If you are like most people, you think mosquitoes have very simple life cycles. They are born and then they fly into your yard and bite you. Finally, their lives end with a splat. As soon as your hand meets their little bodies, you never have to think of them again.

It’s a little more complicated than that, though. Mosquitoes actually scope out areas to lay eggs. Once they find some standing water, they lay their eggs, raise their little mosquito families, and send their children out to find you. Once the kids find you, they are not just tasked with getting a meal. They have another agenda as well, and that agenda is to spread diseases and viruses. You can catch a variety of things from mosquitoes, including West Nile Virus. How, then, do you stop these little critters from using your yard as a birthing station?

There is one simple key to keeping your mosquito activity to a minimum-get rid of standing water. Dump over toys that have water in them, and fill in any holes. Also, cover your pool when it is not in use, and put a pump in the birdbath.

Once the standing water is eliminated, the mom and dad mosquitoes will look for other families to bother. Then, you can go back to enjoy the warm weather-without those pesky mosquitoes.

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