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