In addition, these heifers should be in production by 1998 for better markets. Obviously, we live in south Florida, eliminating standing water in the summer is not likely. Mosquitoes don't generally move far from where they hatch, so, the more standing water we eliminate, the less chance of getting bit or worse, catching a mosquito transmitted disease. Due to the mild winter and expected heavy rains, we could experience unusually large populations of mosquitoes. Children, adults over age 55 and people who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk and should take special precautions.
Mosquitoes can breed in very small amounts of still water.
Get rid of standing water then such as trash can lids, old tires, tin cans, birdbaths and the like. Or at least empty is every three days. Stored tires are especially attractive to the Asian Tiger Mosquito and unlike his cousins, it likes to feed during daylight hours making it that much worse a pest. The virus is transmitted from infected wild birds to horses by mosquitoes, or from infected birds to humans on rare occasions. In Florida, the disease is a year round problem, but the majority of cases in horses occur from April to September, with a peak in July and August.