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Always check any tires that you might have stacked outside. The insides hold quite enough water for mosquitoes. Ditto bottles headed for the recycle.
When I lived in California, my local county vector control (that's what they call the department that deals with mice, rats, mosquitoes, fleas, and other things that go bump in the night) would supply pond owners with mosquito fish. These were hardy little fish that could overwinter in a backyard pond and ate tons of larvae. They were free and far more efficient than goldfish though not particularly pretty. They'd make a good addition to rain barrels providing that you always have at least some water in the barrels.
eskarp, Any tires we use in the yard we drill holes in them to keep the water drained. We have a big problem this year with a neighbor's discarded tires serving as a skeeter nursery!
We place screens over the rain barrel overflow vents and the holes for the downspouts. We haven't found any mosquitoes or larvae in the barrels yet this year.
Thanks for reading and the additional info on the mosquito fish!
Bev
