Take these steps to help protect your family from mosquito bites and reduce your chances of becoming a victim of WNV.
Eliminate any source of standing water you find at home, the work place and anywhere else you spend time
• Buckets, flower pot saucers and tarps are places where mosquitoes can develop.
• Remember anything that will hold water for a week can produce mosquitoes
• Yard drains frequently have sumps hat hold more than enough water for mosquitoes.
Report any source of standing water that cannot be eliminated to OCVCD
• Abandoned homes with out of service pools present real problems.
• Storm water facilities can produce large numbers of mosquitoes.
Make sure door and window screens are properly installed and in good condition.
• Two 20th century inventions have reduced the incidence of mosquito-borne disease
• Television keeps people in at night
• Window screens keep mosquitoes out
• The species most likely responsible for transmission of WNV is a “backyard breeder and an indoor feeder.”
Wear a suitable repellent when spending time outdoors when mosquitoes are active
• Mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk
• DEET, Picaridin and IR3535 are recommended active ingredients
