Mosquito Control
Repellent - Traps - Mosquito Misting

Back Yard Tips

If a mosquito isn't born it can’t bite you. There are a few simple measures you can take around your home to prevent mosquitoes from breeding. First go through your yard and the sides of your home to find breeding spots. This means identifying places were water is standing or could stand. Some obvious places include; children’s pools, bird baths, containers, tarps, drains, and gutters. In addition to these artificial places, there are natural breeding sites around your home; places like tree holes and ditches. After locating these sites the water should be removed and the container covered. Ponds can be treated by adding fish that eat mosquito larvae.

Personal Defense

Some simple things you can do to protect yourself are wearing long sleeved clothing when possible and apply repellents containing DEET. Mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn so you can minimize bites by staying indoors at those times.

Repellent

The most basic option for keeping mosquitoes out of your yard is to spray an area repellent. These will kill adult mosquitoes present in your yard; however the effect is short lived and the mosquitoes will return.

Traps

Mosquito traps are a more long term way to combat mosquitoes in your yard. Simple traps use an ultraviolet light to attract mosquitoes and the zap them. The more complicated systems let out carbon dioxide to mimic humans. This brings the mosquitoes to the trap were a vacuum pulls them into a container were they dehydrate. The downside to traps is that they are actually attracting mosquitoes to your yard and if a mosquito finds you before the trap, you're lunch.

Misting Systems

The newest innovation in mosquito control is the perimeter misting system. These units consist of tubing that is run around the perimeter of your yard. Attached to the tube are misting nozzles that release an environmentally friendly pesticide into your yard killing all the mosquitoes. The tube is connected to a reservoir and is controlled by a timed control box. The mist can be activated by a timer to go off at peak activity times for mosquitoes, or manually as needed.