{"id":287360,"date":"2020-11-25T12:42:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T02:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=287360"},"modified":"2020-11-25T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T02:44:44","slug":"council-issues-mozzie-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/11\/25\/council-issues-mozzie-reminder\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Issues Mozzie Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22782\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mosquito-620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22782\" title=\"Mosquito\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mosquito-620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mosquito-620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mosquito-620-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mosquito-620-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mosquito-620-269x167.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aedes\u00a0aegypti mosquitoes &#8211; which can spread dengue fever and other diseases &#8211; have been found\u00a0in the South Burnett in past years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>November 25, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council is urging residents to take action to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes.<\/p>\n<p>A Council spokesperson said mosquitoes can carry viruses such as Ross River Fever and\u00a0Barmah Forest Virus and dogs can\u00a0contract heartworm.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year there was a spike in Ross River Fever cases across the Darling Downs Health Region, which includes the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can help control mosquitoes around their homes by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pot plant bases:<\/strong> Preferably dispose of the base altogether. Alternatively, empty and clean the\u00a0base weekly or put sand in it to absorb the water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tins, tyres, jars, toys and rubbish items:<\/strong> Any items left lying around the yard that hold water\u00a0will breed mosquitoes. Store under cover and dispose of all unwanted items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Roof gutters:<\/strong> Clean out leaves and other debris regularly. Cut back and trim trees. Blocked\u00a0gutters will breed mosquitoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bromeliads and other water holding plants:<\/strong> Other than removing the plants altogether use a\u00a0high pressure hose to remove any mosquito larvae.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rainwater, wells and drums:<\/strong> Large water holding containers must be screened with wire gauze\u00a0no coarser than 1mm mesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bird baths, fish ponds and ornamental ponds:<\/strong> Clean weekly to remove mosquito larvae. Keep\u00a0Australian native fish in ponds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Swimming pools:<\/strong> Keep chlorinated and regularly operate the pool pump all year round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Drains or depressions:<\/strong> Maintain drains to allow for water flow. Fill in any depressions to prevent water ponding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/06\/19\/spike-in-ross-river-virus\/\">Spike In Ross River Virus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett Regional Council is urging residents to take action to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":22782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,172,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Council Issues Mozzie Reminder - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Burnett Regional Council is urging residents to take action to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/11\/25\/council-issues-mozzie-reminder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Council Issues Mozzie Reminder - 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