Quote Originally Posted by treezbulldogs View Post
Thanks, SB. I was unaware that they could not get heartworm until after 6 months.
This is not exactly true. If a pup or dog is bitten by a mosquito that is infected with heartworm microfilariae, they become infected immediately. The developing larvae stay in the dogs tissue for about 2 months and then migrate to the bloodstream where they become adult worms in about 4-5 months. If your newborns are bitten by an infected mosquito, you will have a few months before the worms become dangerous. Just make sure you start their monthly heartworm treatment at 16 weeks and they will be ok.

For the standing water you can buy mosquito dunks at Home Depot. The dunks contain a bacteria toxic only to mosquito larvae, that lasts 30 days and treats 100 square feet of surface water.
I have a fish pond that I use them in and it works great. Kills all the larvae and will not harm any other animals, fish or humans. This will definitely keep the mosquito population down.