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[Kevin Topek <ktopek@att.net>]

Cory,

You can carry incense internationally. They also make small citronella  
mosquito coils with tins to burn them in that last for 10 hours or  
more. A pack of 10 costs US $6.00 and they are very portable. A small  
amount of smoldering smoke is all you need! No need to cut rare  
Haitian wood.

Kevin Topek


On May 6, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Cory Brennan wrote:

> Thanks Kevin - the smoke idea might not work so well in Haiti  
> because they are cutting down too many trees to create cooking  
> fires, we are pushing for high efficiency stoves which will just  
> increase the mosquito problem because there will be less smoke.  :-(
>
> Cory
>
> --- On Thu, 5/6/10, Kevin Topek <ktopek@att.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Kevin Topek <ktopek@att.net>
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] Question re mosquitos
> > To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 6:50 PM
> > 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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