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Mosquito Myth BusterMosquito Myth Buster�� LetLet’’s s ee w h a t w e s s ee w h a t w e k n o wk n o wa n d w h a t w e a n d w h a t w e b el i ev e to b e tr u eb el i ev e to b e tr u ea b o u t m o s q u i to es .a b o u t m o s q u i to es .

�� A r e w etl a n d s A r e w etl a n d s a t f a u l t f o r a t f a u l t f o r m o s q u i to p r o b l em s ?m o s q u i to p r o b l em s ?


1. Mosquitoes are worthless 1. Mosquitoes are worthless v ile c reaturesv ile c reatures

•M o s t l y f e e d o n n e c t a r•F o o d s o u r c e f o r w i l d l i f e

•P r o t e i n r i c h


Male Mosquito with Male Mosquito with p ollin iump ollin ium of of N or ther n b og or c hidN or ther n b og or c hid


2 . W etlan d s b reed 2 . W etlan d s b reed ton s of m osquitoeston s of m osquitoes

�� H ea l th y W etl a n d sH ea l th y W etl a n d s�� D i v er s e ec o l o g y =D i v er s e ec o l o g y =f ew er m o s q u i to esf ew er m o s q u i to es

�� P r ed a to r s i n c l u d e:P r ed a to r s i n c l u d e:f r o g s , s n a k es , f i s h , c r a y f i s h , f r o g s , s n a k es , f i s h , c r a y f i s h , d r a g o n f l i es , d a m s el f l i es , w a ter d r a g o n f l i es , d a m s el f l i es , w a ter s tr i d er s , w a ter s p i d er s , s tr i d er s , w a ter s p i d er s , b a c k s w i m m er s , p r ed a c eo u s b a c k s w i m m er s , p r ed a c eo u s d i v i n g b eetl es a n d s a l a m a n d er s d i v i n g b eetl es a n d s a l a m a n d er s


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3 . P urp le Martin s will tak e c are 3 . P urp le Martin s will tak e c are of the m osquito p rob lem .of the m osquito p rob lem .

�� Eat few mosquitoesEat few mosquitoes�� 1 0 min ute op p or tun ity1 0 min ute op p or tun ity�� A d v er tisin g h y p eA d v er tisin g h y p e


4 . B uild a b at house in y our 4 . B uild a b at house in y our y ard an d y our m osquito y ard an d y our m osquito

p rob lem s are ov er.p rob lem s are ov er.�� 0 . 7 % o f d i et0 . 7 % o f d i et�� O p p o r tu n i s ti cO p p o r tu n i s ti c�� P r ef er m o th s ,P r ef er m o th s ,b eetl es ,b eetl es ,l ea f h o p p er s .l ea f h o p p er s .


5 . B ug Z ap p ers will c on trol 5 . B ug Z ap p ers will c on trol m osquitoes in y our y ardm osquitoes in y our y ard

�� 6 . 4 % mosquito6 . 4 % mosquito�� H al f ar e mal eH al f ar e mal e�� H ar ml ess n ig h t fl y in gH ar ml ess n ig h t fl y in gin sec ts el ec tr oc utedin sec ts el ec tr oc uted


6 . Mosquitoes C arry 6 . Mosquitoes C arry W est N ile v irusW est N ile v irus

�� S o m e S o m e culexculex s p p .s p p .�� 1 0 0 + s p p . I n U S1 0 0 + s p p . I n U Sd o n o td o n o t


7 . A erial P estic id e S p ray an d 7 . A erial P estic id e S p ray an d F og g in g A re E f f ec tiv e Mosquito F og g in g A re E f f ec tiv e Mosquito

C on trol P rog ram sC on trol P rog ram s�� A d u l t i c i d e s l e a s t e f f e c t i v eA d u l t i c i d e s l e a s t e f f e c t i v e�� I n d i s c r i m i n a t eI n d i s c r i m i n a t e�� G e n e t i c r e s i s t a n c eG e n e t i c r e s i s t a n c e


8 . T he C itrosa P lan t rep els 8 . T he C itrosa P lan t rep els m osquitoesm osquitoes

�� C i t r o n e l l a G e r a n i u mC i t r o n e l l a G e r a n i u m�� R e l e a s e s o n c o n t a c tR e l e a s e s o n c o n t a c t�� S h o r t r a n g eS h o r t r a n g e


H ow to c on trol m osquitoes H ow to c on trol m osquitoes n ear y our hom e:n ear y our hom e:

�� Dispose of unwanted tin cans and tires.Dispose of unwanted tin cans and tires.�� C l ean cl og g ed roof g utters and drain fl at C l ean cl og g ed roof g utters and drain fl at

roofs.roofs.�� F l ush sum pF l ush sum p--pum p pits week l y . pum p pits week l y . �� S tock ornam ental pool s with fish .S tock ornam ental pool s with fish .�� C h ang e water in b irdb ath s, fountains, and C h ang e water in b irdb ath s, fountains, and

troug h s twice a week .troug h s twice a week .�� C l ean and ch l orinate swim m ing pool s; wh en C l ean and ch l orinate swim m ing pool s; wh en

not reg ul arl y used, th ey sh oul d b e em ptied.not reg ul arl y used, th ey sh oul d b e em ptied.�� T urn ov er unused wading pool s and oth er T urn ov er unused wading pool s and oth er

containers th at tend to col l ect rainwater.containers th at tend to col l ect rainwater.�� C ov er containers tig h tl y with window screen C ov er containers tig h tl y with window screen

or pl astic wh en storing rainwater for g arden or pl astic wh en storing rainwater for g arden use during droug h t periods.use during droug h t periods.


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