Mosquito Hunters/Humbug Holiday Lighting
Bottom line
- Total investment $141K – $171K including a $107K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one MOSQUITO HUNTERS/HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-4%
Negative
Overview
About
Franchisees operate seasonal mosquito control and holiday lighting installation/design services. Day-to-day operations include customer acquisition, service scheduling, crew management, equipment maintenance, and project execution. The dual-brand model requires managing two distinct seasonal revenue streams within a 10-year territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 25 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Declining unit growth, active litigation over fraudulent inducement, zero financial transparency, and high upfront costs create a caution-level investment requiring extensive validation before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-0.8% YoY) indicates stagnating or shrinking system growth
- 02HIGHActive litigation with fraudulent inducement allegations suggests potential disclosure or operational issues
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/net income) disclosure prevents validation of ROI claims and profitability benchmarks
- 04MEDHigh franchise fee ($107,000) combined with undisclosed average revenues creates unclear payback timeline
- 05MINORDual-brand model (Mosquito Hunters + Humbug Holiday Lighting) may dilute focus and create operational complexity
- 06MINORCounter-claim for $100,000+ suggests franchisor-franchisee relationship deterioration and potential control issues
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
68 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MOSQUITO HUNTERS/HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING · FDD (2024) PDF