San Diego Joe <joe@bizqwick.com> wrote: > "Nick Cramer" wrote: > [ . . . ] > The quantity of mosquito fish goes down every year during the winter, > especially after the frost we had last winter. I've always had plenty by > spring again though. If you contact your county vector control they give > them away. > > The other alternative is mosquito dunks. > > Were you near the fire? We have soot and dust everywhere. Three years ago > we could see the flames but were lucky enough that they stopped before > our place. We live on a canyon and one more jumped freeway and it would > have been a fast track to out place. Hi Joe, Thanks for the info. I don't wanna hafta deal with all those belly up mosquito fish, even though they'd make good fertilizer for the water chestnuts. Plus, I know it would get Jun real upset. I'll look into the mosquito dunks. I'm in N. Hollywood (San Fernando Valley), so the fires were no threat to us. Glad you came through unscathed. -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~

"~ jan" <Seewebsite@jjspond.us> wrote > If this is the small pond you had on that website, a few drops of veggie > oil will smother them. After a few days, put in an air stone and keep the > water agitated so new skitters won't be tempted to lay eggs. ~ jan Excellent advice. The dunks work, and I don't think they are toxic, but who really knows. The oil works very well because the little mosquito larvae float just below the water and breathe through a snorkel tube. The oil clogs up the snorkel, and voila the little critters are gonzo. Any type of oil will work, but the usual kitchen type oils are inexpensive. It only takes a very small amount, as a teaspoon will cover about a (US) acre. It won't hurt the fish, but you have to add more regularly. As for the air stone, that may work to deter egg laying, but I'm guessing you'd have to really roil the water to have any effect. And even then there would be calm spots here and there. Mosquitos are very successful insects for a reason - they can get along in nearly any environment. The oil will probably deter them just as effectively. Michael New Orleans, Louisiana USA fermanis@REMOVEsprynet.com ================================================================