Avoid Mosquito-borne Illnesses
When you want to enjoy outdoor activities such as a family reunion or barbecue dinner, it is essential to avoid bites from mosquitoes. Not only is it annoying to have mosquitoes buzzing around your face, but also, it is dangerous to have a bite from this insect. Mosquitoes can transmit several diseases, including:
• Malaria
• Zika virus
• Eastern equine encephalitis
• Dengue fever
• Yellow fever
While some of these mosquito-borne illnesses are rare in the United States, there is no way to know if a mosquito is carrying dangerous pathogens. When you want to have a good time with relatives or friends in your backyard, it is vital to have effective mosquito control.
Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Locations
There are several things that you can do to have fewer mosquitoes on your property, including removing standing water where the insects breed and lay eggs. If your property is cluttered with containers that collect water, then you must remove the items to reduce the local mosquito population. Having a picnic on your home’s lawn or having a barbecue on your home’s deck is more enjoyable when you are not worried about mosquito bites that lead to itchy red bumps.
Wear Light-colored Garments to Deter Mosquitoes
When the weather is warm, you want to go outside to play tennis with a friend or to watch your children playing baseball, but it is difficult to enjoy these activities when mosquitoes are biting your arms, legs and neck. Before going outside in the spring or summer, make sure to bathe to avoid smelling like perspiration. Mosquitoes are attracted to the smell of sweat and dark-colored garments. To avoid mosquito bites, wear white or beige garments. Keep as much of your body covered as possible to keep mosquitoes away.
Contact a Professional Mosquito Exterminator
When you are planning a special event outside a home or business, your guests will appreciate it when you have professional mosquito control that includes barrier systems that keep the insects away for several days. In addition to requesting applications of nontoxic pesticides to keep mosquitoes away from your property, a technician can help you find the insect’s breeding locations before providing advice concerning eliminating the eggs.
Relax and Enjoy Being Outside
Getting rid of a huge population of mosquitoes can take some time by draining ponds, throwing away old tires and removing debris from rain gutters, but if you make the effort, then within a few weeks, you will notice fewer mosquitoes flying around outside your home. With fewer mosquitoes outside, it is possible to relax outside your home after work, and you won’t need to worry about your children playing outside on a swing set.
