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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 |
Mossies in water feature
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. |
Mossies in water feature
"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? Fish! A few goldfish (or small fish such as white clouds) will eat the baby mossies. -- Stephen Oakes |
Mossies in water feature
"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 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. -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
Mossies in water feature
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 |
Mossies in water feature
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. |
Mossies in water feature
white clouds got rid of all mine in a day......
"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 |
Mossies in water feature
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 ... 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 |
Mossies in water feature
"Willow" wrote in message
... 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 |
Mossies in water feature
"Willow" wrote in message ... 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 |
Mossies in water feature
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 ... "Willow" wrote in message ... 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 |
Mossies in water feature
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 u... "Willow" wrote in message ... 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 |
Mossies in water feature
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 remove `mapsitna' from email address to reply by email. |
Mossies in water feature
"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?? -- John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n") |
Mossies in water feature
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 |
Mossies in water feature
On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 22:38:59 GMT, John Savage
wrote: "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?? You could always feed them fish food. |
Mossies in water feature
G'day Teddy, If, as you say, the pond is only 1 meter across, then fish may have problems. For a start if the pond is exposed to the sun, it may heat up to leathal levels quite quickly. Also, if it is quite shallow, once the fish have eaten the wrigglers, which they will, then the birds will eat the fish. Netting over the pond will only spoil the look. China Wingham NSW |
Mossies in water feature
we've got fish in our pond, it fixed the mozzie problem and the birds aren't
quick enough to get 'em.. not to mention that we have a cat too.. "Tom Elliott" wrote in message ... 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 remove `mapsitna' from email address to reply by email. |
Mossies in water feature
"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 Pour a few drops of kerosene on top of the water. Mozzie larvae breath air through a snorkel on their bums. A thin film of kerosene on the surface suffocates them. The thin film of kero will evaporate after few hours of sunlight. make sure its only a few drops of kero. You dn't need any more than that on your little pond. |
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Native fish are also a good idea but will still require a pump. Use fish native to your area only and try to stay away from exotic fish like goldfish in such a small pond. Goldfish eat frog spawn and mozzies. Whereas native fish will eat mozzies alone. A good Australian Native is Pacific Blue Eye and in a pond your size do not add any more than 4-5 fish as you will then start to encounter water pollution generated by fish waste. Ensure to feed your fish with a QUALITY fish food that is low in ash. For more information I suggest you visit my website which is PACKED with information on Ponds, Wtaer Features, Water Quailty, Fish etc etc www.waterfeaturesonline.com.au Dr Pond It's Simple - Just Add Water! |
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