Mosquito Control

Place prepared buckets in shady locations Once a month add a new piece of a Dunk - I break the discs into quarters and add a new piece each month. Check water levels periodically to make sure they haven’t filled up with rainwater- you’ll want them about half full- either pour off water or add some to accomplish this. Around July 1- mid summer - dump out the water and start a fresh mix.

Begin being very thorough about any standing water in your yard. Look at plant saucers, plastic toys, in tarps, inside corrugated drain pipes, in basement entry drains, window wells, in furniture that just sits outside, inside trash cans or their handles. In places that you cannot dump the water out, you can add Dunks in the form of sprinkles. I walk through my yard after rain and recheck areas that I know are problems. This is not hard or overwhelming work- it just needs to be done consistently .

If you notice an increase in the number of mosquitos, they have likely found a place to safely lay eggs. You need to find where this is happening- it is probably somewhere in your yard or in a close neighbor’s.

If you are going to be away for more than a few days in the

summer, try to put any objects that normally gather rainwater away . You will know where these things are by then. The mosquitos reproduction cycle is very fast and you really lose ground by letting them breed while you are gone.