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Where to Find MissQuito’s Mosquito Control Treatments
Lee County is identified with mosquitos—in fact, there are more than 80 mosquito species known to occur in Florida. As anyone who lives in Southwest Florida knows, this is mosquito territory—we humans are just living in it.
Not only are they annoying, but mosquito bites can also have far-reaching impacts on your health. While by far the most dangerous mosquito-borne disease, malaria—which kills 400,000+ people annually—is quite rare in the US. The most common Mosquito-borne diseases found in Florida include West Nile virus disease, Eastern equine encephalitis, and St. Louis encephalitis. Most mosquito bites, while quite uncomfortable, are relatively harmless.
You might wonder why mosquitos are so prevalent in your yard. It’s usually because there’s an abundance of standing water around, which is where mosquitos lay their eggs. This water could be in flowerpots, clogged gutters, poorly draining soil, or puddles forming in paved driveways. Standing water left over after storms create new breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Eliminating standing water will make it much harder for a mosquito population to gain a foothold, but one must be very diligent—as little as one teaspoon or bottle cap of water standing for over a week is enough for mosquitos to breed and multiply.
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