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larunlady writes:
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| Has anybody any ideas for killing mosquitoes (or may be they are just
| midges!)
| in my water butts? I use a natural soap based liquid to clean the
| water, ie for algae and such like but I suspect I have insects of some
| sort in there. I have recently been bringing watering cans in to come
| to room temperature before I use it on my indoor plants and I have been
| bitten to death by something. I use the water for topping up bird baths
| so it can't be anything too toxic, but in desperation I could just use
| something in the water for indoors that will kill them but not harm the
| plants.

At this time of year, it won't be anything in your water butts!

The things that have bitten you will be fleas, lice, bedbugs etc.,
probably from cats or dogs.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.