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April 19th 04, 07:44 PM
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Larvae Identification
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. 
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April 19th 04, 08:45 PM
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Larvae Identification
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 he http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d...derpageone.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)
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April 19th 04, 08:45 PM
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Larvae Identification
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 he http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/d...derpageone.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)
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April 20th 04, 02:56 AM
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Larvae Identification
Look at this site
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-...oKeyIntro.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.
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April 20th 04, 02:56 AM
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Larvae Identification
Look at this site
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-...oKeyIntro.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.
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April 20th 04, 02:32 PM
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Larvae Identification
"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
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April 20th 04, 02:32 PM
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Larvae Identification
"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
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April 21st 04, 09:14 PM
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Larvae Identification
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.
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April 21st 04, 09:14 PM
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Larvae Identification
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.
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April 21st 04, 09:28 PM
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Larvae Identification
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)
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