permaculture

[Cory Brennan <cory8570@yahoo.com>]

I'm going to Haiti in a couple of days and am interested in feedback on 
control of mosquitos.

This is a serious problem with the rainy season - some of the camps are in 
flood plains, there is lots of standing water, garbage, etc, intense breeding 
grounds for mosquitos. More so than usual because of the human element and 
chaotic environment. What I would do is direct the water to a man made pond 
or ponds that is stocked with mosquito fish (or other predator) and some sort 
of ecosystem balance of plants (whatever is possible with the existing 
resources). And do an education campaign to eliminate careless standing water 
like buckets or tires lying around (which may be being done by rescue 
organizations already). Any other suggestions?

c