With this beautiful warm Ontario weather, comes barbeques, sunshine, swimming, and… mosquitos…
Here are a few tips on how to prevent these nasty suckers from ruining your day!
- Remove any “still-water” sources…
- Puddles, ponds, leaky hoses etc. are all a perfect wading pool for these pesky insects. If you remove their water source, you’ll remove the chance of them hanging around.
- If you have a pond….
- Use oxygenating plants to prevent algae in which mosquito larvae feed on
- Fill driveway potholes
- This will eliminate any water source that could remain after a rain shower
- Kids play structures (example: tire swing)
- Continually check play structures around your yard to make sure there isn’t any pooling water. Make a point to drill a holes into the bottom of a tire swing for example in order to allow proper drainage.
- Clean up toys!
- Kids’ sand buckets and other toys that are left out can also be used as a personal mosquito wading pool…
- Use lids on your trash bins
- Mosquitoes tend to hang around food and open sources of food. By closing your trash lid, you are eliminating most of the smell temptation as well as what could be a water source after a rain storm.
- Regularly trim shrubs and bushes
- the less foliage the less area to hover, and nest.
- Plant citronella, rosemary, marigolds, or catnip in the garden.
- All of which are a natural deterrent for mosquitoes as well as other pesky insects
- Lastly, close your windows/doors, and repair any screen damage
- They are small and they can find a way… Even the tiniest of tears can be a gateway for mosquitoes into your home.