Importance of Gutter Cleaning
An Important Way to Keep Mosquitos Away from Your Home: Clean Your Gutters!
The Importance of cleaning your gutters in an effort to cut down on mosquitoes in your yard is really pretty obvious once you understand these fundamental facts:
- Gutters that are not clean can cause debris like leaves, needles and tree branches to build up.
- When your gutters are clogged or there is debris preventing from the whole gutter system to be flushed out of water properly, the result is stagnant water.
- Stagnant water can results in a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Other Benefits to Maintaining Clean Gutters
There are other benefits to keeping your gutters clean, besides ridding them of stagnant water that may result in mosquitoes:
- Water damage can be avoided. Clogged gutters can also mean leaky gutters that could result in damage to the interior or exterior of your home. The roof, walls, and foundation could all be at risk of water damage if your gutters are not doing their job.
- You’re landscaping will thank you. If your gutters aren’t clean and it’s causing an overflow of water to hit a certain spot around your home, anything that you may have planted below will not be too happy. Don’t flood out your flower beds, bushes, trees, or even grass as a result of clogged gutters.
When to Clean Your Gutters to Prevent Mosquitoes
Now that you know it’s important to clean your gutters to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs in the stagnant water that they may collect, when should you do it? It depends on how much tree coverage you have around your home, but most people in Wayne, New Jersey should clean their gutters twice a year to ensure they are working properly. If you have a lot of trees around your home, consider more frequent clean outs like every few months.
If it’s too much work to clean your gutters yourself, get help! There are many professionals in the Wayne area that can clean and maintain your gutters for you. Another option would be to invest in gutter guards. They can be installed to help prevent from falling leaves, needles and branches from getting caught in your gutters. Just remember that even if you have gutter guards on your home, you should still ensure that they are clear. Even with gutter guards on, it’s possible that debris could collect, leading to stagnant water.
Being proactive to ensure there are no possibilities for breeding grounds for mosquitoes will keep you and your family, friends and pets safe.
Schedule a Final Fall Barrier Spray
Many people don’t realize that mosquitoes are still alive and very active in the fall, so be sure to schedule a final fall barrier spray, especially if you are looking to enjoy some time outside around a fire in the evening by yourself, with friends, family, or your pets, before the cold temperatures hit. Call Mosquito Joe of Wayne at (973) 435-0747 to discuss more and schedule an appointment.
