cat daddy wrote:

"Gae Xavier" wrote in message
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Jangchub wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:32:32 -0500, Gae Xavier wrote:



Victor Martinez wrote:


Gae Xavier wrote:



So if you do not keep those containers clean of organic matter, the BT
will not work on the skeeters. I had no idea! Who knew?


I doubt that information is accurate, since dunks work just fine in

ponds.

Hey Victor!

My pond has plants and fish and is nice smelling and clear looking, but
my trash cans with drainage off the roof get a lot of tree debris and
leaves, so the water is brown and brackish and the gunk at the bottom
smells like sewer.

So, I suspect that is the sort of organic matter that she was referring
to not well-balanced pond water.

Gae


It doesn't matter. All ponds have sludge at the bottom, especially if
there are fish. The dunks work, and the information you read is
incorrect.

The smell in the bottom of the trash cans are anaerobic organisms.

Look, I didn't come on here to argue with you two smart guys.

All I know is the woman on Central Texas Gardener show made a statement
to keep your water containers clean of organic debris if you want your
dunks to work properly.

Good Luck to You -- Gae


If you put a screen over the containers, why would you need to use a dunk?
Just saying.......




Actually, in remembering as I did my house work, I think that was the
point she was making. That those containers needed to be covered because
BT would not work in that kind of environment -- requires more oxygen
than available in brackish water.

So covering the garbage cans can keep both skeeters and the leaf
material that rots.

I think it is the lack of oxygen that was the issue for making BT work
-- and since it only has a 30 day active period and comes in a package
of dunks to cover 6 cow ponds on a 100 acre farm for 30 days.

So, guess that was why she was demonstrating covering the cans with
flexible screens and bungie cords.

Best to All-- Gae