Mosquito Prevention
A Few Important Tips On Mosquito Prevention
The most important thing that you need to remember about mosquito prevention around your yard or property is that these blood sucking mongrels need no formal invitation in order to invade and infest. There are some key ingredients and environmental properties that they are drawn to, however, and these should be addressed by you throughout the year. One of the most trying mistakes that we make is ignoring our yard and its contents until the mosquitoes are in our faces, on our arms, biting the tender skin behind our necks and knees, attacking our children, and causing discomfort to our animals and guests. Mosquito prevention should be considered as a year long task, made easy by utilizing these simple tips and instructions.
First of all, mosquito prevention can be a natural process if done correctly, and you may not need to use expensive professional sprays or store purchased foggers in order to achieve it. Powerful aids, such as the oils and extracts of lemon, clove, thyme, celery, eucalyptus, and garlic can be a heaven sent remedy for both your outdoor dining area and as a topical application. Remember, however, that the oils of both clove and thyme are not recommended for direct skin application. These elements should be used in your natural repellent recipes for added protection and peace of mind. Left standing in the center of the dining area on your patio, these are very powerful mosquito prevention elements.
Next, we will talk about the preparations and maintenance issues involved with keeping a mosquito free outdoor environment. Whether it be in old tire swings, buckets, rain catchers, clogged gutter spouts, toys left in the yard from the preceding fall, a pond, a marsh, a swamp, or a neglected swimming pool: any standing water is an absolute red carpet for all species of mosquitoes. Mosquito prevention must start and end with the absence of standing or stagnant water. Check every where, under and beside everything, including empty flowers boxes and in the protruding drainage panel of your air conditioning unit. They will find a breeding place if you don’t find and eliminate it first, so be on your toes during every season for the best mosquito prevention.
Tall grass and overgrown field areas are the next favorites place for these unwelcome visitors, especially when active families with pets are close by for the feeding. If you have an immense yard or piece of property, you will want to be quite diligent about keeping the wild field plants and grasses cut way back from your most frequented yard areas. The farther the better where mosquito prevention is concerned, as he is a survivor and we want him to go do it somewhere else.