Prevention

  • Since the immature stages of mosquitoes breed in standing water, all such sources should be eliminated around residential and commercial properties. Any container holding water should be covered, removed, emptied or stored upside down: rain barrels, unused swimming pools, animal watering troughs, wading pools, neglected hot tubs, barbecues, stationary vehicles, stored boats, flower pots, glass jars, tarps, buckets, wheelbarrows, ornamental ponds, discarded tires, clogged rain gutters and birdbaths.
  • Fresh water minnows and gold fish eat mosquito larvae, and can be added to permanent ponds.
  • Irrigation water should be managed, to prevent standing water from lasting more than three days.
  • Plants and lawns should not be over-watered.
  • Leaky faucets or air conditioning units should be repaired. 
  • Removal or pruning of dense shrubbery and vines, to permit the entry of sunlight, will reduce mosquito resting sites. 
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Suppress mosquito populations, within the boundaries of the district, and in an environmentally responsible manner.

Monitor both larval and adult mosquito populations; to organize the population statistics, to evaluate organizational efforts, and to plan subsequent control strategies.