Photos from Coorong District Council's post

The mosquito season has started! Council staff have been out and about treating problem sites but we also need your help. When you get a spare moment, have look around your own yard and remove any pools of stagnant water where the mozzies like to breed – remember they don’t need much water. Also make sure you: • Cover rainwater tanks, septic tank openings, wells or other large water containers with mosquito- proof mesh. • Maintain roof gutters and remove leaves and debris so that pools of water do not form. • Keep edges of dams clear of vegetation. • Empty and refill bird baths, stock troughs and pets’ drinking water containers at least once a week. • Maintain and disinfect swimming pools. • Empty wading pools at the end of each day. • Ornamental ponds, unused swimming pools or other water bodies should be either emptied or stocked with small Australian native fish to eat any mosquito larvae ('wrigglers').