Where are the breeding grounds for mosquitoes?
  • Tin cans
  • Old tires
  • Decorative ponds and fountains
  • Bird baths
  • Horse troughs
  • Overgrown ditches
  • Urban lakes
  • Un-maintained swimming pools
  • Open septic tanks
  • Sewage and industrial waste ponds
  • Irrigation or rainwater that ponds for more than three days
  • Over-irrigated or poorly leveled yards and pastures
  • Tail-water ponds
  • Desert ponds
  • Stock tanks
  • Backed up washes and flood control drainage areas

Mosquitoes are active during the nighttime hours, indoors, and outdoors.  For more information, contact Maricopa County Vector Control at (602) 506-0700 

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1. Where are the breeding grounds for mosquitoes?
2. What are some ways to prevent mosquitoes from breeding?