Tips for eliminating breeding areas

• Clear obstructed drainage ditches to prevent standing water.
• At least once a week, empty water from flowerpots, bird baths, wading pools and old tires or anything in your yard that holds water.
• Clean leaves and pine straw from gutters.
• Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets.
• Keep shrubs trimmed and grass mowed around your property. Adult mosquitoes frequently rest in high grass, shrubbery and other foliage.
• Use proper screening to keep mosquitoes out of your home.

Reducing risk of bits

• Use insect repellent containing DEET, according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
• Spread mosquito netting over infant carriers.
• Stay indoors at dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are more apt to bite.
• Don't wear perfume or scented products. DEET or other repellents such as permethrin can also be applied to clothing. Do not use permethrin on skin.

• Apply it to your own hands and then rub on children's skin. Avoid children's eyes and mouth and use it sparingly around their ears.
• Do not apply repellent to children's hands.
• Do not allow young children to apply insect repellent themselves. Keep repellents out of their reach.
• Do not apply repellent to skin under clothing. If it's applied to clothing, wash treated clothing before wearing again.