Post and Courier: Mosquito Joe Helps Residents In At-Risk City Fight Zika Virus Threat

With the Zika Virus and mosquito season in full flight, Charleston locals are beginning to fear the worst. A recent study even named the city amongst a total fifty that are meteorically the most at risk for the virus-carrying mosquito, the Aedes aegypti.

With this fear buzzing amongst many, precautionary steps should be taken locally to prevent the abundance of mosquitoes in the home.

“Some of the things we see are items like kids’ toys, Frisbees turned upside down and gutters being filled with standing water,” Mosquito Joe of Charleston Franchisee, David Scully told The Post and Courier.

Objects such as these make the yard a dangerous spot for mosquito exposure for children. To avoid this, Scully also recommended changing out bird bath water every couple of days, using insect repellent, and remembering that objects as small as a bottle cap can breed mosquitoes – all it takes is a little bit of standing water.