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World's COUNCIL CONDUCTS deadliest MOSQUITO CONTROL ON MOSQUITOES PUBLIC LAND, USING BOTH animals GROUND AND AERIAL TREATMENTS TO TARGET NUMBER OF PEOPLE MOSQUITO LARVAE. KILLED BY ANIMALS PER YEAR Mosquitoes wings beat 300-600 times per second Mosquitoes Mosquitoes can carry are attracted many diseases. to humans FROM THE ODOURS AND CARBON DIOXIDE WE EXPIRE FROM BREATHING Protect yourself OR SWEATING. townsville.qld.gov.au and your family Mosquitoes distance of travel 13 48 10 from mosquito bites from breeding point by using personal DENGUE MOSQUITO SALTMARSH MOSQUITO protection.

200M 50KM BREEDING PLACE Mosquito Mosquito Mosquito life cycle disease prevention A mosquito is an insect characterised by Protect yourself Did you know... Dengue. 1. Three body parts against disease-carrying Townsville City Do your weekly a. Head mosquitoes Council undertakes yard check. b. Thorax c. Abdomen reactive inspection ARE YOU MAKING DENGUE Mosquito borne How do of properties within MOSSIES WELCOME 2. A proboscis (for AROUND YOUR HOME? piercing and sucking) diseases found in mosquitoes the Townsville local TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO 3. One pair of antennae Townsville include transmit government area PROTECT YOURSELF AND 4. One pair of wings YOUR FAMILY BY CHECKING Ross River virus diseases? based on customer YOUR YARD FOR ANYTHING 5. Three pairs of legs and Barmah requests. THAT CAN HOLD WATER. Forest virus. THIS PROGRAM IS Where do Mosquitoes Did you know... VITAL IN PROTECTING DENGUE AND ZIKA VIRUS MOSSIE BITES THE COMMUNITY mosquitoes have 4 life stages: only the female ARE BROUGHT INTO AN INFECTED AGAINST MOSQUITO breed? egg, larvae, pupa mosquito bites! TOWNSVILLE EITHER BY PERSON BORNE DISEASE. INFECTED TRAVELLERS CHECK POTENTIAL and adult THE FEMALE MOSQUITO OR INFECTED BREEDING SITES REQUIRES A BLOOD MEAL MOSQUITOES. WEEKLY, INCLUDING: THE ENTIRE LIFE INFECTED If you are being FOR EGG PRODUCTION. CYCLE, FROM AN EGG MOSSIE BITES 1. Bird bath TO AN ADULT, TAKES A HEALTHY annoyed by 2. Palm frond APPROXIMATELY 6-9 DAYS. PERSON mosquitoes you 3. Sump pit THE ADULT MOSQUITO need to apply 4. Bucket CAN LIVE FOR AROUND HEALTHY PERSON 5. Boat 2-4 WEEKS AND PRODUCE FEMALE MOSQUITOES BECOMES SICK self-protection 6. Bromeliad MANY HUNDREDS OF EGGS. LAY THEIR EGGS IN WITH SYMPTOMS 7. Tyre VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS, measures. 8. Toys INCLUDING: APPLY REPELLENT 9. Pot plants Symptoms of 10. Roof gutter CONTAINED REGULARLY 11. Water tank WATER (DENGUE mosquito-borne SCREEN DOORS MOSQUITO) diseases AND WINDOWS

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