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West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
My yard is surrounded by cedar hedges. Mosquitoes seem to love hiding
in them during the day. A hive of possible West Nile infection! I was wondering if spraying into the hedges with diluted liquid soap will help diminish these guys. The soap does a good job on earwigs and aphids. Does anyone know if the soap will kill these pests before it does in my cedar hedge? |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
Don wrote:
My yard is surrounded by cedar hedges. Mosquitoes seem to love hiding in them during the day. A hive of possible West Nile infection! I was wondering if spraying into the hedges with diluted liquid soap will help diminish these guys. No. Trimming them up and letting in light will help. Tsu -- To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Jules Henri Poincarι |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus are easy to spot.
They will be wearing ancient Egyptian garb!!! NARF! Me thinks you are being a bit paranoid. Spraying them with soap will give you the cleanest "skeeters" on your block but probably won't kill them. It really doesn't do a very good job on earwigs or aphids either. Using an actual insecticide would be far more effective, don't you think? Do not leave any standing water in your yard or else you will be attracting the "skeeters" to places where they will lay their eggs. That is the real problem. Don wrote in message ... My yard is surrounded by cedar hedges. Mosquitoes seem to love hiding in them during the day. A hive of possible West Nile infection! I was wondering if spraying into the hedges with diluted liquid soap will help diminish these guys. The soap does a good job on earwigs and aphids. Does anyone know if the soap will kill these pests before it does in my cedar hedge? |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
On Mon, 26 May 2003 19:10:02 -0400, Don wrote:
My yard is surrounded by cedar hedges. Mosquitoes seem to love hiding in them during the day. A hive of possible West Nile infection! I was wondering if spraying into the hedges with diluted liquid soap will help diminish these guys. The soap does a good job on earwigs and aphids. Does anyone know if the soap will kill these pests before it does in my cedar hedge? No. It will not diminish anything. Taking care to remove any standing water in tires, bags, tops of garbage cans, jars, cans, etc. will not provide a place to lay eggs. In our pond we use mosquito dunks for what the goldfish don't eat. Mosquitoes need to have the pesticide hit them, make contact, to work. Our city doesn't spray and won't spray. They hand out with the water bill the many ways to eliminate possible breeding grounds. |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
Just remember that Bt used in the "dunks" also effects butterflies and
dragonflies, so keep that in mind if you're gardening to attract these beneficial insects! "animaux" wrote in message ... No. It will not diminish anything. Taking care to remove any standing water in tires, bags, tops of garbage cans, jars, cans, etc. will not provide a place to lay eggs. In our pond we use mosquito dunks for what the goldfish don't eat. Mosquitoes need to have the pesticide hit them, make contact, to work. Our city doesn't spray and won't spray. They hand out with the water bill the many ways to eliminate possible breeding grounds. |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
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West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
Bt israeli kills ONLY mosquitoes and midges... nothing else, wont hurt dragonflies.
Ingrid Just remember that Bt used in the "dunks" also effects butterflies and dragonflies, so keep that in mind if you're gardening to attract these beneficial insects! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
I am aware of that, but thank you for pointing that out. We do attract a number
of damsel flies and dragon flies. We rarely use the dunks since the fish eat their weight in larvae! v On Fri, 30 May 2003 12:07:45 GMT, "Jeff Hancock" wrote: Just remember that Bt used in the "dunks" also effects butterflies and dragonflies, so keep that in mind if you're gardening to attract these beneficial insects! "animaux" wrote in message .. . No. It will not diminish anything. Taking care to remove any standing water in tires, bags, tops of garbage cans, jars, cans, etc. will not provide a place to lay eggs. In our pond we use mosquito dunks for what the goldfish don't eat. Mosquitoes need to have the pesticide hit them, make contact, to work. Our city doesn't spray and won't spray. They hand out with the water bill the many ways to eliminate possible breeding grounds. |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
Thanks for the clarification - I learn something new every day! Are there
any readily available FAQ's, white papers, etc. explaining the differences between the different Bt types? Regards, Jeff "Lar" wrote in message The dunks are Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis ...placed in water where no self respecting caterpillar should be feeding. Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki - caterpillars Bacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis - Colorado potato beetle and elm leaf beetle larvae Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai - wax moth larvae and diamondback moth caterpillar Don't think I have heard about dragonfly problems before with them. -- Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!! |
West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
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West Nile Virus and mosquitoes.
Insects Controlled by Bt
Kurstaki strain (Biobit, Dipel, MVP, Steward, Thuricide, etc.): Vegetable insects Cabbage worm (cabbage looper, imported cabbageworm, diamondback moth, etc.). Tomato and tobacco hornworm. Field and forage crop insects European corn borer (granular formulations have given good control of first generation corn borers). Alfalfa caterpillar, alfalfa webworm. Fruit crop insects Leafroller. Achemon sphinx. Tree and shrub insects Tent caterpillar. Fall webworm. Leafroller. Redhumped caterpillar. Spiny elm caterpillar. Western spruce budworm. Pine budworm. Pine butterfly. Israelensis strains (Vectobac, Mosquito Dunks, Gnatrol, Bactimos, etc.) Mosquito. Black fly. Fungus gnat. San diego /tenebrionis strains (Trident, M-One, M-Trak, Foil, Novodor, etc.) Colorado potato beetle. Elm leaf beetle. Cottonwood leaf beetle. On Fri, 30 May 2003 16:57:38 GMT, animaux wrote: That too is good to know. I believe the big problems with mosquitoes are more with standing water in tires, discarded plastic bags where water lingers, buckets or cans or any number of things. I use the dunks in the rain barrels as an added measure. I have on any given night dozens of bats roosting in the trees every night. Same with barn swallows and purple martins. They don't only eat mosquitoes, but their fair share. On Fri, 30 May 2003 14:06:25 GMT, wrote: Bt israeli kills ONLY mosquitoes and midges... nothing else, wont hurt dragonflies. Ingrid Just remember that Bt used in the "dunks" also effects butterflies and dragonflies, so keep that in mind if you're gardening to attract these beneficial insects! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. "Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance. Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present, but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals. The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment." Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978 |
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