08/05/2025
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🦟 Community Reminder: Minimizing Mosquito Populations
🌧 With the arrival of summer and the rainy season, mosquito activity will increase—especially in areas with standing water. If there are any places around your house where water is collected, you may be raising mosquitoes.
💦 All mosquitoes need water for their early stages. Some lay their eggs in standing water where they hatch in just a few days. Others lay their eggs in other water-holding containers where they may remain unhatched for weeks or months until they are covered with water.
📲 Pinellas County addresses mosquito concerns through its SeeClickFix reporting system, allowing residents to easily report problem areas. You can also help reduce mosquito populations by checking your property regularly and eliminating any standing water in items like flowerpots, birdbaths, and gutters.
☑ Other best practices to reduce mosquito populations:
- Empty and properly maintain swimming pools.
- Empty, remove, cover or turn upside down any receptacle that would hold water — particularly buckets and trash cans.
- Empty plastic wading pools, children’s toys, trash cans, plant saucers and wheelbarrows.
- Get rid of old tires, tin cans, bottles, jars and other containers — or keep them empty.
- Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets; drain hoses frequently.
For more information, visit: https://pinellas.gov/mosquito-control/
