A client in Raleigh mentioned how bad the mosquitos were last year in his neighborhood. It was a problem they had never had before.
It was finally narrowed down to clogged up gutters. Several stately older homes also had stately older widowed owners who weren't aware of the condition of their gutters. The debris prevented the water from draining and it provided the perfect breeding ground for mosquitos....even in last summer's drought.
Yet another compelling reason to keep those gutters clean.
If that is not enough reason to spend the afternoon cleaning them or making the call to hire someone, clogged gutters can also create a back up of water that seeps behind siding causing water damage and/or mold.
