HomeOwner Tips
 
 
North Shore Mosquito Abatement District
Homeowner Tips
The following are recommendations from the Illinois Department of
Public Health and the NSMAD as preventive measures that can be
taken to help reduce mosquito-breeding sites. With proper water
management, together we can keep mosquito breeding and  
Mosquito-borne diseases to a minimum.
1. Clean and properly maintain catch basins that hold water.
2. Cut, remove, and properly discard excess overhanging vegetation along  
    or over the banks of drainage ditches or stagnant slow-moving streams.
3. Eliminate water-holding tree stumps; cut, remove, and properly discard    
    excess vegetation and weeds around lagoons, ponds and similar              
    habitats, so that a shaded canopy of vegetation is not allowed to provide
    an ideal environment for the development of the mosquito.
4. Clean out debris, broken tree limbs, and objects that impede                     
     the normal stream flow so polluted pockets of water do not remain.
5. Stack pails, barrels, tubs, vases, wheelbarrows, and similar containers     
    upside down so water does not accumulate in them.
6. Fill or drain any low places where water may stand for more than a week.
7. Inspect and clean rain gutters and downspout's if leaves and other debris
    block them.
8. Collect and properly discard all useless artificial containers and old tires.
9. Place tight covers over rain barrels, cisterns, septic tanks, and other         
    containers that hold water.
10.Change the water in birdbaths and wading pools once a week.
11.Check flower pots for mosquito larvae.
12.Properly maintain backyard swimming pools to discourage the                 
    development of mosquitoes by draining and covering any pool not in use.

© 2008 NSMAD

To see a poster that reviews the Homeowner Tips
listed above,Click on the following link
:
"Protect Your Home Against Mosquitoes":
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the Illinois Department of Public Health.
 
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