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Pros And Cons Of Lawn Care
You spend all year carefully maintaining your lawn and outdoor spaces, only to be chased away from your own backyard by hordes of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. This threat can be especially intense in Ohio, where you might need a healthy coating of mosquito repellent just to go outside. While there are always going to be bugs in the summer, there are a few steps you can take to minimize the threat in your own yard.

lawn careThe lawn care experts at GreenTurf LawnScapes in Cincinnati recommend:
•Getting Rid of Standing Water: Mosquitoes don't need much standing water to bred, so tip out any container you can. Even a small planer with half an inch of water in the bottom can unless a new batch of mosquitoes in under two weeks, so dump out dog bowls,

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