If you live in Florida, then you understand how annoying mosquitoes can ruin an outdoor event or relaxing night outside with family and friends. Aside from being a Central Florida nuisance, especially during warmer months, mosquitoes are also a health risk because they can carry and spread dangerous diseases like the Zika virus, dengue fever, and malaria.
Therefore, avoiding mosquito bites should be a top concern. Here are a couple of steps you can take to prevent mosquitoes around your home.
5 Steps to Prevent Mosquitoes
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Protect yourself inside and out.
Installing mesh screens on your windows, doors, and patios can protect you from nuisance mosquito attacks. The netting reduces the mosquito’s visibility, acting as a natural and safe repellent when you are outdoors. If this isn’t possible, limiting your exposure outside during dusk and dawn can help prevent mosquito bites.
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Wear bright and loose clothes.
Since mosquitoes have terrible eyesight, they rely on your shadow to find you. Dark colors like black, navy blue, and red stand out and cast a shadow, whereas light-colored clothing won’t. Also, wear clothes with a thicker fabric and looser fit when outside during mosquito season instead of tight, thin clothing.
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Get rid of any standing water outside your home.
A mosquito’s breeding ground is in any pool of stagnant water, such as buckets of water, kiddie pools, empty flower pots, and birdbaths. Mosquitoes take 10 to 14 days to develop from an egg to an adult, so regularly pour any standing water onto the ground before mosquitoes have the chance to fully grow.
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Try a mosquito repellent.
The most effective mosquito repellent will contain DEET, picaridin, or IR3535. Make sure to avoid spraying the repellant around your eyes and mouth, and concentrate the spray on target areas like your ankles, lower legs, arms, and wrists. However, spraying chemicals on your skin leaves a greasy residue and a strong, unpleasant smell that not everyone is comfortable with. Furthermore, while bug spray is the oldest trick in the book at preventing mosquitoes, it is only a temporary solution to a growing mosquito problem.
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Contact mosquito control professionals.
The best way to prevent mosquitoes on your Central Florida property is by contacting the mosquito control experts at Critter Control® of Orlando. Our licensed and trained technicians will quickly eliminate all nuisance mosquitoes from your home with our non-toxic and eco-friendly pest control services.
Effectively Prevent Mosquitoes with Critter Control® of Orlando
If you have a mosquito problem on your Orlando property, don’t bother with costly and temporary solutions when you can get rid of mosquitoes permanently with Critter Control® of Orlando. Our pest control experts will take care of your problem and implement preventative measures to ensure pesky mosquitoes stay away from your property for good.
To schedule an inspection for your Orlando commercial or residential property and receive a free estimate for our safe and effective mosquito control services, call us today at 407-295-7194.
