Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 06:04:07 -0400 (EDT) From: "Carl Strohmenger (HSC)" <cstrohme@com1.med.usf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2048$foo@default> Subject: Re: mosquito control (was algae and rainwater)
Another control would be to grow Utricularia inflata or Aldrovanda in your
water basins. They both do a pretty good job of larvae control in wsater.
- Carl
On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Jay Lechtman wrote:
> While I cover the three 32-gallon cisterns I use to collect
> rainwater from the water (my, but water butt is a much more colorful
> term <gr>), I still get mosquito larvae in the water trays my
> outdoor plants are placed in. Since the mosquitoes look menacingly
> like the Asian Tiger Mosquitoes I have heard now can carry Dengue
> Fever in the Southeast U.S. (might need David M. or another
> CDC-type to verify this <gr>) I'm somewhat concerned.
>
> I have recently seen mosquito control cakes comprised primarily (I
> believe) of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, and designed
> to be broken up and disolved in water.
>
> Has anyone used this product? Any experiences you can share?
> untoward effect on plants? reapplication rate? effectiveness?
>
> pieces of the cake are applied according surface area of the water,
> and the label says that the Bt, once applied in water, can dry out
> and be re-wet repeatedly without losing effectiveness.
>
> Look forward to replies (to the list, please)
>
> Jay Lechtman (jay.lechtman@ingenix.com) Ashburn, Virgnia, USA
>
>
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