In certain areas in the world mosquito can be a big problems for the spreading of the deathly dengue andmalaria fever. Dealing with this deathly insects can be costlycompared to their effectiveness and also the side effects (what do you think that can kill this insect - poison; also bad for you). It is important for us not just to find the effective way to counter this problem effectively but also save for our money for your mosquito exterminator program… yes use your money to buy my book Math&Brain :D
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Understand the Nature of Mosquito
Mosquito are the insect that run through the cycle of live from eggs, larvae, pupa, and adult. The most important thing for mosquito to lay their eggs is water. Mosquito can lay their eggs almost everywhere if there is a still water. In the ecosystemmosquito larvae can become a food source for a young fishes and also other water creatures. When it comes to the urban areas, there’s no predator for this insect and the only food source for them are us… human (the perfect dinner).
As the main prevention steps for the spreading of this insect we can clean up their breeding areas. Cleaning up all the possible places for mosquito to lay their eggs can push them to their extinction (hopefully) or at least to control the number of mosquito in our area. These are some places where we can start in the clean up for mosquito breeding areas.
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- Old tires, tin cans, buckets. Drums, bottles and any other containers.
- Fill in (puddles, ruts, etc.). Draining and filling the wetlands to avoid water spot.
- Unclog the drain and clean up the drainage systems free from weeds and trash to allow water run freely.
- Clean up gutters free of leaves and other debris.
- Cover up your trash containers to keep out rainwater.
- Change water in pet dishes, horse troughs, birdbaths and plants pots at least once a week.
- Covered up any objects that can be possible as water container such as boats, bigger tanks, drums or anything.
- Keep the grass cut and shrubbery well trimmed will prevent mosquito keep on hiding near your house.
- If you have ornament ponds around your house, keep fish that prey on mosquito larvae.
If you need to be outdoor in the evening just take extra precaution to avoid mosquito biting.
- Wear long sleeves, long pants, shoes and socks.
- Wear insect repellent.
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There are many types of mosquito repellent lotion. Read the label and instruction for usage carefully. If possible use the natural herbs mosquito repellent to avoid any irritation on skins. Listed below are some plant oils that can help to repel mosquitoes.
- Citronella Oil
- Lemon Eucalyptus Oil
- Cinnamon Oil
- Castor Oil
- Rosemary Oil
- Lemongrass Oil
- Cedar Oil
- Peppermint Oil
- Clove Oil
- Geranium Oil
- Possibly Oils from Verbena, Pennyroyal, Lavender, Pine, Cajeput, Basil, Thyme, Allspice, Soybean, and Garlic
*make sure to try it in your inner elbow skin for about 5 minutes to check whether you’re sensitive to the oils or not. Not all peoples are suitable to use plant oils repellent.
Other Mosquito Repellent
High Frequency Mosquito Repellent
As another optional to the herbals or insecticide repellent there was a claimed that high frequency also can repel mosquito. Even there is no strong evidence of the effectiveness of this method, high frequency repellent still being used widely. There are few problems to use this method (even if the high frequency can repel the mosquito).
- It’s hard to achieved the high frequency unless we use the high frequency speaker.
- Compression files such as mp.3 will change the sound quality (in case you use the audio files with your hand phone mp3).
To find out by yourself whether this method really works or not you can get the high frequency audio files in .wav format from this link. Try it in few devices to get a suitable match between the frequency and speakers. No. you can’t hear any sound.
Mosquito Control
It is important to take action for the extermination of mosquito as this insect can spread many harmful diseases. Listed below are some major diseases spread by mosquito all around the world;
- Malaria
- Dengue
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis Basics (EEE)
- West Nile Virus (WNV)
- Sylvatic yellow fever
- Lymphatic filariasis
- Sindbis fever
There are many others diseases spread by this insect according to your geographical areas. In order to control the fatal cases caused by all the diseases the extermination of mosquito is a must. Try as best as you can to make sure there are no more places for mosquito to breed and also make sure to find the way how to repel it effectively. The only thing that you need to ensure is your own safety and for the extra cost that you’re going to use while carrying out your extermination process.
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