Around your home
You can do a lot to help control mosquitoes around your home. Check your backyard and remove breeding sources like:
- containers holding water
- drains
- bodies of water like ponds, pools and dams
- tide-affected land along the Logan River.
To reduce mosquito breeding sites:
- keep gutters clean
- fill pot plant bases with sand
- remove tyres, containers and other items that could hold water
- dispose of fallen palm fronds
- chlorinate swimming pools
- fill holes that could hold water (large holes may need planning approval).
Under the Public Health Regulation 2018 (Qld), you must prevent mosquitoes breeding on your property.
Find more information on mosquito breeding places.
Rainwater tanks
In Queensland, all tanks must be fitted with mosquito-proof screens and / or flap valves on every opening, including overflows.
The screens must be:
- made of brass, copper, aluminium or stainless steel gauze
- have a mesh size of 1 millimetre or less
- installed in a way that does not cause or accelerate corrosion
- stops mosquitoes passing through the openings.
Flap valves must be able to stop mosquitoes passing through the openings when they are closed.
In ponds and dams
Keep native fish to help you control mosquitoes in fish ponds and dams on your property. We can provide you with 6 free native fish each year. Contact us to request fish for your pond.
Learn how to design your pond to reduce mosquito populations.
