Mosquitoes are a familiar summer nuisance. They are annoying and can be a potential health hazard to your family. Some mosquitoes spread diseases such as encephalitis, malaria, and yellow fever to humans. They can also spread heartworms to your pets. There are positive steps that you the homeowner can take to reduce this menace. Remember, mosquitoes can develop in any water allowed to stand for just a few days. Any places around your home where water collects may be raising mosquitoes. 

All mosquitoes need water during their early life stages. Most lay their eggs in standing water where they hatch in a day or two. Other mosquitoes lay their eggs in old tires, tin cans, or other water holding containers in which they may remain unhatched for weeks or months until they are covered with water.  

What can you do to protect your home?
What can you do to protect your pets?

For further information on mosquitoes and the problems they can cause see:

“Kentucky Mosquitoes and their Control”
CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services-Department
of Public Health    

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