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What you can do to help fight mosquitoes

• Empty standing water in old tires, cemetery urns, buckets, plastic covers, toys, or any other container where "wrigglers" and "tumblers" live.

• Empty and change the water in bird baths, fountains, wading pools, rain barrels, and potted plant trays at least once a week if not more often.

• Drain or fill temporary pools with dirt.

• Keep swimming pools treated and circulating and rain gutters unclogged.

• Use mosquito repellents when necessary and follow label directions and precautions closely.

• Use head nets, long sleeves and long pants if you venture into areas with high mosquito populations, such as salt marshes.

• If there is a mosquito-borne disease warning in effect, stay inside during the evening when mosquitoes are most active.

• Make sure window and door screens are "bug tight."

• Replace your outdoor lights with yellow "bug" lights.

• Contact your local mosquito control district or health department. Neighborhoods are occasionally sprayed to prevent disease and nuisance caused by large mosquito numbers. If you have any questions about mosquitoes and their control, call your local authorities.

This information is brought to you by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA).  The AMCA is a member of the EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). For additional information, please call Mr. Joe Conlon, AMCA Technical Advisor, at (904) 215-3008. For information on the safe use of insect repellents, please call the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, Communication Services Branch, at (703) 305-5017.