Drain water from roof gutters. Keep swimming pools clean, chlorinated and covered when not in use. Change water in bird baths every other day. Report property owners who fail to comply with these standards. Wear long sleeve shirts and long pants outdoors, especially in and around tall grasses and bush.
Mosquitoes are most active at dawn, dusk and evenings.
Apply a safe insect repellent to all exposed skin, as well as spraying clothing, as mosquitoes can penetrate most fabrics. Be especially careful using bug repellent on very young children. Read all warnings before applying. It is important to note that cooling temperatures do not negate taking necessary steps to reduce breeding areas for mosquitoes, as infected larvae can remain dormant over the Winter months, only to reinfect, the following Spring and Summer. Antigenic relationships between flaviviruses as determined by cross-neutralization tests with polyclonal antisera.