It is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week! Don’t forget to protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites as you head outdoors. Swipe through for some tips from Orange County Vector Control to prevent mosquito bites.
- Eliminate all sources of standing water, including water in flowerpots, old tires,
- buckets, pet dishes, and trash cans.
- Install screens on doors and windows and keep them in good repair.
- Repair leaky faucets and broken sprinklers that can create standing water.
- Clean rain gutters.
- Follow label instructions to apply insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredients such as DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535.
- Wear long sleeves and pants, especially while outside during dawn and dusk
Want to do more? Here are other ways you can FIGHT BACK against mosquitoes:
- Contact us for a free mosquito inspection!
- Become a neighborhood advocate.
- Look for these things around your home.
- Use do-it-yourself pesticide options for mosquito control.
- Request mosquito fish.
To learn more, visit ocvector.org/mosquitoes-suck-fight-back-oc.
