West Nile Virus

[Tom D]

Any problems with the mosquito population in your pond? California has been
tested positive for the virus, do goldfish eat the larva, or do I need
something else.

Thanks

[KenCo]

Tom D wrote:

> Any problems with the mosquito population in your pond? California has been
> tested positive for the virus, do goldfish eat the larva, or do I need
> something else.
>
> Thanks
>
>


all fish eat the larva, bugs are usually reduced in the area
when a pond is avail. w/ fish in them.




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Seen the movie Jaws? I pitty any mosquito that lands in my pond.



"Tom D" > wrote in message
om...
> Any problems with the mosquito population in your pond? California has
been
> tested positive for the virus, do goldfish eat the larva, or do I need
> something else.
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Ka30P]

Since we've had the pond we've hardly ever seen a mosquito.
The other thing a pond attracts is dragon and damselflies to lay their eggs.
They are also mosquito eating machines. One insect will eat them in the
thousands.


kathy :-)
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[Mike Patterson]

On 06 Jul 2004 20:59:52 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:

>
>Since we've had the pond we've hardly ever seen a mosquito.
>The other thing a pond attracts is dragon and damselflies to lay their eggs.
>They are also mosquito eating machines. One insect will eat them in the
>thousands.
>
>
>kathy :-)
>algae primer
>http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.

Maybe I need to make a sacrifice to the Pond Gods.


Mike Patterson
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[George]

"Tom D" > wrote in message
om...
> Any problems with the mosquito population in your pond? California has been
> tested positive for the virus, do goldfish eat the larva, or do I need
> something else.
>
> Thanks
>

Red mosquito minnows will do the trick.

[George]

"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> On 06 Jul 2004 20:59:52 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:
>
>>
>>Since we've had the pond we've hardly ever seen a mosquito.
>>The other thing a pond attracts is dragon and damselflies to lay their eggs.
>>They are also mosquito eating machines. One insect will eat them in the
>>thousands.
>>
>>
>>kathy :-)
>>algae primer
>>http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html
>
> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.
>
> Maybe I need to make a sacrifice to the Pond Gods.
>

I suspect that your pond is not the source of the mosquitos.

[chagoi]

Mike Patterson wrote:

> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.
>
> Maybe I need to make a sacrifice to the Pond Gods.
>
>
> Mike Patterson

Hey Mike

Gotta get the "Propane Funeral Pyre" working for the Mosquito Sacrifices.


/\/\ike
Chagoi
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[Mike Patterson]

On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 01:58:53 -0400, chagoi
> wrote:

>Mike Patterson wrote:
>
>> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
>> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.
>>
>> Maybe I need to make a sacrifice to the Pond Gods.
>>
>>
>> Mike Patterson
>
>Hey Mike
>
> Gotta get the "Propane Funeral Pyre" working for the Mosquito Sacrifices.
>
>
>/\/\ike
>Chagoi
>http://ourkoipond.com

Yah, I need to get back on that project. I'm thinking of a month-long
experiment using shiners in a 20-gallon plastic tub to check for
cumulative toxicity issues before I do the full-blown fire in the
pond.

If it comes down to it, I can float a burner orifrice on the surface
instead of bubbling gas through the water.

Either way, it's -gonna- happen eventually. Hey, took me 4 years to
get the pond completed, but it happened.


Mike Patterson
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[Mike Patterson]

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 19:20:13 -0400, " George" >
wrote:

>
>"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
>> On 06 Jul 2004 20:59:52 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Since we've had the pond we've hardly ever seen a mosquito.
>>>The other thing a pond attracts is dragon and damselflies to lay their eggs.
>>>They are also mosquito eating machines. One insect will eat them in the
>>>thousands.
>>>
>>>
>>>kathy :-)
>>>algae primer
>>>http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html
>>
>> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
>> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.
>>
>> Maybe I need to make a sacrifice to the Pond Gods.
>>
>
>I suspect that your pond is not the source of the mosquitos.
>

Yeah, I think you're right.

I have a one-acre lot surrounded by hundreds of other one-to-five-acre
lots. Somebody somewhere around here is breeding skeeters...


Mike Patterson
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[Mike Patterson]

Yep, did a search-n-destroy mission a couple days ago, but the only
standing water I found was full of tadpoles!



