Empty or clean out all water-holding containers on your property (bird baths, tires, cans, rain barrels, wading pools) - 1 small can of water can hold as many as 10,000 mosquito larvae.
If you have ponds you can stock them with fish, like koi and they will eat the larvae.
Keep ornamental ponds free of weeds, cattails, or other aquatic vegetation. Use pumps and filters to keep the water moving and clean.
Keep your gutters cleaned. Don’t let water stand on your flat roofs.
Adult mosquitoes are most active at dawn and for about an hour after dusk. Plan outdoor activities during warmer daylight hours or later in the evening to avoid adult biting mosquitoes.
Keep your grass mowed as short as possible.
Cut back dense vegetation on your property; this is where mosquitoes hide during the day.
Keep ornamental shrubs and bushes pruned to allow more light and air to flow through them.
Keep irrigation inlets free-flowing and clear of vegetation and debris.
Repair ditches to reduce seepage.
Minimize standing water to less than three days during irrigation.
Vaccinate horses for Western Equine Encephalitis.
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