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Mosquito Control Tips

• Avoid activity outside when mosquitoes are most active, especially at dawn and dusk.

• Wear long pants, long sleeve shirts and other protective clothing and apply insect repellent according to label instructions before engaging in outdoor activities.

• Keep infants indoors during peak mosquito hours. If outside, cover cribs, bassinets or playpens with suspended mosquito netting.

• All mosquitoes need water in which to pass their early life stages. Water standing just a few days can produce A CROP OF MOSQUITOS! Identify and eliminate all sources of standing water around your property that can support mosquito breeding such as:

For more mosquito control ideas or to report unusual mosquito activity, contact Marcus Leeper at 757-269-2888.