Mosquito Hunters franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

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Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

10% · 10% of Net Revenues, payable weekly on the preceding week's Net Revenues (plus 15% of Net Revenues earned outside the franchisee's Territory)

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$150 per month until cumulative Net Revenues reach $1,000,000, then scheduled to rise to $250 per month; franchisor may increase it, up to $500 per month

Other fees

National Marketing Fund: greater of $5,000 or 2% of Net Revenues annually (max $7,000/yr for 1-2 contiguous Territories), paid weekly from the 13th month; Out-of-Territory Royalty 15% of Net Revenues earned outside Territory; Convention/conference fee up to $2,000 per year

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds - 3 Months: $14,880 - $21,362 (opening expenses, part-time labor/commissions, vehicle lease, software, rental space, Technology Fees, state pesticide licenses, misc.)

Fees sourceFDD p.15 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

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Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

No total gross sales or profit figures for the pest business. Discloses customer counts per franchisee (by quartile), price per treatment, treatments per customer and customer program value (by region) for mosquito and non-mosquito services, plus Humbug Holiday Lighting customer count and revenue per franchisee.

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025

Sample

Tables A.1-A.5: 62 franchisees owning 120 franchised territories open a full 2025 season (21 franchisees owning 25 territories excluded). Table A.6 (holiday lighting): 34 franchisees.

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

135

Year-end outlets

145

Net change

+10

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

15

Terminations

5

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

15

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

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SBA loan history

Loan activity

14 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$139,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

8 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

1 / 8

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Mosquito Hunters franchise cost?

Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting Business (single format; home-based with leased service vehicle): $117,570 to $139,743 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

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How much do Mosquito Hunters owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: No total gross sales or profit figures for the pest business. Discloses customer counts per franchisee (by quartile), price per treatment, treatments per customer and customer program value (by region) for mosquito and non-mosquito services, plus Humbug Holiday Lighting customer count and revenue per franchisee.. Sample: Tables A.1-A.5: 62 franchisees owning 120 franchised territories open a full 2025 season (21 franchisees owning 25 territories excluded). Table A.6 (holiday lighting): 34 franchisees.. Period: Calendar year 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Mosquito Hunters?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 1 / 8. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $139,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 8 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