Mosquitos In My Water

[Nikkijah]

I have lots and lots of water on my land so therefore I have lots of mosquitoes around the house

I would love to get rid of them, I bought a 'black hole' today, it's a device that uses ultraviolet light and TiO2 to trap and kill the bastards but we still seem to have them around the house...

I was wondering, does anybody know if there is something we can put in our water that will bring down the numbers?? I suggested lots and lots of fish to eat the larvae before it hatches but we have so much water that I'm not sure I'd be able to afford to buy enough of these fish, I would need so many!!

Is there a harmless chemical I can use? I've been told that salt in the water is effective but I don't want to poison all of the fish that are in there at the moment

Is it really worth my while trying to stop them hatching in my land when I live right next to a river? If the river is flowing does that mean that larvae cannot incubate properly? What I mean is, if I get to grips with the mossies on my land would I have wasted my time because the river keeps on producing more and more??

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

Nikkijah

[Tony Clifton]

I remember reading about experiments using vegetable oil, at the pupa stage of their life, they reach the oily water surface and end up with sticky wings that will never let them fly or can't break the water surface. I guess you'd have to spray it somehow.

[Nikkijah]

I remember reading about experiments using vegetable oil, at the pupa stage of their life, they reach the oily water surface and end up with sticky wings that will never let them fly or can't break the water surface. I guess you'd have to spray it somehow.

Sounds like it would work, the only thing is that oil might suffocate all the plant life and not only make mozzie wings sticky but also all the birds wings and the monitor lizards and snakes etc etc

Thanks for the idea though, I'll look into it further

Nikkijah

[Tony Clifton]

I believe most aquatic birds alreay have an oily substance on their feathers. As for the monitor lizards, they can survive living in a Samut Prakan klong , I wouldn't worry. They were mentioning a very thin film on the surface of the water, I doubt aquatic plants would suffocate.

I did a quick Google search, see it here.

"Ponds can be stocked with fish that eat mosquito larvae, and dragonflies are also helpful. Mosquitoe larvae can be suffocated by spraying ponds with a micro-layer of vegetable oil, which will quickly degrade." Found here.

Edited December 4, 2006 by Tony Clifton

[Nikkijah]

good lead tony, I found this too: oil for mozzies, very good advice about the 'Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis'

I believe most aquatic birds alreay have an oily substance on their feathers. As for the monitor lizards, they can survive living in a Samut Prakan klong , I wouldn't worry. They were mentioning a very thin film on the surface of the water, I doubt aquatic plants would suffocate.

I did a quick Google search, see it here.

"Ponds can be stocked with fish that eat mosquito larvae, and dragonflies are also helpful. Mosquitoe larvae can be suffocated by spraying ponds with a micro-layer of vegetable oil, which will quickly degrade." Found here.

[Nikkijah]

Next question: Where do I find Mosquito Dunks or Mosquito bits in Thailand?

Anyone ever heard of these? And could I get them in Jatujak or Sanam Luang 2?

Thanks anybody who answers

Nikkijah

[Tony Clifton]

Had no idea what mosquito dunks are.

Do you have a pond? Ponds? Swamped land?

Edited December 4, 2006 by Tony Clifton

[Nikkijah]

Had no idea what mosquito dunks are.

Do you have a pond? Ponds? Swamped land?

Lots and lots, our land used to be a palm plantation so we have about 9 canals in total, plus we live next to a river but I don't think the mozzies come from there as it's flowing, I'm going to buy a pesticide sprayer tomorrow and some veg oil and try that first, I'm not sure the dunks will make much difference unless we use silly amounts of it

You seem to know a bit about this kind of thing tony, do you know how we can stop this small plant type of thing growing on our water? it looks like the kind of thing you see through a microscope, it's oval leaves, about 5mm long and it grows so fast we have to scoop it out of the water which is a massive job, any ideas??

