QuickBooksIntuit
ifications in order to operate the computer software programs described below. This includes a computer, monitor, printer, and third-party software, including Microsoft Office and QuickBooks. You must
From the filings
+7.407% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Mosquito Hunters
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at Mosquito Hunters is controlled at the franchisor level, with a lean HQ team led by President Courtney Aiken and CFO John Miskin. The system mandates QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. for financial management, but no other operational or POS tech is disclosed in the 2026 FDD. With 145 franchised units and 7.4% year-over-year unit growth, the addressable market is modest but expanding, concentrated in Texas, Florida, and the Northeast.
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Live signals
Total units
145
145 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+7.407%
vs prior filing
AUV
$95K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
15%
of gross sales
Ad fund
5%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$118K–$140K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
1 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
20%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
18 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 10 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
During the first year of operation, your Business must use bookkeeping services provided by MH’s designated franchise accounting provider.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
MH will have unlimited independent access to all information and data that your computer system generates and stores, including all data derived 23 HUNTERS-HUMBUG FDD (2026) 1627937833.2 from the computer software programs.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
(1) by the tenth (10th) day of each month, a report of Net Revenues of the Franchise for the preceding calendar month and such other data, information and supporting records as the COMPANY from time to time requires; and (2) within one hundred five (105) days after the end of each fiscal year 24 PEST-MOSQUITO-HUMBUG…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
MH and its affiliates currently are not the approved supplier or the only approved supplier of any other required goods or services.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
The COMPANY and its affiliates have the right to derive revenue—in the form of promotional allowances, volume discounts, commissions, other discounts, performance payments, signing bonuses, rebates, marketing and advertising allowances, free products, and other economic benefits and payments—from suppliers that it…
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
50Item 8
MH estimates that source-restricted purchases for a Hunters-Humbug Business will equal approximately 90 to 95% of your cost of establishing the Business and 50 to 60% of your ongoing costs.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to use any type or brand of product or supply item, or purchase products or supplies from a supplier, that is not currently approved by MH, you must notify MH of your desire to do so and submit to MH specifications, photographs, samples and other information requested by MH.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
FRANCHISEE acknowledges that as between the COMPANY and FRANCHISEE, the COMPANY has the sole rights to and interest in all telephone numbers and directory listings associated with any Mark.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
the COMPANY shall have the right at any reasonable time and without prior notice to FRANCHISEE to: (1) inspect FRANCHISEE’s equipment and the Service Vehicles; (2) inspect FRANCHISEE’s office and garage or warehouse; (3) observe FRANCHISEE and all employees in the performance of services; (4) inspect any job…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
The COMPANY shall have the right to add to and to otherwise modify the Operating Manual from time to time to reflect changes in authorized products, services and equipment, standards of product and service quality and performance, and the operation of the HUNTERS-HUMBUG Business, provided that no such addition or…
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
FRANCHISEE will not establish a website for his HUNTERS-HUMBUG Business, other than the web page(s) designated to describe FRANCHISEE’s HUNTERS-HUMBUG Business which are located within the COMPANY’s website.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
you must spend no less than $8,000 during each calendar year of the franchise term to market and promote all service lines of your Hunters-Humbug Business within the Territory (the “Local Marketing Obligation”).
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Many of the items and services you will need for the Business must be purchased or leased from MH or from sources MH has designated or approved or must meet specifications set by MH.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Many of the items and services you will need for the Business must be purchased or leased from MH or from sources MH has designated or approved or must meet specifications set by MH.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
At any time during the term of this Agreement on at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice from the COMPANY to FRANCHISEE, the COMPANY may request that FRANCHISEE agree to and shall timely remit royalty and service fees, technology fees, Centrally Managed Paid Media Investment contributions, NMF Fees, and any…
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
MH will have unlimited independent access to all information and data that your computer system generates and stores, including all data derived 23 HUNTERS-HUMBUG FDD (2026) 1627937833.2 from the computer software programs.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
MH may require that you and your supervisory personnel complete supplemental and refresher training programs, to be furnished without charge, at designated locations.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
FRANCHISEE must attend one or more of these Conventions (as the COMPANY specifies) and pay all expenses incurred in attending, including registration, transportation, and meals, lodging, and living expenses.
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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- Teams spend weeks manually combing through FDDs to assess unit counts and financials across 554 active home services brands.Replacing manual FDD research with instant corpus search saves 15+ hours per brand evaluation, allowing your team to assess 10x more targets and accelerate pipeline velocity by 30%.
