pay once you are open
Ongoing fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of net sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of net sales |
| Technology fee$150/month currently, scheduled to increase to $250/month once cumulative Net Revenues reach $1,000,000, with MH able to increase up to a max of $500/month | $150/month |
| Training feeAdditional training charge listed in Item 6 | $7,500 |
| Transfer fee | $25,000 |
| Total fee loadabove the Home Services median of 8.0% (heavy) | 12.0% of sales |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19 (sales and earnings)
Items 6 (other fees), 7 (startup costs) and 19 (sales and earnings) · assumptions labeled
What you could make and lose: one unit
What one Mosquito Hunters unit would ask of you, from the filing's Item 7 total and labeled assumptions.
How these figures are worked out
- Loan (assumption): 80% of the $129K Item 7 midpoint is a $103K loan, paid over 10 years at 10.5%: $17K a year. SBA 7(a)-style terms on a long-term rate; your lender sets yours. Mosquito Hunters' past SBA 7(a) loans averaged 8.1% at approval; 7(a) rates move with the prime rate, so 10.5% is a current-rate assumption, not this brand's history.
What you put at risk
Your own cash in: about $26K Assumption (the part the loan does not cover of the $129K Item 7 midpoint), plus whatever anything Item 7 leaves out (its notes say what). The loan is $103K.
Personal guarantee. SBA 7(a) loans require a personal guarantee from anyone who owns 20% or more of the business. If the unit cannot pay, the lender can collect from you personally, which can include your savings and your home. The worst case is losing the cash you put in and still owing the rest of the loan.
Gross sales are not profit, and none of these figures is take-home pay until tax and every operating cost are paid. The assumptions are ours, not the filing's. Not investment advice.
Returns modelOne unit · several units · editable
Item 19 of the Mosquito Hunters FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. The return models need one gross sales figure to start from, plus the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions; nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · one unit
What would one Mosquito Hunters unit leave you each year after the loan payment?
Not disclosed in Item 19. Enter your own gross sales assumption
Gross sales, not profit: the costs below decide what is left.
No Item 19 figures are on file for this brand. Enter your own costs from a lease quote, a payroll plan and calls with current owners.
Illustrative category typicals, not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Item 7 midpoint of $118K to $140K
Item 7's $15K to $21K additional funds are already in the total
Left after the loan payment · per year
The unit's EBITDA minus the assumed loan payment. Before tax, depreciation and any cost your inputs leave out (insurance, accounting and legal, licenses, technology fees): not take-home pay.
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies annual revenue, direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
Loan of $103K at 10.5% over 10 years, an assumption, not a quote. Return and payback are before tax, depreciation and the costs above. The loan usually needs your personal guarantee.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD · filed by Mosquito Hunters, LLC
Financial performance
The figure shown was revenue from the HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING add-on service only, for the 34 franchisees who fully participated in the 2025 season (Table A.6, printed p.45). It contains no pest-control revenue at all. The core business is quantified only as customer counts, per-treatment pricing and per-customer program value.
Percentile ranks within Home Services
Each rank is among the Home Services brands that report that figure (the count is under each bar).
vs Home Services medians
How Mosquito Hunters compares
Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Who are you contracting with?
Mosquito Hunters, LLC, owned by LD Parent, Inc.
Item 1 (the franchisor) · who you're contracting with
The franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Mosquito Hunters, LLC
- Parent company
- LD Parent, Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- CNL Strategic Capital, LLC (via Levine Leichtman Capital Partners affiliated funds)
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- MH Franchising, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chairman
- Scott D. Frith
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 142 State Route 34, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
- Auditor
- BDO USA, P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $47.8M
- latest fiscal year in the 2026 FDD; $45.3M the year before
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 9
3 other brands on this site name CNL Strategic Capital, LLC (via Levine Leichtman Capital Partners affiliated funds) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
- Lawn Doctor (grade A)
- Sparkle Squad (grade B)
- ecomaids (grade B)
Portfolio: Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (private-equity sponsor)
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
Mobile outdoor pest control services (mosquito, flea, tick, ant, spider, rodent, cockroach eradication) combined with holiday lighting and décor design, installation, maintenance, and removal services under the PEST HUNTERS-MOSQUITO HUNTERS-HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING trademarks
- CEO
- Scott D. Frith
- Franchised outlets in
- 25 states and territories
- Item 20 Table 3, at year end
Is the system healthy?
