Mossies in water feature

Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Thanks

Ted

On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 05:34:07 GMT, "Teddy"
wrote:

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Fish.

If there are no plants or animals to worry about, then add salt.

"Teddy" wrote in message
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Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Fish!

A few goldfish (or small fish such as white clouds) will eat the baby
mossies.
--
Stephen Oakes

"Teddy" wrote in message
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Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Thanks

Ted

As Mike said, I'd be going for salt. Add and mix it 'till they die. Only
problem is that as the water evaporates you will be left with salt crystals.
Oh, and be careful or avoid it if you are running a pump, it could rust.
Could also try chlorine.


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A splash of laundry bleach.
Add a bit, see if they die.
If not, add some more.
I use about a cap full in about 3 lts dog water bowl.
( I dont add enough till the dogs die !!)

H.P.


"Teddy" wrote in message
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Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Thanks

Ted

On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 05:34:07 GMT, "Teddy" wrote:

Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Bugger salt as others have suggested, add fish.

white clouds got rid of all mine in a day......

"Teddy" wrote in message
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Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Thanks

Ted

Hiya Hairy

I don't have a problem with mozzies in the dog's water bowl, but I can't
seem to keep the algae at bay. Do you have any suggestions?

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Hairy Plotter wrote in message
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A splash of laundry bleach.
Add a bit, see if they die.
If not, add some more.
I use about a cap full in about 3 lts dog water bowl.
( I dont add enough till the dogs die !!)

H.P.


"Teddy" wrote in message
...
Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond.
Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Thanks

Ted

"Willow" wrote in message
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Hiya Hairy

I don't have a problem with mozzies in the dog's water bowl, but I can't
seem to keep the algae at bay. Do you have any suggestions?

--
Wanda
aka Willow

Do you use tap water? I think that has less chance of algae growing in it.
Also, try keep it out of the sun, that should help.

Other than that, I'm not too sure, unless you buy another one, and alternate
the use of bowls from day to day, allowing the unused one to sit in the sun
empty.

Good luck

"Willow" wrote in message
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Hiya Hairy

I don't have a problem with mozzies in the dog's water bowl, but I
can't
seem to keep the algae at bay. Do you have any suggestions?

--
Wanda
aka Willow

Get vegetarian dog.

D

Yes & yes. It's in a spot where it may receive a little filtered sun in the
morning & I only ever use tap water.

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Andrew G wrote in message
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"Willow" wrote in message
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Hiya Hairy

I don't have a problem with mozzies in the dog's water bowl, but I can't
seem to keep the algae at bay. Do you have any suggestions?

--
Wanda
aka Willow

Do you use tap water? I think that has less chance of algae growing in it.
Also, try keep it out of the sun, that should help.

Other than that, I'm not too sure, unless you buy another one, and
alternate
the use of bowls from day to day, allowing the unused one to sit in the
sun
empty.

Good luck

har har har :P

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
David Hare-Scott wrote in message
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"Willow" wrote in message
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Hiya Hairy

I don't have a problem with mozzies in the dog's water bowl, but I
can't
seem to keep the algae at bay. Do you have any suggestions?

--
Wanda
aka Willow

Get vegetarian dog.

D

On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 05:34:07 GMT, "Teddy"
wrote:

Hello All

I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works
fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for
mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the
mossies?

Thanks

Ted

A good half inch layer of crank case oil will fix that right up.

But seriously, there are some native fish about (I will see if I can
find the breed) which are practically invisible, and do a wonderful
job of keeping the larvae at bay. They are hard to see, so you don't
need to worry about cats getting at them.


Tom Elliott
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"stolie" stolie666 @hotmail.com writes:
white clouds got rid of all mine in a day......

So what are the fish going to live on after that??
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John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n")

white clouds got rid of all mine in a day......

So what are the fish going to live on after that??

The next batch of insects that are laid in the pond, along with the algae
that grows there, along with any fish spawn that is produced, along with any
fish that die, etc.

--
Stephen Oakes