Chewin The Cud - June 16, 2021

years and are very happy with it. I love recommending additional natural defenses against mosquitoes to all my customers, whether they choose to use cedar oil or conventional insecticide. All these tools together keep insects from making a home in your yard. For starters, check your property often for any pockets of standing water — even a teaspoon of water puddled in a tarp is enough for a mosquito to lay eggs. Keeping your yard dry is probably the most important natural defense you can do yourself. That doesn’t mean you have to give up the good stuff. Just maintain it well: If you have a pool, keep it chlorinated and clean. If you have a water feature, keep it aerated. If you keep fish in a pond, include some that are known for eating mosquito larvae, like goldfish, koi, or guppies. You can even add plants to your landscaping that have mosquito-repelling properties, and mulch with cedar chips. You can very dramatically knock annoying insects out of your yard with a com - bo of natural solutions, the most powerful of which is a custom-designed mist- ing system that uses cedar oil to keep mosquitoes away. If you want to learn more, call or text me at 913-558-3814, or check out our web- site at www.unitedkc.com . You can also email me at paul@unitedmosquito. com. I look forward to hearing from you.