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WHERE IS MY OFF SPRAY AT????
I am not messing around with these mosquitoes this year! With all the year...we are really in for a long summer with these pesky mosquitoes!
All of Kansas is officially at moderate risk for west nile virus. And what's crazy, is 3 human cases have already been confirmed in Oklahoma this year!
No human cases have been reported in Kansas as of May 25th.
According to KAKE, here are the best ways to take preventative measures:
- Visit the KDHE WNV website weekly to learn about the current WNV risk level.
- When you are outdoors, use insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredient on skin and clothing, including DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535. Follow the directions on the package.
- Many mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn. Be sure to use insect repellent and wear long sleeves and pants at these times, or consider staying indoors during these hours.
- The elderly or those with a weakened immune system should consider limiting their exposure outside during dusk and dawn, when the Culex species mosquitoes are most active.
- Make sure you have good screens on your windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out.
- Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by emptying standing water from flower pots, buckets and barrels. Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out. Keep children's wading pools empty and on their sides when they aren't being used.
- Horses can also be infected with WNV. Talk with your veterinarian about vaccinating your horse to protect them against WNV.