<div dir="ltr">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.  <div>
<br></div><div>I would think that having a broken spigot isn't a long-term solution either, so I hope you can get it fixed!<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Alan</div><div><br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.bluewaterbaltimore.org/programs/clean-waterways/waterauditprogram/rain-barrels/keep-your-rain-barrels-free-of-mosquitoes/">http://www.bluewaterbaltimore.org/programs/clean-waterways/waterauditprogram/rain-barrels/keep-your-rain-barrels-free-of-mosquitoes/</a><br>
</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Valrie Hames <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crownvhg@yahoo.com" target="_blank">crownvhg@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><span>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?</span></div>
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