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Mosquito Larvae!!!!!
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| Does anyone know how to get rid of mosquito larvae from a pond?
TIA
David
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| Nick Maclaren 2005-07-26, 6:21 pm |
| In article <U8xFe.647125$iM6.197101@fe01.news.easynews.com>,
PDES <ds@nospam.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know how to get rid of mosquito larvae from a pond?
Goldfish.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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| PDES wrote:
> Does anyone know how to get rid of mosquito larvae from a pond?
fish!
pk
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| On 26/7/05 21:36, in article U8xFe.647125$iM6.197101@fe01.news.easynews.com,
"PDES" <ds@nospam.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know how to get rid of mosquito larvae from a pond?
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A pump which moves the water around - small jet type thingy. Still water
allows larvae to hatch.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)
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| June Hughes 2005-07-26, 7:21 pm |
| In message <U8xFe.647125$iM6.197101@fe01.news.easynews.com>, PDES
<ds@nospam.com> writes
>Does anyone know how to get rid of mosquito larvae from a pond?
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Buy a couple of fish.
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June Hughes
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| Chris Bacon 2005-07-26, 7:21 pm |
| PDES wrote:
> Does anyone know how to get rid of mosquito larvae from a pond?
Skim them off often.
Put some fish in.
Pour some paraffin into the pond.
Immersion heaters.
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| martin 2005-07-26, 7:21 pm |
| On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:27:49 +0100, Sacha
<sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>On 26/7/05 21:36, in article U8xFe.647125$iM6.197101@fe01.news.easynews.com,
>"PDES" <ds@nospam.com> wrote:
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>A pump which moves the water around - small jet type thingy. Still water
>allows larvae to hatch.
Vegetable oil on the surface kills the larvae
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Martin
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| Derek Turner 2005-07-27, 6:21 am |
| Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <U8xFe.647125$iM6.197101@fe01.news.easynews.com>,
> PDES <ds@nospam.com> wrote:
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> Goldfish.
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IMO Goldfish are a bit 'naff' and showy, attract attention of herons,
not very hardy. Now Shubunkins are are different matter (and about the
same price).
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| What are "shubunkins"??
David
"Derek Turner" <somewhat@odds> wrote in message
news:42e74840$0$88999$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
> Nick Maclaren wrote:
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> IMO Goldfish are a bit 'naff' and showy, attract attention of herons, not
> very hardy. Now Shubunkins are are different matter (and about the same
> price).
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| Derek Turner 2005-07-27, 10:21 am |
| PDES wrote:
> What are "shubunkins"??
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They are a breed of Goldfish (same genus and species but a different
variety) putting the name into Google will get you several sites with
photos. They have broken colour schemes (pink/god/black) and so hide
better in the pond vegetation, they seem to spend their time more
towards the bottom except when feeding and or breeding. They are also
hardier. I chucked 5 in my new pond 4 years ago, they've never been fed,
taking the natural food in the ecosystem, they have survived three
winters in a 2' deep pond and have successfully bred: no idea how many
I've got now! Available from garden/aquatic centres, often in the next
tank to ordainary goldfish.
hth
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