Prepare for Mosquito Season

It is not too early to prepare for summer’s biggest nuisance - - mosquitoes.  Mosquitoes need standing water to breed.  It doesn’t take much water and it doesn’t take much time.    Eliminating all the standing water around your home is the most effective way to reduce the mosquito population.  Since many mosquitoes stay close to their juvenile habitat when they emerge as adults, you may experience a mosquito-free summer if no standing water is around your property.

Look around your yard and empty containers that hold water twice a week.  Items like:

• Buckets
• Outdoor pet bowls
• Toys
• Flower pots
• Bird baths and baby pools (store indoors when not in use)
• Tires
• Flip over canoes, and boats
• Or other things in your yard that collect water when it rains

Other tips that will help stop mosquitoes from breeding in your yard:

• Repair leaky outdoor faucets
• Make sure gutters and downspouts are free of blockage and are properly draining
• Fill in tree holes and stumps with sand
• Fill in puddles and ruts in the yard that hold water for more than three days
• Remind or help neighbors to eliminate breeding sites on their property

To report an area with standing water click HERE.