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How to Eliminate Mosquitoes

In ideal conditions, the best way to eliminate mosquitoes would be to stop sweating, exposing your skin, stop breathing, wearing cologne or any strong perfume or using bright outdoor lights. In a more practical condition, the best way to eliminate mosquitoes is to use all these methods in moderation. The fact is that there are a lot more mosquitoes than humans out there, and they are driven to make even more mosquitoes.

One of the best ways to eliminate mosquitoes from your home is to eliminate their preferred breeding grounds - standing, stagnant water. This means keeping the gutters free of debris so water cannot collect and its free flowing. Children's swimming or wading pools should be emptied and cleaned once or twice in a week. Low-lying areas which tend to pool up after rain events should be modified and filled up to avoid water stagnation and to improve water drainage. Birdbaths should be scrubbed out often, and the water should be pumped out frequently.

Look for any old tires or tin cans or empty flowerpots which may collect rain water.

 Store these containers upside-down whenever possible. Mosquitoes like to lay their eggs in standing water or along the sides of containers which may collect rainwater later.

Another way to eliminate mosquitoes from your home is to place mosquito attracting products around the perimeter of where you want to be. Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide emissions, which is why they can easily find human beings by sensing the carbon dioxide which we breath out. Candles containing citronella oil were once popular as mosquito repellents, but have since been proven to be ineffective. One mechanism of burning candles which can be used to eliminate mosquitoes is the production of carbon dioxide as they burn. If you want to avoid mosquitoes during an outdoor event, place some candles around the peripherals to draw them away from human targets. Don't place candles or smudge pots in the center of everything.

One another way to eliminate mosquitoes entering the homes and garden spaces is to grow mosquito repelling plants especially flowering plants.

Flowering plants like Marigold with there strong perfuming smell can repel mosquitoes entering the home.

Mosquito fishing, that is if you suspect infestation, The abatement team will, mostly free of charge, introduce a special fish called the mosquito fish to the affected pool or stream. They require no feeding and they do not over breed as they automatically control their numbers. This is important, as West Nile Virus spreads and contaminates the eco-system.

In the realm of mosquito repellents, any commercial product containing high percentages of DEET should eliminate mosquitoes for several hours at a time. A spray repellent such as Deep Woods OFF can contain up to 24% DEET and work effectively for five hours or more. Other products which claim to eliminate mosquitoes may not be nearly as effective as DEET, but should perform adequately with frequent re-applications. Mosquito repellents don't actually repel mosquitoes as much as they make the wearer less visible to a mosquito's tracking devices. To aid in the battle to eliminate mosquitoes, people should also avoid wearing floral-scented perfumes or colognes, exposing too much untreated skin and wearing dark clothing.

Mosquitoes live, eat, breed and die according to a cycle. In order to eliminate mosquitoes, people must work diligently to break up that cycle whenever possible. Sources of standing water must be eliminated or treated chemically to prevent egg growth. Beneficial animals, such as bats or purple martins, should be encouraged to take up residency near mosquito-infested areas. With the increased risk of mosquitoes transmitting the West Nile virus, the need to eliminate mosquitoes from inhabited areas has also increased significantly.