Thanks

Nikkijah

Edited December 4, 2006 by Nikkijah

[Nikkijah]

I've just answered my own questions by doing a search on Google, I've concluded my weed on my water is probably either duckweed or watermeal, but I can't find anything that can get rid of it, any clues Tony or anybody else?

Regards

Nikkijah

[Tony Clifton]

No expert.

That dot sized weed has covered a small pond behind our village. The water used to be quite clear there, had a floating island that would move around with the wind, then people dumped loads of construction material, neanderthals, on one side of the pond That weed appeared afterwards. A small stream on the other side may have also been diverted and the water now lacks oxygen.

[Nikkijah]

No expert.

That dot sized weed has covered a small pond behind our village. The water used to be quite clear there, had a floating island that would move around with the wind, then people dumped loads of construction material, neanderthals, on one side of the pond That weed appeared afterwards. A small stream on the other side may have also been diverted and the water now lacks oxygen.

Sounds about right, we had people dumping mattresses on our land until we built a fence now they all ask us why we needed to build a fence!!?? They think we're being greedy!!! Can't tell you what I wanted to say to them - even if I could speak Thai well enough!! I'm getting angry thinking about it I'll stop thinking about it right now... my mum gets similar sh1t where she lives in Spain...

anyway...

I'm with you Tony

Edited December 4, 2006 by Nikkijah

[baabaabobo]

IMHO - Go with fish - guppies. They breed very quickly and in no time they will populate the area and eat all the larvae.

[guardian]

IMHO - Go with fish - guppies. They breed very quickly and in no time they will populate the area and eat all the larvae.

I was hoping no one might have written this option, but you already mentioned it. Not only do they breed very quickly, they are very very cheap too. I think you could buy them a dime a dozen in JJ market.

[BambinA]

IMHO - Go with fish - guppies. They breed very quickly and in no time they will populate the area and eat all the larvae.

I was hoping no one might have written this option, but you already mentioned it. Not only do they breed very quickly, they are very very cheap too. I think you could buy them a dime a dozen in JJ market.

I agree with both comment.. Guppies seem to be the best choice in the pond ..

(for the small water containers use 1% Temephos (Abate) Sand Granules

[Nikkijah]

Thanks for your responses

guardian, why do you say that? Is it not a good choice then? I'm confused

bambina, thanks, I would try that but my water area is vast so I may have to try the guppies

tony clifton, after what we were talking about last night, here are some pics of my problem, I thought it might be duckweed or watermeal but now I'm not so sure...

and as you can see from this pic, this canal is about 60 metres long, it joins onto all the other 9 canals so after a month or so of this stuff reappearing it has completely covered all the canals on our land... and our neighbours land too

any ideas or advice is very much appreciated

Nikkijah

[guardian]

guardian, why do you say that? Is it not a good choice then? I'm confused

Nikkijah

No, don't get confused now. I was only hoping that I'd be the first one to post about guppies, but crazy beat me to it . It's really a good choise. Sorry for the confusion.

[Nikkijah]

IMHO - Go with fish - guppies. They breed very quickly and in no time they will populate the area and eat all the larvae.

I was hoping no one might have written this option, but you already mentioned it. Not only do they breed very quickly, they are very very cheap too. I think you could buy them a dime a dozen in JJ market.

I agree with both comment.. Guppies seem to be the best choice in the pond ..

(for the small water containers use 1% Temephos (Abate) Sand Granules

How do you say 'guppie' in Thai? Don't tell me - 'guppie' right?

[guardian]

How do you say 'guppie' in Thai? Don't tell me - 'guppie' right?

Me think pla nok yung

[BambinA]

How do you say 'guppie' in Thai? Don't tell me - 'guppie' right?

Me think pla nok yung

Pla Hang Nok Yoong

ปลาหางนกยูง

Pla = Fish

Hang =Tail

Nok Yoong = Peacock

[Nikkijah]

Thanks guardian & BambinA, hopefully they'll do the trick!

Nikkijah