[RP TownTalk] Mosquitoes in rain barrel

[Alan K. Thompson]

The link at the end of the letter says that you'd need one dunk per month,
so that does seem possible in the long term.  Other possibilities they
mention are a little bit of (eco-friendly) soap (which will drown the adult
mosquitoes) or vegetable oil (which will suffocate the larvae); both of
these require more frequent renewal.

I would think that having a broken spigot isn't a long-term solution
either, so I hope you can get it fixed!

Best,

Alan


http://www.bluewaterbaltimore.org/programs/clean-waterways/waterauditprogram/rain-barrels/keep-your-rain-barrels-free-of-mosquitoes/


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Valrie Hames <crownvhg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> We installed a barrel purchased from Loews about a month ago. The spigot
> isn't working so we have to open the top to gain access to the water. I
> opened it tonight and it's full of mosquitoes. Has anyone experience this
> before? What did you do to remedy the situation? Thinking about buying
> dunks but that doesn't seem like a long term solution. Any suggestions?
>
> *Valrie *
>
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