SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Department of Health is reminding residents to control mosquitoes in their backyards to help keep West Nile virus away.
The department's "Fight the Bite!" campaign asks residents to look for places in their yards where mosquitoes can breed. Those include birdbaths, swimming pools, old tires and plant containers.
The health department says people can reduce standing water by either draining it, replacing it with fresh water twice a week or using mosquito dunks to eliminate the insects before they begin biting.
People are also urged to use mosquito repellents and wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants when outdoors.
Utah had 28 human cases of West Nile virus in 2008.
Posted in State-and-regional on Monday, July 6, 2009 4:00 pm Updated: 4:44 pm. | Tags:
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