Scheduling outdoor activity to avoid the hours between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
Using mosquito repellents, making sure to follow directions on the label.
Using mosquito netting on baby carriages or playpens when your baby is outdoors.
Wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants. This may be difficult to do when the weather is hot, but it will help keep mosquitoes away from your skin.
Making sure screens are repaired and are tightly attached to doors and windows.
Removing standing water from ditches, gutters, old tires, wheel barrows, and wading pools. Mosquitoes that bite people can begin to grow in any puddle or standing water that lasts for more than four days, so avoid letting water collect around your home.
Avoiding camping overnight near freshwater swamps to reduce your risk of exposure to mosquitoes that carry the EEE virus. If you do go camping, use a tent with mosquito netting and use appropriate repellents.