+23 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (122 to 145, +18.9% in total, +9.0% a year compounded).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20 (outlets opened, closed and transferred)
Item 20 (outlet counts) · unit dynamics
The growth chart
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 rates and pipeline
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 7
- 1 for every 21 open outlets · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Item 20 · franchised units at year end
Franchised units rose from 122 in 2023 to 145 in 2025
Axis does not start at zero.
Source and method
Item 20 (outlet counts) Table 3 · franchised outlets at year end
Where current outlets are
Franchised outlets at year end by state, as the filing's Item 20 Table 3 counts them. Not a list of where the franchisor may sell new units.
Current outlets (count on the tile) · 25 statesNo current outlet
145 franchised outlets at year end in 25 states (Item 20 Table 3).
Government records
SBA loan data
Matched to this brand from SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan records.
- Loans on file
- 27
- SBA 7(a) loans matched to this brand, incl. those still being repaid
- Loan volume
- $3.2M
- Average loan
- $119K
- loan volume divided by loans
- Charge-off rate
- 8 resolved of 27 loans: too few to judge
- Limited SBA coverage: 27 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
- Paid in full
- 8 resolved of 27 loans: too few to judge
- Recent-loan charge-off
- 8 resolved of 27 loans: too few to judge
- Lenders
- 9
- Average interest rate
- 8.1%
- Jobs reported
- 113
- Lender concentration
- 59%
- top lender's share
Cumulative: every 7(a) loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
Borrower mix: of the 27 loans with a recorded business age, 26 (96%) went to startups or businesses under two years old and 1 (4%) to established businesses or ownership changes.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Full SBA lending reportlenders · charge-off rate · trend
Lender network · SBA 7(a)
SBA Lending Report
Lender, state and yearly detail for Mosquito Hunters from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records.
- Average SBA guarantee
- 82%
- Average interest rate
- 8.1%
- Lender concentration
- 59%
- Jobs reported
- 113
Top 10 SBA lenders by loan count
| Loans | Volume | Charge-off |
|---|---|---|
| United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | ||
| 16 | $2.3M | Not on file |
| The Bancorp Bank National Association | ||
| 3 | $317K | Not on file |
| Stearns Bank National Association | ||
| 2 | $152K | Not on file |
| Midwest Regional Bank | ||
| 1 | $100K | Not on file |
| Independence Bank | ||
| 1 | $150K | Not on file |
A lender’s rate counts only its resolved loans, the loans that have finished (paid in full or charged off); a 0.0% often means few of its loans have finished. Under 10 resolved loans, the rate reads “Too few”.
Charge-off rate by state (top 10 by loans)
| State | Loans | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX Texas | 5 | 0 | Too few2 resolved |
| FL Florida | 4 | 1 | Too few1 resolved |
| NY New York | 3 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
| MD Maryland | 2 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
| MO Missouri | 2 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| NC North Carolina | 2 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| GA Georgia | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| IA Iowa | 1 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
| LA Louisiana | 1 | 1 | Too few1 resolved |
| MI Michigan | 1 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
Rate: charged-off loans over resolved loans (paid in full plus charged off), shown from 10 resolved loans. "Too few": under 10 resolved. The Loans column counts every approval in the window, including loans still being repaid.
SBA 7(a) loans approved per year
Borrower profile
The SBA's own business-age labels (3)
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level data, matched to the brand by FranchiseVerdict.
What are the risks?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Verdict grade + FDD Items 3 (litigation), 4 (bankruptcy), 8 (required suppliers), 16 (what you may sell), 21 (audited financials)
Risk and legal
Grade A: Strongest tier, 79/100 (category median 56); the full grade is at the top of the page.
