Mosquitoes Around the Home
What can we do to help prevent
mosquitoes around our home?
Mosquitoes must have standing water to survive to become biting/flying adults.
The following items that can hold water and allow mosquitoes to breed are often found around homes in South Bend where mosquitoes have been a problem. If you have mosquitoes, check around your property and your neighbors for the following:
| Cans, Bottles, and Bottle Tops | Plastic Bags or Covers |
| Buckets, Barrels, and Drums | Tree Holes or Stumps |
| Wheelbarrows | Leaky Faucets |
| Boats | Air Conditioner Drain Pipes |
| Birdbaths | Roof Gutters (Clogged) |
| Flowerpots and Vases | Eaves Troughs (Clogged) |
| Pet Dishes and Bowls | Low Spots or Holes in Yard |
| Wading Pools | Drainage Ditch (Clogged) |
| Un-maintained Swimming Pool | Catch basins |
| Tires | Rain Barrels |
Fun In The Sun! Some helpful tips:
- Remove all cans, bottles, bottle tops and plastic bags or covers from the site.
- Empty buckets, barrels, drums and wheelbarrows and store overturned or in a covered area.
- Drain boats and cover to prevent standing water.
- Change water in bird baths, flower cuttings and pet bowls at least weekly.
- Do not allow water to stay in pools more than a week without proper maintenance.
- Repair leaky faucets and make sure water does not stand where air conditioner pipes drain.
- Clean gutters, eaves troughs and ditches regularly (at least once a year).
- Level low spots in the yard.
- Check pet’s fur before they enter your home for mosquitoes.