Prevention and control are key! You should:

• Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants when going outside.
• Apply insect repellents to exposed skin. Products that contain "DEET" protect against mosquito bites the longest, based on the concentration of "DEET" in the preparation.
• Repair or install window and door screens to prevent mosquitoes from getting indoors.
• Remove standing water from flower- pots, pet bowls, swimming pool covers, discard tires, empty "pop" cans, Junk vehicles.
• Eliminate unnecessary sources of standing water.
• Use larvicide's to eliminate mosquitoes before they hatch.
• Apply or spray insecticides if needed to kill adults mosquitoes.
• Further information is available at:

www.montanahelp.org 

West Nile virus is a serious health threat, and pesticides can reduce or eliminate mosquitoes that transmit the disease while safeguarding our health.

In 2003, West Nile Virus caused 4 human deaths, but no one has been harmed from the legal application of pesticides; however, even though pesticides are an inte gral tool in integrated pest management programs, and only a balanced approach that includes pesticides applied and possibly reapplied in the correct concentration to maintain protection when exposed, will keep us healthy and safe from virus-carrying mosquitoes.

Always READ and FOLLOW ALL LABEL directions be fore using ANY Pesticides.