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14 Tips for home control mosquitoes

Here are some tips for controlling mosquito breeding areas around your home or business: • Empty water from old tires, tin cans, buckets, drums, bottles or other places mosquitoes could breed. • Clean rain gutters and downspouts. • Empty plastic wading pools at least once per week and store inside when not in use. • Change the water in bird baths and plant pots or drip trays at least once per week. • Store boats covered or upside down or remove accumulated rain water every week. • Empty pets' water bowls daily. • Level the ground around your home so water won't collect in low spots. • Fill in holes or depressions in the ground around your home if they collect water. • Cut weeds and grass where adult mosquitoes seek refuge from the heat during the day. To protect yourself: • Stay indoors during the peak biting periods of dawn and dusk. • Make sure door and window screens fit tight and are in good condition. • Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants of tightly woven fabric. • Use