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What Can I Do In My Backyard

How can I control mosquitoes around my home and yard?

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Something as small as a bottle cap of water is all it takes for pest nuisance or disease-carrying mosquitoes to breed. Protect your family by doing the following:

  • Drain, flush and discard anything that might collect water, such as potted plants, barbeque grills, gutters, boats and toys, such as tire swings and Frisbees.
  • Keep lawn mowed to reduce adult mosquito resting sites.
  • Fill in any low spots in your yard that might collect water.
  • Flush bird baths at least once a week.
  • Replace water in pet bowls often.
  • Remove vegetation and debris from drainage ditches.
  • Keep pools clean and in operating condition.
  • Clean ponds and stock with minnows.
  • Repair torn window screens.
  • Turn boats upside down.
  • Use insect repellent and cover up at dawn and dusk – when mosquitoes are most active.