Thunderstorms and heat wave, an ideal cocktail for mosquitoes

The heat wave continues to hit France. However, This Thursday, August 14, 75 departments, all the country, except the northwest, remain on orange vigilance. Meanwhile, But Météo-France also placed Twelve orange alert departments for thunderstormsthis Wednesday. Consequently, in the center, Burgundy, the Toulouse plain and the south of the Alps. For example, Forty other departments are in yellow vigilance.

Heat and rain. Meanwhile, A Cocktail ideal for mosquitoeswhich then become more aggressive and bite more.

If there are more. Nevertheless, more numerous at the moment. it is not only because of the heat wave that has been hitting France for a few days. Because the months of July was not sunny. And thunderstorms, therefore the rain, which arrive promote the appearance of stagnant water pockets everywhere, especially in thunderstorms heat wave, ideal cocktail new cities. It’s in these water pockets developed by larvae thunderstorms heat wave, ideal cocktail mosquitoes. And the more hot the water, the more the larvae develop.

Several techniques exist to limit their presence. Outside. you have to pay attention to all small places where water can stagnatelike the dog’s bowl. the pits or the saucers of the flower pots. It is therefore necessary to change or empty water more regularly, maintain the gutters and empty the trash cans.

For repellents, Serpentines to burn outdoors are effective longer than lemongrass flavored products. And it may also be an opportunity to get back to gardening by putting lemongrass. geraniums on the edge of your window.

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