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Mosquito
Preventive Measures
Some mosquito problems
can be eliminated by local residents. This could possibly reduce the
number of costly applications during the season, especially in a cooperative
effort. The preventative measures are as follows:
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- Clean and
maintain catch basins that hold water.
- Collect and
properly discard all useless artificial containers such as cans
bottles and old tire casings.
- Cover or turn
over other containers such as boats, barrels, tubs and tanks.
- Inspect and
clean rain gutters and down spouts regularly
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- Fill or drain
low places where water may accumulate and stand for more than one
week.
- Properly maintain
backyard swimming pools.
- If drainage is
a major problem, or if drainage ditches remain damp, use alarvicide.
(mosquito dunk or Altosid see mosquito products) These are biological
or growth regulators and are not harmful to fish, humans or other
animals. The picture below is an ideal situation for a larvicide.
It is actually my front lawn in Sweeny Texas in December. We had not
had that much rain that month, you can imagine how it was in August
with 19 inches. Proper drainage is financially out of the question.
I use Altosid. Without it I would be fogging from February to December
weekly just to go outside. The Altosid combined with all the mosquito
machines I've been testing gave me excellent control
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