Question:
I placed a rain barrel near the hives to keep bees from bothering
neighbors.
Now I have mosquito larva in the water. There are products on the
market that kill mosquito larva in water.
I am not sure if the bacteria in these tablets will hurt bee larva.
Would it be better to add chlorine to water? Any suggestions?
Answer:
-Get some fish for the barrel. In California, they use Gambusia Minnows
(That's probably spelled incorrectly). I'm pretty sure most any small fish
will work. A dozen minnows or some feeder gold fish will only cost a dollar
or two.
-The native gambusia is the way to go. You may even be able to save time and
money by calling your local Vector Control office. In my county, one phone
call and they are delivered to you and even put in the water. I have them in
a pond and they must be effective. I would hate to imagine the mosquito
population in this state where so much rice is grown were it not for this
fish.
