MOSQUITO REDUCTION

Mosquitoes breed in standing water. You can help to minimize the mosquito breeding grounds around your home by:

• Don’t allow any outside water to stand for more than four days.
  
• Cover rainwater barrels with mesh or screen.
  
• Drill holes in the bottom of any unused containers so water can’t collect. Remove or drain any standing water form bird baths, discarded tires, flower pots wheelbarrows, barrels, tin cans that are left outdoors.
  
• Make certain that door and window screens fit tightly and do not have holes.
  
• Clear leaves and twigs from eaves troughs, storm and roof gutters throughout the summer.
  
• Make sure that drainage ditches are not clogged.
  
• Check flat roofs frequently for standing water.
  
• Immediately throw away lawn cuttings, raked leaves and other decaying items such as apples or berries that fall from trees. Place them in sealed garbage bags.
  
• Turn over compost piles on a regular basis
  
• Fill in any low depression areas in lawn.
  
• Remove areas such as dense shrubbery where mosquitoes breed and rest.