Mosquito Control Awareness Week - June 24 - June 30 2018

Article Source: Robert Riechel - San Bruno's Trustee to the San Mateo County CA Mosquito & Vector Control District

The following was presented at the June 26 2018 San Bruno CA Council meeting:

Honorable Mayor and Council

As your trustee to the San Mateo County Mosquito & Vector Control District I want to update you on an action of the American Mosquito Control Association.

American Mosquito Control Association is proclaiming:

National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (June 24—June 30, 2018), the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) has tips to help you declare independence from those pesky blood-suckers.

Pools are open and grills are going, but are you cooking up a breeding ground for mosquitoes? Standing water and dark clothing are two things that attract them. AMCA recommends people follow the three D’s to keep mosquitoes away:

• Drain: Empty out water containers at least once per week
• Dress: Wear long sleeves, long pants, and light-colored, loose-fitting clothing
• Defend: Properly apply an EPA registered repellent such as DEET, picaridin, IR 3535 or oil of lemon-eucalyptus

Make your yard a mosquito-free zone by: disposing of any tires; clearing roof gutters of debris; cleaning pet water dishes regularly; checking and emptying children’s toys; repairing leaky outdoor faucets; and changing the water in bird baths at least once a week.

Encouraging your neighbors to also eliminate sources on their own property is critical to a community-wide control program. Mosquitoes require water to complete their life cycle. If their water source is eliminated, so are their offspring.

Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance. Their bites can spread diseases such as Zika and West Nile Virus. We must be prepared to prevent their spread throughout our public health landscape – and this requires safe, effective, sustained mosquito control and awareness in the community.

AMCA stresses mosquito-borne diseases do not only affect humans – they also kill countless birds, reptiles, animals and endangered species each year.

Thank you for your continual support of the Mosquito District as TOGETHER we FIGHT THE BITE.

/s/ Robert Riechel

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