Re: Mosquitos in the water

Christopher Waldrop (WALDROP@library.vanderbilt.edu)
Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:35:31 -0600 (CST)

> If you want to prevent mosquitos from getting into your
> rainwater supply barrel...Take an eyedropper and add two
> or three drops of motor oil or 3 and 1 oil to the surface

I have a problem with them hatching in the water trays during the
summer, and since they carry heartworms, I'm very concerned. Is there
anything, short of changing the water daily, that I can do that will
not harm the plants?