How the grade is built
Why an A, factor by factor
- Financial health HelpsAudited financials; no going-concern doubt; franchisor net income positive
- Unit economics NeutralNo Item 19 sales figure to set against the investment, so neutral
- Unit growth Helps+23 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (122 to 145, +18.9% in total, +9.0% a year compounded); turnover 3.4%
- Scale Helps145 franchised units; franchising since 2015
- Legal HelpsNo litigation naming the franchisor in Item 3
- Transparency HelpsItem 19 discloses financial performance; audited financials
From the six scored dimensions, an editorial assessment, not investment advice. How the score is built
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation disclosed in Item 3
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · BDO USA, P.C.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
Ask what the franchisor earns on the supplies it sells you or the rebates it takes (Item 8).
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 12.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before your own operating costs.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12 (territory), 15 (owner participation) and 17 (renewal, termination and disputes)
Contract and territory detail
| Allowed renewals | 2 |
|---|---|
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territory | No |
| Territory size | “Territory contains no less than 25,000 single-family residences; not exclusive - MH retains rights to compete via other channels/affiliated brands; MH will not grant a materially overlapping Hunters-Humbug franchise territory while franchisee is in compliance” |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Who runs it (Item 15) | The owner, or a principal the franchisor approves, must run it |
| Non-compete (years) | 1 year |
| Non-compete (miles) | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusal | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Within 10 miles of MH's then-current principal office (currently New Jersey) |
Items 10 (financing), 11 (training and support)
Training and operations
- Classroom training
- 35 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Holmdel, New Jersey (MH headquarters or nearby facilities), plus ~80.25 hours virtual pre-training
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 (initial fees) & 11 (training and support)
Franchisor support
Item 20 (outlet counts) · call current owners
Franchisee contacts
Who can you call before you sign?
80 current owners to call
Each record has the franchisee (company or owner name as the filing prints it), phone number, city and state. 99 records: 80 current outlets + 19 former owners (terminated, transferred, not renewed or otherwise left). From the filing's Item 20 (the outlet list); the FDD itself is the free source. Our list covers 80 of the 145 franchised outlets Item 20 counts at year end; the owner exhibit prints the rest without a usable phone number, or omits them.
For your own due-diligence calls only. Not for telemarketing, marketing lists, or automated or prerecorded calls or texts.
One-time · CSV download · full refund within 7 days if the data does not match the FDD. Some numbers, especially for former owners, may be outdated.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to open a Mosquito Hunters franchise?
Per the 2026 FDD, the total investment to open a Mosquito Hunters franchise ranges from $118K to $140K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This is the Item 7 total in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): the startup costs the franchisor lists, such as build-out, equipment, inventory and working capital. It usually leaves out buying land or a building; Item 7's notes say what is excluded.
What do Mosquito Hunters franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Mosquito Hunters FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Mosquito Hunters?
Mosquito Hunters is franchised by Mosquito Hunters, LLC. Its parent company is LD Parent, Inc.. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is CNL Strategic Capital, LLC (via Levine Leichtman Capital Partners affiliated funds). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Mosquito Hunters FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Mosquito Hunters FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Mosquito Hunters' franchise failure rate?
There is no published franchise failure rate, and Mosquito Hunters has too few resolved SBA 7(a) loans on file (fewer than 10) to show an SBA charge-off rate that would mean anything. The SBA charge-off rate is the share of a brand's resolved SBA 7(a) loans to its franchisees that the SBA wrote off, including purchased guarantees. Resolved means paid in full or charged off; active loans are excluded because their outcome is not yet known. It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses. Review the turnover and closure figures in Item 20 of the FDD and speak with current and former franchisees.
How many Mosquito Hunters franchise locations are there?
Per the 2026 FDD, Mosquito Hunters has 145 franchised units and 0 company-owned (145 in all). In the latest year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 10 (15 opened, 5 closed).
Is Mosquito Hunters a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict gives Mosquito Hunters an A Verdict grade (Strongest tier) with a verdict score of 79 out of 100 (higher is better), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Helped by financial health (audited financials), unit growth, scale, legal record and transparency. The “Why an A” section on this page lists all six dimensions and any adjustment. Speak with current franchisees before making any investment decision.
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This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.