Mosquito Advisory

Mandurah Community Gardens received a special advisory from the City Of Mandurah regarding the mosquito problem in Mandurah this year.

Mosquitos are known to carry many debilitating diseases, so we are strongly recommending that everyone who visits the garden wear protective clothing and mosquito repellent.  ​

While our local government has a mosquito eradication program with spraying, there are measures we can take out ourselves to help reduce mosquitos breeding in the garden and the risk of being bitten:

1. Look for any leaking taps or pipes and fix them so that they don't pool water.
2. Wear gloves whenever you are doing gardening (always recommended).
3. Wear long, loose-fitting, light-coloured clothing, covering as much of the body as you can. Mosquitoes can bite through tight clothes like jeans. Make sure children are also appropriately covered up.
4. Look for water collection points such as pots and turn them over to stop them collecting water.
5. Always apply insect repellent and have some with you for re-application or to share with others. Use insect repellent containing DEET (diethyltoluamide) picaridin or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE), also known as PMD, and always follow the instructions on the label.

​Spray or roll-on repellents containing 20% DEET will last about 5 hours, whereas sprays containing 7% DEET will provide about 3 hours of protection. 

Current Mosquito Activity Scale (September-October 2024)

View the video from the City of Mandurah about the Peel Mosquito Management Program

Here are some take-aways from an email sent to Mandurah Community Gardens from the City of Mandurah:

Go to the City Of Mandurah Mosquito management page to learn more

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