From KGET
July 5, 2020
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — County health officials are asking residents to safeguard their homes against possible breeding sites for mosquitoes and to protect themselves from the risk of acquiring the West Nile virus.
The best way to avoid the West Nile Virus, the county says, is to avoid mosquito bites, and reducing spots where they can breed.
Officials say residents should:
- Remove standing or stagnate water from containers. Flowerpots, fountains, birdbaths, pet bowls, and other containers — even gardening tools and toys — can collect water.
- Clean and scrub containers that collect water to remove eggs.
- Maintain swimming pools in working condition.
- If you have a garden pond, stock them with fish that eat mosquito larvae. You vector control district can provide free fish.
- Report areas of mosquito infestation to your local vector control district.