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The vendor opportunity at Mosquito Hunters
Mosquito Hunters is a home-services franchise system headquartered in New Jersey, with 145 franchised units and no company-owned locations. The brand reported an average unit volume of $95,296.27 in its 2026 FDD and grew units by 7.4% year-over-year. All franchisees are single-unit operators—there are no multi-unit owners in the system. For software vendors, this means a centralized sales motion: you are selling to a franchisor that controls technology mandates, not to a fragmented base of large franchisee groups.
The system’s unit count is modest, but the growth trajectory and geographic concentration in Texas (11 units), Florida (6), and the Northeast create a focused addressable market. The 15% royalty rate is relatively high for home services, which may pressure franchisee margins and make cost-effective software solutions attractive to both the franchisor and its operators.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists five executives in Item 1. The key decision-makers for software are President Courtney Aiken and CFO John Miskin. Scott D. Frith serves as Chairman, while Eric Martin and Shirley Warrington lead franchise development. No chief technology officer, VP of IT, or director of operations is named, suggesting that technology purchasing authority is concentrated in the president and CFO. When pitching Mosquito Hunters, you are likely engaging a small, finance-oriented leadership team that will evaluate software based on ROI, compliance, and ease of deployment across a single-unit operator base.
Mandated and current tech stack
The only technology system mandated in the 2026 FDD is QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. This applies to all franchisees and covers financial management and accounting. No other operational software—such as POS, CRM, scheduling, route optimization, or field-service management—is disclosed as mandated or recommended. This absence is itself a signal: either the franchisor has not standardized other tech layers, or it does not disclose those standards in the FDD. For vendors selling complementary tools (e.g., invoicing, customer communication, or chemical-tracking software), the lack of a disclosed mandate may represent an open wedge.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so Mosquito Hunters’ procurement model is not publicly documented. It is unknown whether the franchisor designates specific suppliers, maintains an approved vendor list, or allows franchisees to choose freely for non-mandated categories. Vendors should clarify this directly in discovery conversations.
Franchise agreements run for an initial term of 10 years. Renewal requires franchisees to give notice between 6 and 12 months before expiration, execute the then-current form of agreement, and release all claims against the franchisor. The renewal agreement may contain materially different terms, including different fee structures and territorial rights. These renewal events—and the requirement to refurbish and re-equip service vehicles—could create natural inflection points for technology re-evaluation, though the long initial term means those windows are infrequent.
How to read the Mosquito Hunters FDD
The full 2026 Mosquito Hunters Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It contains the legal and financial disclosures that govern the franchise relationship, including Item 11 (franchisor’s obligations) and Item 19 (financial performance representations). For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 1 (executives), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), and Item 11 (technology mandates and support obligations). Use this document to validate the decision-maker names, mandated systems, and any contractual hooks—such as renewal conditions—that could open a conversation. When you are ready to prioritize home-services franchises by tech mandate, unit growth, and buyer access, FranCloud can build a ranked target list for your pipeline.
Questions vendors ask
Mosquito Hunters, answered from the filing
President Courtney Aiken and CFO John Miskin are the likely buying center. The FDD lists no dedicated CIO or VP of IT, so financial and operational software decisions likely route through these two executives.
The 2026 FDD mandates QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. for accounting. No POS, CRM, scheduling, or field-service management systems are named as mandated or recommended in the disclosure.
145 franchised units as of the 2026 FDD. All are single-unit operators; no multi-unit franchisees exist. The top states are Texas (11), Florida (6), New Jersey (3), North Carolina (3), and Ohio (3).
The 2026 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the model is unknown. It is not clear whether Mosquito Hunters uses designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or an open procurement approach for non-mandated technology.
Initial franchise terms are 10 years. Renewal requires 6–12 months' notice and execution of the then-current agreement, which may have materially different terms. Renewal cycles could create periodic re-evaluation of tech vendors.
The Mosquito Hunters 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view the embedded PDF viewer below to read the full disclosure directly on this page.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
47 operators run 47 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit47
Top states by locations
| TX | 11 |
|---|---|
| FL | 6 |
| NJ | 3 |
| NC | 3 |
| OH | 3 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Mosquito Hunters
strategic_multibrand of Happinest Brands.
Sibling brands
Related Home services brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.