Here are a few tips to protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne disease.
There are many measures you, as a homeowner, can perform to prevent mosquitoes and we, at Better Termite & Pest Control, are proud to share them with you.
Common Mosquito Breeding Areas
Pet Water Bowl
Bird Bath
Dirty Gutters
Potted Plants With Drainage Tray
Standing Water
Old Tires
Water Filled Tree Hole
Prevention Checklist
Use the following checklist to inspect your property and eliminate standing water.
Artificial Containers
Potted plants with pans underneath
Roof gutters that are plugged with leaves or unleveled and holding water
Pet dishes
Trash or “spare items” such as children’s toys
Watering troughs
Old tires
Rain or irrigation barrels
Unused or poorly maintained pools
Boats or trailers, dry docked or unused
Bird baths and other ornamental objects
Water gardens
Fountains
Open septic tanks
Bottles, jars, cans
Buckets, pails
Flower pots, urns
Garbage cans, lids
Grills
Garden equipment
Sandbox, wading pool
Underneath decks
Open crawl spaces
Storage sheds
Storm drains
Manmade Depressions
Drainage ditches with emergent vegetation
Standing water in low grassy areas, tire tracks
Flat roofs that get lots of leaf litter or have clogged drains
Manmade ponds with emergent vegetation
Septic ditches
Open latrines
Natural Breeding Sites
Bromeliads or other plants that hold water
Natural ponds with emergent vegetation
Tree holes
Emergent Vegetation in Standing Water
Check roots of emergent aquatic vegetation for larvae in areas of standing water.