Know the D's of West Nile Virus to keep you and your family safe:
🎯DRAIN: Regularly empty standing water from items around your home and yard—such as buckets, old tires, empty cans, clogged rain gutters, and flower pot saucers—where mosquitoes lay eggs and breed.
🎯 DRESS: Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks, and closed-toe shoes when you are outdoors to cover exposed skin.
🎯 DEET or DEFEND: Use an EPA-registered insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus on exposed skin or clothing.
🎯DUSK & DAWN: Avoid spending time outdoors during dawn and dusk, which are the peak feeding times for the mosquitoes that transmit the virus.