Garden Grove, CA. The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District is participating in California Mosquito Awareness Week April 18-24^th. As stay-at-home orders are loosened or lifted, mosquito experts encourage residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites and the spread of mosquito-transmitted viruses.

To help prevent mosquito bites:

• Apply insect repellent containing EPA-registered active ingredients, including DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535, to clothes and exposed skin according to label instructions.
• Dress in long sleeves and pants, especially if outside at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes that can spread West Nile virus are most active.
• Install screens on windows and doors and keep them in good repair to keep mosquitoes out of your home.
• Eliminate all sources of standing water on your property, including flowerpots, old tires, buckets, pet dishes, and trash cans. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in very small amounts of standing water.
• Repair leaking faucets and broken sprinklers that can contribute to standing water around your home.
• Clean rain gutters clogged with leaves.

For more information: https://www.ocvector.org/california-mosquito-awareness-week