fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 18 hours agoI say kill 'em all.mander.xyzimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down14
arrow-up1308arrow-down1imageI say kill 'em all.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squarenexguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-217 hours agoPut out a dedicated standing water source but lace it with eco-friendly Bti that kills the larve. (It doesn’t harm people/pets/birds/other insects)
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoBut that only kills those larva. Not the ones in all the ponds nearby.
minus-squareCalfpupa [she/her]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoI’ve been skeptical of these, how is it known that it impacts no other insects?
minus-squarenexguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·13 hours ago“Bti toxins are activated only by the alkaline digestive systems of specific Nematocera larvae (mosquitoes, black flies).” Plus you only use it in a specific place… not a large body of water.
minus-squarenexguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoMosquito Dunks or Mosquito Bits
Put out a dedicated standing water source but lace it with eco-friendly Bti that kills the larve. (It doesn’t harm people/pets/birds/other insects)
But that only kills those larva. Not the ones in all the ponds nearby.
I’ve been skeptical of these, how is it known that it impacts no other insects?
“Bti toxins are activated only by the alkaline digestive systems of specific Nematocera larvae (mosquitoes, black flies).”
Plus you only use it in a specific place… not a large body of water.
Any recs?
Mosquito Dunks or Mosquito Bits