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It's warming up and mozzies are coming. Here's how to mosquito-proof your backyard

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It's warming up and mozzies are coming. Here's how to mosquito-proof your backyardA/Prof Cameron Webb (NSW Health Pathology), Author provided

The weather is warming up and that means more time in the backyard. It also means more mosquitoes.

Here are five ways you can mosquito-proof your backyard that don’t rely on spraying insecticides.

1. Get rid of water

Mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycles. They need blood &...

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