BITE, BITE, ITCH, ITCH, OH WHAT A PAIN IT IS

Hello Speakies:

I received this information from a biologist friend of mine and thought I would pass it along to all you readers. Mosquito season is about to begin here in Florida and soon coming your way. Here are a few preventive steps to take.

Recommendations for Residents

The type of mosquitoes and their impact on your daily activities will vary, depending on where you live. For instance, in heavily urbanized areas, residents will more likely be affected by pesky container breeders, while in coastal areas the salt marsh mosquito will be most prevalent and annoying.But no matter where we live, there are some general guidelines we can all follow to minimize the incidence of mosquitoes and our exposure to the diseases they transmit:

1. Remove all standing water from your yard by bringing indoors or emptying and cleaning all containers, even very small ones. For example, do not leave toys that can retain water outside; remove saucers from under flower pots; clean or remove pool covers; clean pools and add chlorinated water; cover rain barrels with mosquito proof netting; clean rain gutters and rain spouts.

2. If you need to control adult mosquitoes in your yard, do not apply insecticides yourself. Instead, contact your county public works or environmental health department. Mosquitoes have a long history of developing resistance to insecticides when applied incorrectly.

See I pass along informative stuff too. Don’t get bit.