What You Can Do

Make sure you have no containers holding water around your property. Eliminate all breeding areas and habitats in your yard. See the following examples:

• Empty, remove, or cover any receptacle that would hold water - particularly old bottles, tin cans, junk and tires
• Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets
• Screen rain barrels and openings to water tanks
• Cover or turn small boats upside down and keep all water pumped from the bilge
• Change water in wading pools, birdbaths, pet dishes, and vases holding flowers or cuttings twice a week
• Clean clogged roof gutters of all debris and drain flat roofs
• Dispose of yard debris (grass cuttings, trimming, branches, leaves, etc…) properly. DO NOT PUT IN DITCHES OR DRAINAGEWAYS!
• Fill holes in trees with sand or mortar, or drain or spray them as needed
• Fix or replace screen on doors and windows
• Stock ornamental ponds with mosquito larvae eating fish
• Report standing water

AVOID MOSQUITOES - PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY

Do you have further questions? Contact Chesapeake Mosquito Control Commission at 757-382-3450