Prevent Mosquitoes Indoors
Keep mosquitoes out of your home! Invasive Aedes mosquitoes will lay
their eggs in as little as 1/4” of water—even inside people’s homes!
Dump standing water inside and outside to prevent mosquitoes from
biting you inside your home.
Vases and Decorations : Dump out water kept in vases, plant propagation containers, lucky bamboo, or any other containers that can hold water weekly. Keep indoor fountains running or leave them dry. Mosquito larvae can live in as little as 1/4" of water.
Indoor plants: Dump out any water in house plant saucers weekly. Change out water for plants that grow in water like lucky bamboo weekly. Do not over water plants. Moist soil can attract fungus gnats—a harmless insect that is sometimes mistaken for a mosquito.
Things like pet bowls, drains, toilets, un-filtered aquariums, and
dirty dishes do not usually breed mosquitoes but can if they are left
full of water for more than a week without being changed or
drained.
Make sure your doors and windows are screened so mosquitoes cannot
get in. Fix any holes or openings and makes sure to use a fine mesh
screen to keep these small mosquitoes out.
Download and share our Guide to Indoor Sources (pdf)
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Flower vase photo by David Condrey via Pixabay
Indoor potted plants photo by Luis Fernandez Garcia via Wikimedia Commons