If mosquitoes keep turning up and you are not sure why, a breeding water inspection is a good place to start. Most backyard mosquitoes breed close to where they bite, often within your own block or the one next door. In Cleveland, with its boats, caravans, canal pontoons, rainwater tanks and leafy gardens, there are plenty of places for a little water to sit unnoticed. A few centimetres of rain in the bottom of a tinnie is plenty for a new batch.
The crew we book goes around the property one section at a time, checking the obvious spots and the ones people tend to miss. Common finds include:
- Gutters, box gutters and downpipes holding water
- Boats, tinnies, caravan covers and tarps
- Tank inlets and overflows with torn or missing mesh
- Pot saucers, bromeliads, toys and old tyres
- Shade sails, drain pits and subsoil drains that pool
At the end you get a clear list of what they found and what to do about each item. Plenty of fixes cost nothing: emptying water, drilling a drain hole in a container or storing something upside down. Others take more effort, like clearing gutters, fixing a sagging shade sail or replacing tank mesh. Where water must stay, the crew can treat it for wrigglers on the day if you would like them to.
An inspection also helps if a spray has not made the difference you hoped for, because it often turns up a source that was feeding fresh mosquitoes into the yard. Neighbouring yards count too, and the crew can mention anything obvious they see over the fence. To book a breeding water inspection in Cleveland, call 07 3543 7773 for upfront pricing.
