- Female mosquitoes will only lay their eggs in stagnant water. If your pond water is circulating or there is movement she will fly away to find another home.
- Get yourself some fish that eat mosquito larvae. Goldfish, killifish, mosquito fish (gambusia affinis) will eat mosquito larvae quite happily.
- Mosquito control products such as Dr T's RX Natural Insect Repellent and Microbe Lift Mosquito Control containing biological larvacide (BTI) will kill the larvae. The larvae eat this naturally occurring type of bacillus and it kills them.
- Use nature's creatures as a preventative measure. Both toads and Dragonfly will readily consume adult mosquitoes. Their larvae and tadpoles will eat the mosquito larvae also.
- One of the most effective mosquito prevention methods is to use a propane powered mosquito trap, such as the Mosquito Magnet. It will effectively kill the mosquitoes that the fish, toads and dragonfly have missed.
Don't let mosquitoes put you off keeping a backyard pond! If you use some of the methods mentioned above then you will still be able to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of a backyard fish pond.
