Hooray for summer! Get ready for the glorious sun, warm
late-night campfires, beaches, and…. mosquitos. Ugh.
With mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile as
major health concerns, it's important to take steps to preventing mosquito
bites.
An easy way to do this is to get rid of their breeding
ground. The Center for Disease Control recommends removing any collected water
from your yard and from inside your house once a week. Standing water can be
found hiding in old tires, clogged gutters, bird baths, and in a leftover cup
from last week's backyard BBQ. Even the dish under a potted plant can hold
enough water for mosquitoes to breed.
These bugs can also breed in the house, so be sure to check
and change anything that collects water inside the house as well.
It's important to do this every week because the life cycle
of a mosquito begins when one lays its egg on or near standing water. The egg
turns to larva, pupa and then emerges as an adult in a week.
And don't forget - they're more
attracted to you after a few brews!
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