What Are the Different Types of Backyard Mosquito Control?
Backyard mosquito control refers to reducing the number of mosquitoes in the yard, and preventing the insects from biting people. Mosquito bites are not only uncomfortable, they can potentially spread diseases such as malaria and some types of encephalitis. Effective backyard mosquito control often requires eliminating breeding places for these annoying pests as well as using chemical or natural poisons and repellents or electric repellent devices. Mosquitoes breed in standing water. An important step to backyard mosquito control is to remove all the places mosquitoes might lay their eggs. Even very small pools of water are enough to support larvae growth. Backyard debris such as empty beverage containers or old tires can harbor mosquito eggs. Blocked rain gutters and flowerpot saucers can also accumulate standing water.
