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Summer Is Mosquito Season
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ORKIN, AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SUMMER IS MOSQUITO-SEASON. THAT'S BECAUSE MOSQUITO-POPULATIONS ARE DEPENDENT ON THE WEATHER: JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST ARE PRIME MOSQUITO-MONTHS, DUE TO WARM SUMMER-TEMPERATURES. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW--TO REDUCE MOSQUITO-POPULATIONS. THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO INCLUDE: THINNING OUTDOOR-VEGETATION; REPAIRING WINDOW-SCREENS; AND EMPTYING ANY STANDING-WATER FOUND IN GUTTERS, BIRDBATHS, AND FLOWER-POTS. ALSO, REMEMBER THAT MOST TYPES OF MOSQUITOES ARE MORE ACTIVE AT BOTH DUSK AND DAWN. BE SURE TO USE INSECT-REPELLENT, AND TO WEAR LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS--OR CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS DURING THESE HOURS. AND, ALWAYS HAVE SCREENS ON YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS--TO KEEP MOSQUITOES OUT. IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO GET BITTEN BY AN INFECTED MOSQUITO--SO PROTECT YOURSELF, EVERY TIME YOU GO OUTSIDE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CONTROLLING MOSQUITOES AROUND YOUR HOME, VISIT "ORKIN"-DOT-COM--OR "C-D-C"-DOT-GOV.
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