Quick tips on how to prevent your property from becoming a mosquito breeding ground for property developers and construction sites

• Cover or turn over equipment that can accumulate water, including drums, buckets and containers
• Keep containers that cannot be discarded free of standing water
• Fill in soil depressions and tire ruts that accumulate water
• Remove or properly store tires on your site
• Remove debris from ditches
• Improve drainage to reduce standing water
• Consult a licensed pest control operator for mosquito habitat that cannot be controlled by drainage or other means

NOTE: If you are considering using a pesticide to control mosquitoes, please see the legal requirements.