With recent rains in the area, there is a lot of standing water throughout the community and this makes the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes, but taking certain steps can reduce the population of these biting insects.The city of Great Bend has taken steps in helping with this problem by having scheduled spraying throughout the city for mosquitoes.Great Bend Street Superintendent Mike Crawford said they will continue spraying on Thursdays, June 16, 23 and 30.The spraying will last from 8 p.m. until midnight, weather permitting.“As a precautionary measure, people should keep pets inside and keep doors and windows closed during the spaying even though the chemical is not dangerous to pets or people,” Crawford said. Street Department personnel will apply insecticides from a fog machine mounted in pickup trucks running the main routes throughout the city. “We don’t do alleyways or back yards even though with the right wind the chemical can reach these areas,” Crawford said.He also mentioned that at local stores people can purchase chemicals to do the areas that the fog from the city spraying don’t reach.