permaculture

[Kevin Topek <ktopek@att.net>]

Cory,

Gambusia minnows are the main mosquito eating fish in tropical and  
semi-tropical ecosystems. They are usually native to those areas too.  
They eat the mosquito larvae en mass when the larvae reach 4-7 days  
old. I also suggest keeping a smoldering fire close at hand since  
mosquitos stay 20' away from smoke. Mosquito coils or incense are what  
we use here in coastal Texas. The smoke really works and is cheap,  
available and easy to employ. The ancient Mayans always had braziers  
burning to keep the mosquitos at bay.

Kevin Topek



On May 6, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Cory Brennan wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
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