Cover all your standing water! That's the best solution.
Mosquito dunks are the next line of attack. You can also put a few
drops of Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap in the water barrels. The soap
doesn't harm plants but it drowns the larvae. It wears out a day or
two so it's not a long term solution.
Bats and birds and fish are fun solutions but not always dependable
or effective. Mosquito fish will devour the larvae but if the barrel
gets too warm the fish will expire. And people will probably end up
watering their plants with fish by accident.
William Hohauser
President
Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden
Manhattan, NY
On Apr 9, 2006, at 10:40 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Our community garden (6/15 Green) in Park Slope, Brooklyn, has been
plagued by
a phenomenal mosquito population over the past two years. We're
trying to get
a head start this year on covering out water barrels and other
measures to
avoid having as much of a problem this year. Have any other
community gardens
had success stories related to combating mosquitoes?
One of the things we want to do is install a batbox or two. Has
anyone had a
success story with attracting a bat population? Care to share it
with us?
Thanks,
Emily Brown
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