Things to do to Help Yourself

Use mosquito repellent on exposed skin. The Center for Disease Control recommends products with DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus. Read and follow label directions with all repellents. Wear light-colored clothing.

Any standing water in any item in your yard can be attractive to adult mosquitoes looking to lay eggs. Empty, cover, stack, store, or remove these items. Do a routine check after rains or lawn watering in items such as wheelbarrows, boat tarps, flower pots and saucers, garbage cans, recycling containers, buckets, rain gutters, and tires. Change the water regularly in birdbaths, pet dishes, and children’s pools. Maintain chlorination and filtration in swimming pools. Ornamental bromeliads should be flushed out twice each week or treated monthly with larvicides (Bti, methoprene or permethrin sprays). Ornamental ponds can be stocked with mosquito-eating fish. Rain barrels should be screened or covered. Monitor discharge from air conditioning and heat pump units.

For more information on arboviruses, visit the Florida Department of Health’s website

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