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It's Particularly Important to Protect Yourself against Mosquitoes during the Summer
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"ORKIN" AND THE "CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION" REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SUMMER IS MOSQUITO-SEASON. A FEMALE MOSQUITO CAN LAY UP TO A HUNDRED EGGS AT A TIME--AND THE EGGS HATCH INTO LARVAE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. FEMALE MOSQUITOES ONLY NEED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER TO BREED--MAKING THEM VERY HARD TO CONTROL. HOMEOWNERS CAN HELP REDUCE MOSQUITO-POPULATIONS BY THINNING OUTDOOR VEGETATION, REPAIRING WINDOW-SCREENS, AND EMPTYING STANDING-WATER IN AREAS WHERE WATER MAY COLLECT. MOSQUITO-POPULATIONS ARE DEPENDENT ON WARM WEATHER--AND THE PRIME MOSQUITO-SEASON FOR MOST OF THE U-S IS SUMMER, INTO EARLY FALL. SO, PROTECT BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FROM MOSQUITO-BITES, WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE. DUSK AND DAWN ARE THE TIMES WHEN MOST TYPES OF MOSQUITOES ARE REALLY ACTIVE. MAKE SURE TO USE INSECT-REPELLENT, WEAR LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS, OR CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS, DURING THESE HOURS. IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO GET BITTEN BY AN INFECTED MOSQUITO. FOR MORE TIPS ON CONTROLLING MOSQUITOES AROUND YOUR HOME, VISIT "ORKIN"-DOT-COM--OR "C-D-C"-DOT-GOV-SLASH-"WEST-NILE".
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