Larvae Identification

[stricks760]

I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.

I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It looked
like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
inch long). Here come the questions:

1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
upside down and breathed throught little tubes.

2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?

3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?

Thanks.

[really ka30p]

Stricks wrote

>> It looked
like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings

Could be a dragonfly or damselfly nymph.

>>1. Could these be mosquito larvae?
I don't think so, they don't swim upstream. They wriggle and then come back to
the surface.

>>2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
Go here:
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/stream/orderpageone.htm

>>3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos? >> Only if they
are blackfly larva.





kathy :-)
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[really ka30p]

Stricks wrote

>> It looked
like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings

Could be a dragonfly or damselfly nymph.

>>1. Could these be mosquito larvae?
I don't think so, they don't swim upstream. They wriggle and then come back to
the surface.

>>2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
Go here:
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/stream/orderpageone.htm

>>3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos? >> Only if they
are blackfly larva.





kathy :-)
(still use ka30p for email
this acct. is for reading rec.ponds only)

[RichToyBox]

Look at this site
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/Key/MacroKeyIntro.HTML
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http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"stricks760" > wrote in message
k.net...
> I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
> When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.
>
> I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It
looked
> like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
> inch long). Here come the questions:
>
> 1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
> upside down and breathed throught little tubes.
>
> 2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
>
> 3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[RichToyBox]

Look at this site
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/Key/MacroKeyIntro.HTML
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"stricks760" > wrote in message
k.net...
> I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
> When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.
>
> I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It
looked
> like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
> inch long). Here come the questions:
>
> 1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
> upside down and breathed throught little tubes.
>
> 2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
>
> 3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[Benign Vanilla]

"stricks760" > wrote in message
k.net...
> I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
> When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.
>
> I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It
looked
> like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
> inch long). Here come the questions:
>
> 1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
> upside down and breathed throught little tubes.
>
> 2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
>
> 3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?

We've got some bug and squito links on our site at http://tinyurl.com/2gg5z.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

[Benign Vanilla]

"stricks760" > wrote in message
k.net...
> I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
> When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.
>
> I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It
looked
> like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
> inch long). Here come the questions:
>
> 1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
> upside down and breathed throught little tubes.
>
> 2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
>
> 3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?

We've got some bug and squito links on our site at http://tinyurl.com/2gg5z.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

[stricks760]

Thanks for the help.

They are either Mayfly or Stonefly larvae.

Can't tell which, because the little buggers are too small and too fast.

Is either one a bad thing? Sounds like who ever is so unfortunate to go
over the wateralls will be greatly enjoyed by the Koi.



"stricks760" > wrote in message
k.net...
> I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
> When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.
>
> I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It
looked
> like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
> inch long). Here come the questions:
>
> 1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
> upside down and breathed throught little tubes.
>
> 2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
>
> 3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[stricks760]

Thanks for the help.

They are either Mayfly or Stonefly larvae.

Can't tell which, because the little buggers are too small and too fast.

Is either one a bad thing? Sounds like who ever is so unfortunate to go
over the wateralls will be greatly enjoyed by the Koi.



"stricks760" > wrote in message
k.net...
> I saw some little creatures in my pond yesterday, on the waterfall wiers.
> When I got close, they 'swam' up stream and disappeared.
>
> I managed to grab one, and looked at it under a magnifying glass. It
looked
> like a little tiny drafonfly, but with no wings (it was about 1/16th of an
> inch long). Here come the questions:
>
> 1. Could these be mosquito larvae? I thought mosquito larvae kind of hung
> upside down and breathed throught little tubes.
>
> 2. Any web page I can go to that identifies water critters?
>
> 3. Will mosquito dunks kill them, if they're not mosquitos?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[really ka30p]

Neither mayfly or stonefly larvae are a
bad thing. And you are right they make
excellent fish food!


kathy :-)
(still use ka30p for email
this acct. is for reading rec.ponds only)

[really ka30p]

Neither mayfly or stonefly larvae are a
bad thing. And you are right they make
excellent fish food!


kathy :-)
(still use ka30p for email
this acct. is for reading rec.ponds only)