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D&T Pest and Termite Control, Inc
Warning Signs
Mosquitoes live and breed in any standing water. Once they have hatched, they usually stay within 300 feet. This means most mosquitoes you see in your yard were born there. Female mosquitoes are capable of biting humans and animals more than once.
Mosquito-Related Problems
Historically, mosquitoes have been a major problem in terms of disease transmission worldwide. Today, bites from adult mosquitoes can transmit Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus to humans and heartworm disease to pets.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease. EEE virus (EEEV) occurs in the eastern half of the United States where it causes disease in humans, horses, and some bird species. Because of the high mortality rate, EEE is regarded as one of the most serious mosquito-borne diseases in the United States. The majority of human infections is asymptomatic or may result in a nonspecific flu-like syndrome. Onset may be insidious or sudden with fever, headache, malaise and occasionally prostration. Infection may, however, lead to encephalitis, with a fatal outcome or permanent neurological problems.
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus (WNV) is also a mosquito-borne viral disease. WNV is an extremely serious disease for which there is currently no specific treatment or vaccine for prevention. It is transmitted to humans through a bite from a mosquito infected with the virus. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on birds with high levels of the virus in their blood. Infected humans develop flu-like symptoms that may result in potentially fatal encephalitis, or brain swelling, in some cases.
Heartworm
Heartworm disease is a serious parasitic disease caused by a long, thin worm that lives in the pulmonary vessels and heart of infected pets. The disease is spread to dogs and cats by mosquitoes. Symptoms may range from none at all to respiratory difficulty and lethargy.
Treatment
The best way to protect you and your pet from dangerous viruses is to reduce mosquito populations in your area and to avoid being outside when the mosquito population is high. Standing water around the home, in rain gutters, wading pools, bird baths, ditches and low areas should be drained regularly.
The Ultimate Solution
D & T Pest and Termite Control, Inc. currently offers mosquito treatments. We apply our material on all your bushes and trees. It is virtually impossible for mosquitoes to continue living in your property. Spring and summers are much more enjoyable and less worrisome. Our customers tell us this treatment reduces the population by 85-90 percent.
• Use landscaping to eliminate standing water that collects on your property. Mosquitoes will develop in any puddle that lasts more than 4 days.
• Turn over wheel barrows and do not allow water to stagnate in bird baths. Both provide breeding habitat for domestic mosquitoes.
• Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish. Water gardens are fashionable but become major mosquito producers if they are allowed to stagnate. Clean and chlorinate swimming pools that are not being used. A swimming pool that is left untended by a family that goes on vacation for a month can produce enough mosquitoes to result in neighborhood-wide complaints. Be aware that mosquitoes may even breed in the water that collects on swimming pool covers.
Bottom line call D & T Pest and Termite Control, Inc. today for the ultimate solution.
Fun Facts
• An adult mosquito can live as long as 5 months. It may take several months for a larva to develop to the adult stage in cold water. Eggs of floodwater mosquitoes may remain dormant for several years, and hatch when they are covered with water.
• An adult female mosquito weighs only about 1/15,000 ounce (about 2.0 milligrams).
• An adult female mosquito consumes about 5-millionths of a liter in a single blood meal.
• A mosquito wing beats from 300 to 600 times per second.
• Male mosquitoes find female mosquitoes by listening to the sound of their wings beating. The males can actually identify the correct species by the pitch of the female’s wings.
• Mosquitoes can fly about 1 to 1.5 miles per hour.
• Most mosquitoes do not fly very far from their larval habitat, but the salt marsh mosquito migrates 75 to 100 miles over the course of its life. • A mosquito can smell the carbon dioxide you exhale from about 60 to 75 feet away.
• Some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others. It is not clear why, but probably has something to do with the 300 odd chemicals produced by the skin.
• In the interest of science, Arctic researchers uncovered their chests, arms, and legs and reported as many as 9000 mosquito bites per person, per minute. At this rate, and unprotected human would lose one half of his blood supply in approximately 2 hours.
Let's say it is summer time. You're out in your backyard enjoying the sun and grilling your dinner. Ouch! You look down at your arm and see a painful, swelling mosquito bite. Moments later, you feel another one bite you. What are these pesky insects? Why are they after me? Do they carry diseases? What can you do to protect yourself?
D & T Pest and Termite Control, Inc. has
“THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION”
To your summertime mosquito problems and worries
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Appearance
Mosquitoes are small, about 1/8" to 1/4" long, insects with a brown or dark brown body striped down center. They are usually round and suck the blood of animals and humans.
Life Cycle
Mosquitoes go through four life stages: egg, larvae, nymph and blood-sucking adult.
• Dispose of tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots or similar water-holding containers that have accumulated on your property. Do not overlook containers that have become overgrown by aquatic vegetation.
• Pay special attention to discarded tires that may have accumulated on your property. The used tire has become the most important domestic mosquito producer in this country.
• Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers that are left out of doors. Drainage holes that are located on the dies collect enough water for mosquitoes to breed it.
• Clean clogged roof gutters on an annual basis, particularly if the leaves from surrounding trees have a tendency to plug up the drains. Roof gutters are easily overlooked but can produce millions of mosquitoes each season.
• Turn over plastic wading pools when not in use. A wading pool becomes a mosquito producer if it is not used on a regular basis.
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