For pools in use, the filtering action should eliminate mosquitoes. Small wading pools provide excellent breeding places. Change the water in wading pools frequently. Empty accumulated water from boats and cargo trailers. Ponds with fish are normally not a problem, since fish feed on wrigglers and tumblers.
Dense vegetation prevents fish from finding the mosquitoes.
Clean out vegetation, particularly from pond edges. Exclusion Keep mosquitoes out of the house with adequate screening. For mosquitoes inside the house, use a fly swatter or an aerosol insecticide labeled for flying insects. Chemical Control Repellents Repellents can help maintain personal comfort outside the house. Since people vary in their attractiveness to mosquitoes, the success and length of effectiveness of any one repellent depends somewhat on the individual.