The entire life cycle, from egg to adult, can be completed in less than ten days. Homeowners need to be aware that any container that holds water can become a site for one female mosquito to deposit her 100 to 200 eggs. Clean clogged roof gutters. Eliminate unused containers such as buckets, bottles, tin cans or old tires that hold even a very shallow amount of water. Drill holes in the bottom of containers used to store recycling.
Store wheelbarrows upside down.
Ornamental pools can be aerated or stocked with fish to prevent mosquitoes from breeding. You may even want to hang a bat house on your property. A single bat can eat as many as 2000 insects every night. If everyone does their part to prevent the mosquitoes from breeding, there will be less chance of the West Nile Virus being spread in our area in the late summer and early fall. To find out more information about West Nile Virus check out the web site listed on the front page or return the registration form at the end of this newsletter.