permaculture

["Jerome Osentowski" <jerome@crmpi.org>]

Bats under bridge,  yes that's how Austin TX. controls their problem, plus
they turn it into a turist attraction.  people come to see the bats fly in
and out .  hotel window are faceing the bridge.   When designing the RFC
golf and fishing club project  misquito control was a major concern,since we
were putting lots of lakes and water features for the fishing component. It
was a no brainer.  The bats come to the lake for a drink, and eat mosquito ,
The swallos  and dragonflys work the day shift.  There was no need for Bt
control, but that could have been a back up control if needed.  I sit in a
swing chair next to my little pond and watch this adtivity every day during
the summer. we have no mosquitos.  Haveing the water is the key . Trading a
drink for free not toxic mosquito control, it's all part of gods plan....
jerome
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Jerome Osentowski, Director
Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute
PO Box 631
Basalt, CO 81621   U.S.A.

Tel/fax (970) 927-4158    E mail: jerome@crmpi.org

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>From: Mark <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>
>To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: Re: [permaculture] Mosquito spraying
>Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 8:49 AM
>

>
>>
>>I'm looking for
>>1. reasons why spraying is a bad idea and
>>2. Organic alternatives to "controlling" the mosquito population...
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>Claude
>
> what are they spraying?  They may already be using Bt, it's getting pretty
> popular given how many pesticides are being withdrawn.  As for
> alternatives, I'd look at big bat houses.  Try bat conservation
> international, Austin TX, I think.
>
> Mark P. Ludwig
> Poultry Research Lab
> University of Wisconsin -Madison
> 608-262-1730 WK
> 608-846-7125 HM
>
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