Many Central Mass residents are wise to mosquito protection measures at home, but how many of us actually consider the importance of protecting our families while on vacation?
Summertime travel season is in full swing, and many Central Mass residents will load their cars or board planes with their families to travel their favorite vacation destinations before the kids return to school. Everyone tends to become more lax while on holiday, and after all, isn’t that what vacation is about? Throw your worries away, your cares to the wind, but I implore you to continue your mosquito protection efforts even away from home this summer – if not especially while away!
Carry mosquito protection on holiday this summer!
Why do you need mosquito protection while on vacation?
For all the reasons you need mosquito control at your Central Mass home – to stop the annoying skin reactions they cause, and to prevent dangerous mosquito-borne illnesses, like the Zika virus, which originated in areas far from Central Mass. Most of us choose to travel to locations, which are loaded with mosquito populations, such as waterside locales here in the United States and abroad. Who doesn’t love a tropical getaway? Carrying mosquito protection with you on vacation is as important as sunscreen!
Don’t take a tropical mosquito vacation!
How can you protect your family from mosquitoes on vacation?
Don’t take a mosquito riverboat tour while on vacation!
The CDC recommends using an EPA-registered mosquito repellent to protect your family while away from home. These products, when used as directed, will effectively protect your family during a sight-seeing excursion, a waterfront dinner, a tree canopy zip line tour, or any other holiday activity. Mosquitoes are just like humans in that they enjoy tropical locations with warm weather, sand, sunshine, and water. They love shady, tropical forests. And they love to feed on human blood!
The CDC recommends:
- DEET
- Picaridin
- Oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE)
- Para-menthane-diol (PMD)
The CDC also recommends covering your arms and legs when possible, and if you are in a location where you can keep the windows and doors open, be sure that you have screens to prevent mosquitoes from coming inside.
The bottom line is, mosquito control and protection are just as important away from home as they are at home. For your Central Mass home, an effective professionally-applied mosquito spray will eliminate up to 95% of mosquitoes on your property for about three weeks. While away from home, personal mosquito protection, such as those listed above are essential to your family’s health. Don’t forget your preferred mosquito protection spray when you leave for your favorite vacation spot this year!