Mosquito Hunters franchise review
Entity: Mosquito Hunters, LLC
Parent: LLCP / CNL Strategic Capital
Ownership: PE-backed
Franchising since: 2015
135
System Size
franchised outlets, end 2024
$141K–$170K
Initial Investment
Item 7 range
$80,300
Annual Fees at $300K
#3 of 5 in cohort
+8 units
3-Year Net Growth
Turnaround
Where Hunters Stands vs. Peers
Fee burden (at $300K)
$80,300/yr
#3 of 5
Royalty rate
10% flat
+15% on out-of-territory revenue
Marketing floor
$37,500/yr
high, regressive at low revenue
2024 attrition
0.0%
lowest in cohort
Disclosure quality
Weakest in cohort
5th of 5
Peer comparisons from
fee burden,
system health,
cost to enter
analysis.
Biggest Watchouts Editorial
- △ Highest franchise fee in the cohort: $107,000 ($50K license + $57K mandatory training/supply) for the smallest system.
- △ No total revenue per franchise unit disclosed in Item 19. A buyer cannot assess unit economics from the FDD.
- △ 26% of Strategic-Partners excluded from Item 19 data, including 8 for not investing in marketing — circular exclusion that biases data upward.
- △ $37,500 marketing floor on a system where many units may gross under $375K — regressive burden on smaller operators.
- △ All closures coded exclusively as “Terminations” (zero non-renewals, zero ceased operations) — classification methodology is the franchisor’s.
Strongest Positives Editorial
- ✓ Strong 2024 turnaround: zero terminations (down from 17 in 2022, 11 in 2023), +13 net unit growth.
- ✓ Now a combination franchise: Pest Hunters + Mosquito Hunters + Humbug Holiday Lighting — multiple revenue streams.
- ✓ Holiday lighting pilot data (26 SPs): avg $64,727 per franchisee. Meaningful off-season revenue potential.
- ✓ Clean litigation history — no actions required to be disclosed.
Fee Burden Position Modeled
| Revenue Level |
Annual Fees |
% of Revenue |
Rank |
| $200,000 |
$70,300 |
35.1% |
3 of 5 |
| $300,000 |
$80,300 |
26.8% |
3 of 5 |
| $400,000 |
$92,800 |
23.2% |
3 of 5 |
| $500,000 |
$112,800 |
22.6% |
5 of 5 |
Year 5 assumptions, single territory. See full methodology.
System Health
| Year |
Opened |
Closed |
Net Change |
End Count |
| 2022 |
13 |
17 |
-4 |
123 |
| 2023 |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
122 |
| 2024 |
13 |
0 |
+13 |
135 |
Classification note
All closures across 3 years are coded exclusively as “Terminations” with zero in any other category. This is statistically unusual and may reflect classification methodology rather than operational reality.
Disclosure Quality Editorial
Item 19 has 7 tables but reports only per-treatment pricing and per-customer value by region. Does not disclose total gross revenue per franchise unit — making it impossible to assess unit economics from the FDD alone. 26% of Strategic-Partners excluded from Item 19, including 8 for “failing to invest in MH marketing programs.” This exclusion criterion likely biases reported performance upward. Flagged as “Special Risk” on page 4 of the FDD.
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Full fee burden modeling, Item 19 translation, risk flags, investment breakdown
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What’s in the report
1Fee Burden Deep Dive
Dollar-level modeling at 4 revenue levels with component breakdown, minimum triggers, and year-by-year escalation
2Item 19 Translation
What the financial performance data actually says — and what it conspicuously omits
3Investment Breakdown
Where the initial investment goes, what’s negotiable vs. fixed, what the FDD footnotes bury
4System Health Narrative
Churn context, closure patterns, transfer trends — what the Item 20 numbers actually mean
5Risk Flags & Litigation
Regulatory history, entity changes, franchise dispute outcomes, and what they signal
6Discovery Day Questions
Specific, data-informed questions to ask the franchisor — derived from this brand’s FDD
7Peer Positioning
How this brand compares across the full mosquito pest control category with narrative context
Compare Other Brands
See how Hunters compares to other mosquito pest control franchise brands in the cohort.