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Moquito Fish
updated: Apr 23, 2011, 3:00 PM
Does anyone know where I can get some mosquito fish today? The mosquito
abatement facility in Summerland is closed for the holiday. - My landlord put water
in his pond again and I just found what looks like thousands of larva almost ready to
hatch!
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COMMENT 166899
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2011-04-23 03:33 PM |
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The "abatement facility in Summerland" is Mosquito and Vector Management District, a local agency. We are not closed for the holiday but just for the weekend as usual. Just call first up at 7 am Monday, tell them a Trustee sent you, and explain the urgency:
http://mvmdistrict.org/ Also explain the pond situation and the District staff can then speak with the pond filler and how to prevent mosquito hatching there.
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COMMENT 166901P
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2011-04-23 03:38 PM |
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The mosquitoes are fierce around our home and neighborhood this year. I live in the foothills, 154/Cathedral Oaks area. I imagine with all the rain and extra grasses, this has had an effect on the current population.
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ARTEMISIA
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2011-04-24 06:32 AM |
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Home Improvement Center sells a biological control product called "Mosquito Dunks" -- little doughnut-shaped thingies -- that are said to kill mosquito larvae. We put half of one in our tiny water garden and it seems to work. Depending on how big the pond is, you could throw in a few of them pending the arrival of mosquito fish.
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COMMENT 166950
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2011-04-24 07:35 AM |
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Doesn't regular old feeder goldfish work that you can get at any pet supply? I've used them for years in my tiny pond and don't seem to have mosquito problems.
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COMMENT 166960
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2011-04-24 08:26 AM |
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"regular old feeder goldfish" It's better to get the young ones. The old ones don;t swim around very much.
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SEEDLADY
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2011-04-24 11:17 AM |
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A form of Bacillus thuringensis or 'BT' is what is in the "Dunks" as they're called, for ponds or other standing water situations. The bacteria only prevents the larvae from developing, no other lifeforms are harmed. Completely safe around pets, etc. They look like tiny donuts, they float, and you can break them up and disperse them in tall wet grass patches, etc. Available at any good hardware store (Ace, True Value, OSH, etc) that IS likely to be open on Easter Sunday. Read the package to see how much one will cover--they go a LONG way. A little pricey, but well worth it. They are perishable--don't save from year to year.
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DOUGBUCK
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2011-04-24 11:47 AM |
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To answer your question(!), Pet House, 5781 Calle Real, Goleta, has mosquito fish right now and they are open all day.
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COMMENT 167021
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2011-04-24 12:55 PM |
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SEEDLADY is it possible that tadpoles might eat some of this BT containing mix ? Perhaps you might know. Since they eat alge and other things I thought they may eat the same stuff mosquito larvae eat sometimes. I believe BT works on the intestines/gut of whatever eats it ???
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SEEDLADY
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2011-04-24 07:53 PM |
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One of the reasons that the different strains of BT are so popular and effective in horticulture is that they act only on one species. The BT in Dunks do not harm any other species, just mosquito larvae. Here's what the Summit company's (they developed Dunks) website says: . "The only product with BTI, a bacteria toxic only to mosquito larvae, that lasts 30 days and treats 100 square feet of surface water. •Non-toxic to all other wildlife , pets, fish, and humans.
•Simply apply Mosquito Dunks® to any standing water, or water garden.
•Kills within hours lasts for 30 days or more.
•Labeled For Organic Gardening by the USEPA.
•Highly effective low impact product " They are certified for use on certified organic properties.
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COMMENT 167167
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2011-04-25 07:16 AM |
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Sorry 960, but regular old goldfish have tiny mouths that can only eat small larvae after hatching. Gambuzia (mosquito fish) can eat them up to the size of flight.
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