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<br /> <br /> <br />Orange County Health Department is <br />Fighting Mosquitoes <br /> <br />By Erin Wygant <br />SHARE THIS: <br />Posted June 16, 2016 at 2:11 pm <br />Mosquito Prevention Tips. Photo via Orange County Dept. of Health. <br />Warm summer nights are perfect for sitting on the front porch and enjoying the company of family and <br />friends. But this time of year, there are also some unwanted guests – mosquitoes. <br />The pesky insects known for their itchy bites and dangerous diseases come out in full force this time of <br />year, something that public information officer Stacy Shelp says the Orange County Health Department is <br />ready to fight. <br />“With all the talk this year of Zika, we wanted to take a proactive approach in providing our residents with <br />some resources and education that would empower them to fight the bite.” <br />One of the best ways to fight the bite, is to invest in mosquito dunks. <br />“Mosquito dunks look like a very small donut. You place them in standing water. A mosquito dunk as a <br />whole can treat up to 100 square feet of water, but you can also break them up into smaller bodies of <br />water like a bird bath.” <br />Mosquito dunks have naturally occurring bacteria that is only toxic to mosquito larvae. It prevents the <br />insects from breeding in standing water and maturing into biting adults.