Mosquitoes: Where Do They Live? And How to Reduce Them in Your Yard.

April showers bring may flowers and it also brings the start of mosquito season in your yard. Mosquitoes are a nuisance pest and can ruin your family BBQ, graduation party, or smores over the bonfire. There are steps that every homeowner can take to reduce the presence of mosquitoes in their property if they know where and what to look for.

Mosquitoes are not only annoying, they are dangerous

Not only can mosquitoes ruin your outdoor living experience, they can pose serious health complications to those they bite. Mosquitoes can carry various diseases that can affect people as well as our loved pets. West Nile Virus, Easter Equine Encephalitis, and heart worms are three common types of diseases that mosquitoes can carry. Although reported case numbers of these diseases are low, it is better to eliminate the source of the problem before the problem occurs.

So, what can a homeowner do to reduce the presence of mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes thrive and breed in wet environments, many of which are found in our yards. Many common breeding grounds for mosquitoes include but not limited to:

• Planting garden pots
• Ponds, marshes, swamp areas
• Bird baths
• Standing water on paved surfaces or standing water in lawn areas
• Rain water collection systems
• Ditches and culverts
• Unmaintained lawns and landscapes

To reduce the presence of mosquitoes, make sure to do the following. Walk through your property and look for any objects, areas, or conditions in your yard that collects and retains standing water for extended periods of time. After inspecting your property make sure to remove any debris that can collect water, any planting pots or bird baths should be drained and stored so that water cannot collect, and that items such as tarps shed off water and does not allow water to pool.

Standing water that pools in your lawn, on paved surfaces, culverts on your property, or heavily shaded areas on your property can be difficult to manage the need for large scale landscape alterations. TURFTransitions Fertilizer and Pest Control has mosquito control packages that will directly impact those trouble areas. Our mosquito control program attacks mosquitoes where they hide. TURFTransitions Fertilizer and Pest Control’s mosquito control program addresses areas in your landscape, lawn, and trees to control the presence of mosquito activity in your property.

Make sure that you, your family, and your property is prepared for mosquito season this year. Best practice to remove areas on your property that can collect and retain water. Removing the presence of standing water will reduce mosquito breeding and living spaces. Signing up for TURFTransitions Fertilizer and Pest Control’s mosquito control program will take care of the remaining mosquitos that seek to ruin your back-yard BBQ or party. Take these steps and you are on your way to a itch free summer.