On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:57:24 GMT, wrote:

>skeeters fly up to 5 miles, but better is check around the house for anything holding
>water like tires, cans, etc. amazing what we leave sitting around holds water and
>then mosquitoes. Ingrid
>
>>> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
>>> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.
>
>
>
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[Andy Hill]

Mike Patterson > wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:57:24 GMT, wrote:
>>skeeters fly up to 5 miles, but better is check around the house for anything holding
>>water like tires, cans, etc. amazing what we leave sitting around holds water and
>>then mosquitoes. Ingrid
>>
>Yep, did a search-n-destroy mission a couple days ago, but the only
>standing water I found was full of tadpoles!
>
Did you check the gutters? A poorly-sloped set of gutters (and there are a lot
of them out there) can hold an amazing amount of stagnant water.

[someone]

Mike Patterson > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 19:20:13 -0400, " George" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Mike Patterson" > wrote in
message
> ...
> >> On 06 Jul 2004 20:59:52 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>Since we've had the pond we've hardly ever seen a mosquito.
> >>>The other thing a pond attracts is dragon and damselflies to lay
their eggs.
> >>>They are also mosquito eating machines. One insect will eat them in
the
> >>>thousands.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>kathy :-)
> >>>algae primer
> >>>http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html
> >>
> >> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I
counted
> >> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting
bitten.
> >>
> >> Maybe I need to make a sacrifice to the Pond Gods.
> >>
> >
> >I suspect that your pond is not the source of the mosquitos.
> >
>
> Yeah, I think you're right.
>
> I have a one-acre lot surrounded by hundreds of other one-to-five-acre
> lots. Somebody somewhere around here is breeding skeeters...
>
All it takes is one old rubber tire lying around in a field somewhere
and trapping a bit of rainwater and there's your source. Not to mention
rainwater-holding knot-holes in trees, you wouldn't believe what breeds
in those. I worked with a woman at Oxford University who spent her
whole career studying the things that live in watery knot-holes in
trees.

s.

[Ka30P]

Someone wrote >> I worked with a woman at Oxford University who spent her
whole career studying the things that live in watery knot-holes in
trees.<<

Oh, this is kewl! I need to find one of those
trees.... probably need to move to a different climate though.


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

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skeeters fly up to 5 miles, but better is check around the house for anything holding
water like tires, cans, etc. amazing what we leave sitting around holds water and
then mosquitoes. Ingrid

>> Ya know, I have 17 medium fish and dozens of baby fish plus I counted
>> 6 dragonflies buzzing around yesterday, but I'm still getting bitten.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Mike Patterson]

On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:20:40 -0600, Andy Hill >
wrote:

>Mike Patterson > wrote:
>>On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:57:24 GMT, wrote:
>>>skeeters fly up to 5 miles, but better is check around the house for anything holding
>>>water like tires, cans, etc. amazing what we leave sitting around holds water and
>>>then mosquitoes. Ingrid
>>>
>>Yep, did a search-n-destroy mission a couple days ago, but the only
>>standing water I found was full of tadpoles!
>>
>Did you check the gutters? A poorly-sloped set of gutters (and there are a lot
>of them out there) can hold an amazing amount of stagnant water.

Nope, didn't think of that, but will now, thanks.

Some of my gutters are about 35 feet up...I may just spray some bleach
water up there instead of climbing.


Mike Patterson
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[Mike Patterson]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 22:34:09 +0100, "someone" >
wrote:
<snip>
>All it takes is one old rubber tire lying around in a field somewhere
>and trapping a bit of rainwater and there's your source. Not to mention
>rainwater-holding knot-holes in trees, you wouldn't believe what breeds
>in those. I worked with a woman at Oxford University who spent her
>whole career studying the things that live in watery knot-holes in
>trees.
>
>s.
>
She must have an interesting VC/resume.

Mike Patterson
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[SVTKate]

We have some beautiful dragonflies out here. Some we call the NASCAR
dragonflies because their bodies are black & white checked and their wings
are clear with a black stripe. Others are neon blue with completely clear
wings so all you see are these little blue bodies zipping past.

I have never seen so many beautiful colors of them as we have here at our
pond. Considering that our pond is so huge I would have thought the mosquito
population would have been overwhelming but they are (so far) at fairly
normal levels. We use insect repellent anytime we go out in the field or in
the woods. That doesn't keep us from getting an occasional bite but at least
we aren't bait!

Kate

"Ka30P" > wrote in message
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|
| Since we've had the pond we've hardly ever seen a mosquito.
| The other thing a pond attracts is dragon and damselflies to lay their
eggs.
| They are also mosquito eating machines. One insect will eat them in the
| thousands.
|
|
| kathy :-)
| algae primer
| http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html