i have 2 ponds in my yard with plants and fish. i drained the kids pool for the winter and was going to fill it up again for the kids as it was going to be 90 this week. the pool has about 3 inches of water in it from the rain. it is full of tadpoles. some are large and have their back legs already, but some are still babies. can i move them to one of my ponds without hurting them? so i can ready the pool for the kids. problem 2: i was hanging clothes out on the clothes line yesterday and a million termite "flies" came buzzing by me. they were coming from a stump in the empty lot next to me. i was going to put bleach on it (i heard that will clear them up) but there were a lot of lizards on it eating the "flies" so i did nothing. i do not want any termites in my yard...what do i do? thanks cindy

Thanks Horton and mybusyfamily. I've had green frogs around the last couple of years and no bullfrogs, so I guess these might be green frogs. I just hope the snakes leave them alone until they can hop away.

Wow Gary: What a gem! Hmmm let me see, maybe if you have tadpoles I could swipe a few. lol Here is how you post a pic in your thread. 1. On Photobucket click on "share" directly above your picture (in between edit and delete). 2. When the screen changes click on the "get the link code." Third tab on the top of the screen (between send email and send to phone). 3. Select "HTML for websites & blogs". 4. Click on the very first address under "HTML for websites & blogs". The one that says Full size. 5. When the entire HTML address is highlighted right click on it and select "copy" from the drop down menu. 6. When you go back to the pond forum start a new message. In the message area right click and select paste from the drop down menu. This should place the link to your picture into the message area of your thread. You will see the HTML address until you click preview message. Once you have clicked preview message your thread should appear including the picture. Once you see the preview of your thread you can make changes by scrolling back down to the message area right above the "preview message" button. To make it easier for me I copy all my HTML links into a word document then select and copy all the links at one time to paste into my thread. Try practicing with some pics. Create a post called "practice" in the gallery to see if you can get the hang of it. Posters have done this in the past and nobody seemed to mind as long as it's in the gallery and not discussions or conversations. Would love to see more of your pics of frogs, pond, plants. Good Luck! Jenny

Fletching - since you found the need to post this twice - I'll post mine to make sure you see my response Fletching, based on your response I'm assuming you're a child (the retort "hows that for your slap in the face!" and horrid misspellings, well, I think that speaks for itself). As for answering your simple question - yes bullfrogs are native to your area, but you specifically stated that you BOUGHT the animal from a pet store. This fact ALONE supports my original statement - it is ILLEGAL to release pets into the wild. If you bought it, its a pet and its ILLEGAL to release it into your pond. I have a good number of friends and contacts in MI and your actions would fall under that category. Bullfrogs have a huge range throughout the United States and Canada, and you have no idea where that animal you bought in the pet store came from - do you REALLY think a bullfrog from Florida will do well in Michigan (or vice versa)? Also, by it being in the pet store, you have no idea what other animals it was exposed to or what pathogens it might be carrying that it could pass on to native populations of bullfrogs (dendrobatidus chytridmiosis or rana virus to name just a couple). Do you homework, have an open mind to listening to what others say even if it doesn't fit into your plans, and think about your actions before you take them. ~Mike