Please print this page to your printer, fill in the requested information and drop by the Sonora Police Dept at 609 S. Water during normal business hours.

You can also mail it to the Sonora Police Dept. 609 S. Water, Sonora, Tx. 76950 Attn: Mosquito Control

                                                   Integrated Mosquito Management

Name:____________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________

Time of day/night mosquitoes are more prevalent on your property: _______________

Are they biting above the waist or below the waist?_______________________

(This information helps mosquito control identify whether the mosquitoes are from the artificial container group or from the floodwater group.)

In general, are the mosquitoes prevalent everywhere on your property or are they more noticeable in one particular area, if so where? _______________________________________

Do you know if you have any water or sewer leaks on your property? ________

Do you use an evaporative cooler for cooling at your house? ____________________

Do you have used tires on your property that collect rainwater or sprinkler water? _____

Here are some very helpful tips to eliminate mosquitoes on your property:

Do not keep household trash in barrels, open barrels collect water and breed mosquitoes.

Remove and properly dispose of all unnecessary artificial containers, used tires, cans, and bottles, anything that holds water.

When bringing vases of flowers to the cemetery make sure the vases have holes in the bottom to prevent water from collecting in them.

Overturn water containers when they are not in use.

Store boats under a roofed area or cover them with a strong tarp, store wheelbarrows, and children’s toys so they do not collect water.

Change the water in vases and flowerpots, water fountains, pet’s water containers, children’s pool’s, and the water collection pan in evaporative coolers at least twice a week.

Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets.

Fill in holes and depressions that collect water on your property, use cement to fill-in holes in trees, check driveways for low spots where water can collect; sweep the water off the depression when it collects there.

Check rain gutters at your house to make sure they are not collecting and holding water; if they are adjust the slope or clear the debris (leaves, twigs and other material will prevent gutters from draining properly).

If you have water-holding systems such as a cistern, or rock water gardens, or water troughs consider using the fish Gambusia affinis (known as the mosquito fish), check with Texas Parks and Wildlife (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/) for more information.  If water collects and remains in draws or creeks consider using a mosquito bacterium such as Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (B.T.I.) (read label carefully)

Commercial property owners who store tires outside can use a granular insecticide such as Abate Tire Treatment for mosquito control that is available commercially.(Tel-800- 284-0105 (Read label carefully)

Use dichrom yellow or high-pressure sodium-vapor lamps for outdoor lighting rather than mercury-vapor or incandescent lamps that emit ultra-violet light and attract mosquitoes

Make it a habit to do your own mosquito control on your property by preventing water from collecting and standing undisturbed for more than 2 to 3 days.

Plan your outside activities such as walking when mosquitoes are less prevalent, wear long sleeved shirts and pants (no shorts) and use mosquito repellents. Plan your walks away from draws even though they may appear to not contain water.

The laws and regulations written by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Department of Agriculture on the use of chemicals for pesticides by city, county and state employees may even become more stringent in the near future. That’s why one of the most important steps of Integrated Mosquito Management is source reduction and it starts with you.