- Avoid activity outside when mosquitoes are most active, especially at dawn and dusk.
- Wear long pants, long sleeve shirts and other protective clothing and apply insect repellent according to label instructions before engaging in outdoor activities.
- Keep infants indoors during peak mosquito hours. If outside, cover cribs, bassinets or playpens with suspended mosquito netting.
- All mosquitoes need water in which to pass their early life stages. Water standing just a few days can produce a crop of mosquitoes! Identify and eliminate all sources of standing water around your property that can support mosquito breeding such as:
- Old bottles and tin cans
- Vases, flower pots, and bird feeders
- Old tires
- Clogged roof gutters
- Ornamental ponds
- Plastic wading pools
For more mosquito control ideas or to report unusual mosquito activity, call 757-933-2311.