Mosquito, Flea & Tick Prevention

Key Mosquito Prevention (DSHS Recommendations):

Here are some Tips to help prevent Mosquitos in your area.

1. Remove Standing Water: Empty containers like buckets, tires, pots, and toys weekly to stop breeding.

2. Protect Yourself: Wear long sleeves and pants, and use repellent containing DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.

3. Home Protection: Keep window and door screens in good repair.

4. Treat Water: Use mosquito dunks in water that cannot be drained, such as bird baths or rain barrels.

5. Cut Your Grass: Cutting grass helps reduce mosquitoes because it removes the kind of environment they rely on to rest, hide, and reproduce.

Prevención contra mosquitos (Recomendaciones de DSHS):

Aquí tienes algunos consejos para ayudar a prevenir los mosquitos en tu área.

1. Elimina el agua estancada: Vacía cada semana recipientes como cubetas, llantas, macetas y juguetes para evitar que los mosquitos se reproduzcan.

2. Protégete: Usa camisas de manga larga y pantalones, y aplica repelente que contenga DEET, picaridina o aceite de eucalipto limón.

3. Protege tu hogar: Mantén en buen estado las mallas de puertas y ventanas.

4. Trata el agua: Usa pastillas contra mosquitos en el agua que no se pueda drenar, como en bebederos para aves o barriles de lluvia.

5. Corte el césped: Cortar el césped ayuda a reducir los mosquitos porque elimina el ambiente que utilizan para descansar, esconderse y reproducirse.

For More Information Contact: (956)402.4652 – [email protected] – 1121 E. Nolana Loop – Pharr ONE

Flea and tick prevention for yards and pets
Easier to keep fleas out than it is to get rid of them
For yards you may focus on either landscaping or using treatments (treatment example:
tick sprays)
For tick prevention in yards, you may
– Keep grass mowed
– Trim bushes and tress
– Keeping trash can lids well closed
For flea prevention in yards, you may
– Mow frequently
– Avoid over-watering as this may cause humid environments for fleas to thrive in
– Remove piles of leaves and junk as fleas will not be able to hide in these shady
items
For pet flea prevention, you may
– Wash their bedding once a week
– Rake clippings
– Bath and brush regularly as well as checking for fleas on pets coat as only adult
fleas live on pets’ skin
For pet tick prevention, you may
– Perform daily tick checks on pets, especially during the hotter seasons
– Ensuring that you treat all pets, not only just one for ticks/fleas
– Investing in a tick collar, oral chews, and topical solutions
Contact pest control companies if fleas/ticks are still a persistent issue in your home in
order to eliminate fleas/ticks that may continue to spread indoors and harm your pets
Pest companies located in Pharr
– Fox Pest Control Pharr
– SureKill Pest Control
– Vulcan Pest Control RGV
– Bug Off Pest Control