What Can The Property Owner Do To Reduce Mosquitoes?
• Get rid of old tires, tin cans, buckets, drums, bottles, or any water holding containers. • Fill in or drain any low places (puddles, ruts) in yard. • Keep drains, ditches, and culverts clean of weeds and trash so water will drain properly. • Cover trash containers to keep out rainwater. • Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets. • Empty plastic wading pool at least once a week and store it indoors when not is use. • Make sure your backyard pool is properly cared for while on vacation. • Fill in water-holding tree rot holes and hollow stumps with sand or concrete. • Change the water in birdbaths and plant pots, or dip trays at lease once each week. • Keep grass cut short and shrubbery well trimmed around the house so adult mosquitoes will not hide there.
