"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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Boomer wrote:
Hi All....Could anyone tell me how I get rid of the little black
lava
that
are swimming in the water butts which then seem to turn into some
sort
of native mosquito without contaminating the water I use for the
plants

My Grandad used to put a couple of goldfish from the pool in
there, and
swap them about every week.

That assumes that the OP has a pond, but if he doesn't then the oil
is much
more positive, except that killing these lava will offend some
posters!(:-)

Alan

...... Got it in one, my man! :-)
There is only one UK mossie species that stabs you - and only the
females do that, and they are not disease carriers. Live and let
live. Wreaking death and destruction in the fear of a little
irritation seems a bit harsh, don't you think?
Have you no compassion?
:-))

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