Mosquito Dunks: OK for Frog/Toad Larvae?
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Comments (20)Thank you Fetters. Really good post. Quite timely for us as DH has suggested putting in a garden pond. My first question was, "What about the mosquitoes?" I was intrigued by the mention of Lemon Eucalyptus. E maculata sounded somewhat familiar so I assumed we call it something else down here. I googled it and this is what I found. E maculata is known as Spotted Gum or Honey Gum (good for bees). E citriodora is known as Lemon-Scented Gum. And there is a hybrid E maculata citriodora. Recently these particular gums have been reclassified from Eucalyptus to Corymbia (useful to know in case the nurseries change the labels). I debated whether to mention the next bit. In some areas they are getting a reputation as an invasive weed. It's hard to know when such a reputation is truly warranted. (I have some birch trees, which are most definately not indigenous to my area, and I do get seedlings coming up, but after all these years my birches haven't taken over the nearby bushland. Or is that because they have no chance against the Patterson's Curse, which was once an introduced garden flower.) I suppose all I can say is do some research if you're thinking of planting one. Perhaps conditions in the areas of the US where they are grown are such that they are happy enough to grow okay but not so happy that they get out of control. And the good news is if you change your mind after you've planted one, it apparently makes really good timber. Hello OzOrganic. Sorry to hear about your landlord issue. Don't get me started on that subject. Hope you find a solution soon....See MoreToad eggs in pond
Comments (31)You all seem so knowledgeable about toads v frogs, may I ask a question. Do the toad ribbons foul the water? I had a tree frog lay eggs one year, got thousands of tadpoles, and it didnt bother my fish one bit. I have never had frogs again, but twice I have had toads spin their ribbons and within a week, the water became putrid. My fish began to die. I drained the pond but again the toad laid eggs. Luckily, I had not restocked the pond with fish because again the water became a foul, putrid, stinking pit. I dont want to kill these toads that keep showing up. Is there anyway to discourage them from laying eggs? Or am I wrong about cause and effect here?...See Morefive gallon bucket+mosquito dunks+pond water+twigs: dragonflies?
Comments (14)it's been over a year now....towards the end of last summer the pond had two resident frogs, and then one much bigger resident frog. by late last fall my 55 gallon drum pond had an established residece of water fleas and other barely visible critters late in may my son and I found a quivering puddle of dying wood frog tadpoles in a just dried up vernal pool. we scooped them up and dumped them in the pond there appear to be larval insects down there now, at least ones big enough to kill and gut a tadpole, and now there is a graduating class of a few wood frogs each day (they come up and then split asap, perhaps because a big healthy water snake has also taken up lodging right next to the pond) all in all, it has come a long way in a year, and the bog garden i built last summer a few feet away is now an impenetrable mat of ferns and other plants will post photos...See MoreMosquito Dunks and good bugs
Comments (5)I have no experience with the product that you are talking about, but I really do believe that as long as you are not allowing the water in the birdbath to sit stagnant for several days (I would think at least a week or more) then you are not going to be having mosquitos hatching in the water. I am under the impression and also from the experience of having a birdbath and spraying it with fresh water every few days, that mosquitos need still water to be able to lay eggs and hatch. As long as you are spraying fresh water and probably also spraying hard enough to spill the old water over the edge, then you are going to be perfectly safe and don't need to take the risk of using any kind of chemical and having possible harm coming to anything whether it be the neighbour's cat or dog or the birds or insects which will come to drink....See Morejpinard
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