I'm really just curious. I've often wondered how people (usually
people with lots of money) who have large plots of land with
large ponds (or tiny lakes) control mosquitoes. I guess I'm a bit
of a pessimist, because whenever I think about the possibility of
having a large pond on my property (after I win the lotto and buy
a ranch) I think the number of mosquitoes would make it very
unpleasant.

So what do they use to control mosquitoes? Fish? Giant mosquito
"dunks"??!!
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8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
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My pond is only about 700 gallons and I use goldfish, if I had a larger pond I
would have it stocked with native fish and let nature take it's course from
there. If your willing to do a little research on the installation of a pond
they aren't as expensive as you think... it's the installation that's going to
cost you. I buy my plants on ebay, I collect rocks where ever I go and I bought
few feeder goldfish that grow into lovely large fish in a couple short years.
My current pond is totally natural, I'm not even running a filter or any type
of pump... I'm using plants and a low fish count to keep the water healthy. My
largest expense was the $100 liner I picked up as a remnant.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT