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Thoughtful & Sustainable Gifts Everyone Needs This Holiday Season

Get ahead on your holiday shopping with our 2024 curated gift guide.

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It's that time of year again! We’ve selected eco-friendly gifts that keep your loved ones safe from mosquitoes all year.

Thoughtful & Sustainable Gifts Everyone Needs This Holiday Season

Collage of long sleeve tops, jeans, a woman shopping, a model in a black coat, and text "Long Sleeve Clothing."

Perfect For:

Long-sleeved and loose clothing is a perfect solution for you to stay comfortable and protected during mosquito season. It's also an excellent choice for the people in your life who seem to attract every mosquito in the area, giving them an easy way to avoid itchy bites and stay safe from mosquito-borne diseases.

Woman applying mosquito repellent; bottles displayed; caption: "Repellent That Works."

Perfect For:

We all know someone who attracts every mosquito around—why not gift them some repellent? Look for a product with one of these proven active ingredients on the label for safe and effective protection against biting insects.

  • Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
  • Picaridin
  • DEET
  • IR3535
Collage of California native plants and gardening tools with the text "California Native Plants."

 Perfect For:

California native plants make the perfect gift for nature lovers, plant parents, coworkers, gardeners, landscapers, neighbors, teachers, and in-laws. Not only do these plants beautify any space with minimal maintenance, but they also naturally reduce pests like mosquitoes by eliminating stagnant water and creating a balanced ecosystem—an eco-friendly gift everyone can appreciate!

Learn where you can buy Native Plants

Children exploring nature in a classroom setting with a focus on EcoHealth, featuring insects and a science experiment setup.

Perfect For:

Gifting our free EcoHealth education program is an engaging and impactful way to teach Pre-K through 12th-grade students about mosquitoes, public health, and the environment. For teachers and educators, it’s a valuable resource that complements their curriculum while fostering hands-on learning experiences.

Learn where you can book a program

Mosquito & Vector Control Presentation with attendees in a meeting room and a presenter.

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Gifting our presentation helps improve quality of life around the home by empowering residents, neighbors, educators, and local leaders with knowledge to reduce mosquito populations and prevent disease outbreaks. It promotes collaboration, raises awareness in the community, and inspires environmentalists and activists to take action for a healthier, mosquito-free community.

Learn where you can book a presentation

People fixing screens, cleaning yard, and a wall of tools for mosquito home maintenance.

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Gifting your time and attention to help someone maintain their yard is a thoughtful way to show care and support, reducing mosquito breeding areas while creating a cleaner, healthier outdoor space. It’s not just an act of kindness—it’s giving the gift of time and shared responsibility for a better community.

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🖋 Written by Ally Gaspar, Outreach Assistant