How Can I Get Rid of Mosquitoes in My Yard?
Mosquitoes can ruin your time outside with their constant buzzing and itchy bites. Beyond the discomfort, mosquitoes carry and spread diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, and Zika virus. Knowing how to keep mosquitoes away from your yard lets you enjoy the outdoors and helps protect everyone around you.
Here's what you need to know about what attracts mosquitoes to your yard, when they're most active, and how to eliminate them effectively.
What Attracts Mosquitoes to Your Yard?
Mosquitoes don't fly far from their breeding grounds. If you can understand what draws them to your yard, you may be able to control or eliminate them effectively. Here are a few things that could be making your yard a good place for mosquitoes to breed:
Standing water: Standing water attracts mosquitoes because it's where adult females lay their eggs. Some obvious locations include puddles and birdbaths. However, these insects can happily lay their eggs anywhere as long as it's wet, even on small...