'Man-made mosquitoes' and how to prevent them

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"We're

also looking at places where we can drain water," Lohr continued,

"but where we cannot reasonably drain water, or where there are no

natural predators like fish, we'll treat it."

Lohr quipped

that 75 to 85 percent of mosquitoes are "man-made," the result

of mosquitoes breeding in water left by human carelessness. "The

preferred course of action is to empty all sources of stagnant water."

He also recommended

cleaning bird baths with a solution of chlorine bleach to kill existing

eggs, often mistaken for algae on the concrete at water's edge.

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