Mosquitoes irritate people with their buzzing sound, and they cause red bumps, which can be exceptionally itchy. Mosquitoes can infect people with malaria and should be controlled, both for health reasons and as a reprieve against these flying insects themselves. Successful mosquito control typically requires a combination of efforts, and using kerosene is one of these. Kerosene is refined oil that has been distilled from crude petroleum and is normally used as fuel for heating, lighting and cooking. Mosquitoes can be prevented from breeding and their larvae can be destroyed in select water bodies by spreading kerosene across the water surface. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Add a teaspoon full of kerosene to rainwater tanks. The presence of kerosene will deter mosquitoes from breeding on the water surface. Any mosquito larvae that have hatched will be destroyed by the kerosene. Although the kerosene may initially be tasted in the water, it is harmless and the taste will disappear with time.
2. Spread kerosene over water bodies that do not contain fish and other aquatic life. Use the light fuel oil grade and administer 1 ounce of kerosene for every 15 square feet of water surface area. Be aware that kerosene kills mosquito larvae on the water surface by depriving them of air.
3. Add kerosene to ponds and other water bodies by pouring the liquid gently onto the water surface and then spreading it slowly with a mop or broom.
4. Reapply the kerosene approximately once every 10 days.
5. Do not spray kerosene onto ornamental ponds, because the aerosol effect of spraying will cause the kerosene droplets to land on aquatic plants, growing both in the water and along the banks and will be highly detrimental to them.
6. Use kerosene to power mosquito foggers. Although mosquitoes breed on water bodies, they are definitely not confined to them and will plague you in the evening, when you are working or relaxing outdoors.
7. Use your kerosene-powered fogger to disperse insecticide under and into shrubs and thick clumps of vegetation. Use the fogger around the door to your house to prevent mosquitoes from congregating in that area and later gaining access to the inside of the house.
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