Mosquito Pet Protection Basics

Mosquitoes and pets usually do not get along together and it is imperative that you take action to safeguard your pets from mosquitoes this coming dengue season. That protection starts now because your cats, dogs, rabbits and other pets are just as susceptible to infection from mosquito bites as you are.

Mosquitoes bite to extract your blood – not to feed on but to use as a source of protein to create their eggs. That is why only female mosquitoes bite you. Males are very happy feeding off the nectar they find in the plants around your yard. They’ve no interest in you whatsoever – unless you’re swatting at them in which they will just fly away.

Female mosquitoes don’t care whether this protein comes from cat blood, dog blood, horse blood or human blood – it’s all the same to them. Just a source of protein that enables them to reproduce. Your pets do not understand how to protect themselves and are relying on you to do it for them.

Mosquito Control Tips for your Pets

The major methods of protecting your pets from mosquitoes centres around separation: keep your pets away from mosquitoes. Where your pets are involved, mosquito control in Singapore involves keeping them indoors when mosquitoes are most active: early morning and dusk. Your pets should be safe during hot, sunny days, although mosquitoes can become active in warm weather with a good cloud cover.

You may expect more breeding when you stay near to canals or near marshes (alongside expressways) and stagnant puddles. This is the sort of water where mosquitoes breed, and as the nymphs turn into adults, there may be swarms of these insects around their favourite breeding grounds. Keep your pets away from these areas until the swarms die down or better still, have these areas treated to control the production of new mosquitoes.

Make certain that your home is clear of any containers that may hold water over the day. If you have an old bucket or flower pot base that has lain over, you can be pretty certain that they will potentially contain mosquito eggs or even hatched nymphs waiting to feast.

Don’t allow this to happen – the remedy is extremely simple! Remove all such containers from your home, and check that there are no pools of stagnant water, ensure that your gutter is all clean and free-flowing and that your drains look clean and tidy.

Another potential and often a fairly severe issue is the amount of greenery and shrubbery along the parks. Your pets like to investigate these areas and they’re very likely to contain colonies of mosquitoes resting but which aren’t afraid to attack animals if they’re disturbed. A fantastic mosquito control spray is often effective here.

Mosquitoes Hide Really Well

Mosquitoes can hide in deep grass and under the leaves of shrubbery and trees around your estate. Especially before they reproduce, they will attack you and your pets in their desperate hunt for blood. A small point here that many pet owners overlook: if you usually feed your animals outdoors, you may leave the bowls outside for a prolonged period of time which may host mosquitoes. All it takes is a few days of a pet drinking bowl left out for 3 days to produce hundreds of biting mosquitoes.

Use a Non-Toxic Mosquito Spray

Should you decide to use a mosquito repellent, usually in the form of a mosquito spray, make certain it’s not based on DEET. This substance may be dangerous to small animals. In actuality, many are still unsure as to its safety for people, so use a natural insecticide such as citronella, or picaridin that’s deemed safer than DEET. You vet should be able to give you advice on the ingredients used to use to protect your pets from mosquitoes.

Check your kitchen, toilet and bamboo pole holders since these can be quite attractive areas of your home for mosquitoes. If you take proper care, then your pets should be as safe from mosquitoes as you are. If you have a mosquito problem then mozquit can help you solve it. When mosquitoes and pets get together, the insects win every time, so reverse that and make sure that you cat, dog – or even rabbit, has a fighting chance.