COMBATING MOSQUITOES AND THE ZIKA VIRUS
To help minimize your risk of contracting Zika virus, use a personal insect repellent when you’re outside, especially at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active. To reduce mosquito breeding around your home, eliminate standing water in flower pots, bird baths and gutters, and avoid overwatering your lawn. Inspect the screens on your windows and repair them if needed.
Protecting Your Family from Zika Virus
Protect Yourself:
• Use an EPA-registered personal insect repellent.
• Treat clothing, backpacks, tents and shoes with permethrin-based spray.
• Sleep in air-conditioned or screened rooms, or with a bed net.
Protect The Yard
• Remove mosquito breeding areas by emptying standing water and cleaning out rain gutters.
• Use a do-it-yourself spray insecticide registered for mosquito control, spraying over the entire yard, including shrubs, bushes and grass.
Protect the Home
• Repair screens on windows and weather stripping on doors.
• Keep a flying insect control aerosol product on hand that’s labeled for indoor use against mosquitoes.
