mesquitos & their larvae

[SpottedCrow]

Gold fish will eat the mosquito larvae also, if you didn't want to put chemicals in the water.

 

[NewGuineaChooks]

Mosquito larvae themselves are not a problem to the chickens....Just a problem to you and every creature after they hatch into adult mosquitos. As larvae, they are simply "extra protein"

 

[broncbuster07]

Bt is not a chemical! It is a bacteria that feeds on mosquito larvae! It is completely safe for everything but the skeeters!
Read before you post!

 

[SpottedCrow]

Soorrryyy!!! Butcha din't hafta snap my head off...

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Chickens eat adult mosquitoes, so I've never worried about them ingesting an occational larvae.

If you change any water source at least once a week, it will keep the larvae from developing into adults. It takes them something like ten days to go from egg to adult. Just remember to change any standing water every weekend and you are all set!

Clogged rain gutters are a commonly overlooked place that they can breed, also.

 

[SandraChick]

someone already mentioned it...but the easiest thing is to put a goldfish in the trough. Yea...Bt is not a chemical, but just because it's not a chemical doesn't mean it's a great idea for everyone.

West Nile Virus is a serious thing that is carried by mosquitos, and all the people I know with horses and cows use goldfish to keep the mosquito larvae out. No larvae= no future adults!

Sandra

 

[WoodlandWoman]

We have a veggie filter pond for our koi pond and we put rosie reds in there. They stay very small and are quite hardy. We wanted something to eat mosquito larvae that wouldn't disturb the plants.

 

[ali]

wow a gold fish? my water feeder is a large dog water jug thing i can put a Gold fish in there? it won't die? will i have to feed the fish? what kind of gold fish? this is facinating i'm glad i asked you learn some of the most interesting things here.

 

[SpottedCrow]

29 cent large feeder gold fish from Petco...LOL will do fine.

 

[ali]

OK I'LL TRY THAT THEN. IT SOUNDS CHEAPER AND SAFER.