Illinois Mosquito Abatement Program
Milieu Design, your professional Chicago landscaping company, offers professional residential and commercial mosquito abatement.
Goals and Objectives
- To abate existing mosquito breeding sources
- To prevent new breeding sites so you can fully use and enjoy your backyard and other municipal recreational facilities
- To protect public health and comfort
Breeding sources we control are created by standing water, which may be found in street catch-basins, subdivision drains, roadside ditches, flood channels, ravines and other public rights-of-way. Routine larviciding, done as necessary throughout the season, will keep these areas mosquito free.
Property Owner Participation
Clear your Illinois property of any potential breeding site to prevent any problem areas from reoccurring. Mosquitoes are an all too familiar summer nuisance. They are not only annoying, but they can be transmitters of encephalitis, malaria and yellow fever to humans, and heartworm to pets.
You can take simple, positive steps to reduce this menace right at home, since many generations of mosquitoes can breed right in your own yard.
Yard & Home Checklist
- Get rid of old tires, tin cans, buckets, drums, bottles or any water holding containers
- Fill in or drain any low places (puddles, ruts) in yard
- Keep drains, ditches and culverts clean of weeds and trash so water will drain properly
- Cover trash containers to keep out rain water
- Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets
- Empty plastic wading pool at least once a week and store it indoors when not in use
- Make sure your backyard pool is properly cared for while on vacation
- Fill in tree rot hole and hollow stumps that hold water with sand or concrete
- Change the water in bird baths and plant pots or drip trays at least once each week
- Keep grass cut short and shrubbery well trimmed around the house so adult mosquitoes will not hide there
If you are looking for a professional Illinois Mosquito Abatement company, please call us today at 847-465-1160 or complete our online request form.
