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  • From: Kevin Topek <ktopek@att.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Question re mosquitos
  • Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 21:06:30 -0500

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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