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Originally Posted by astroron
Thanks Gary, I heard that on the ABC News Radio this morning, the vaccine can't come soon enough 
As is well known Mossies like water troughs and the like, Is there any stuff  that can be put in water containers that are lying around that stops mossies breeding?
I have a 200ltr drum and an old bath which catches rain water for the garden which gets plenty of mossie tidlers in them.
I know that you can put Kero in the water but then the birds can't have a bath in the water.
Any other suggestions.  |
Hi Ron,
Isn't it amazing how quickly the mosquitoes can exploit the smallest container
of water? All one has to do is leave out an empty tin in the rain and it is just
a matter of days.
The kero would obviously be very unfriendly for your birds who like to bath in it
and to answer your question, I don't know but I know who may, and that is
Scott (aka Wavelandscott).
As a senior manager within Sumitomo Chemical, Scott has considerable
knowledge in this area as his company is one of the major innovators and
developers of mosquito control methods. In recent email exchanges, Scott
has mentioned man-made and organic larvicides and I would defer to his
considerable expertise in this regard.
Some of the chain hardware stores sell solar-powered water-feature pumps
which could allow the water to circulate a little. Designed for bird baths
and the like, perhaps the continual movement of the water in the day
might act as some deterrent to the mosquitoes, but I can't speak with
any authority as to whether it helps or not.
Hopefully Scott will join the thread with some environmentally friendly suggestions.
Best Regards
Gary