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Thanks for the great article and follow-up comments.! My husband is also a magnet for mosquitoes and they don't seem to bother me as much.
In our former location, we had a small pond with a fish and a waterfall and could enjoy it without fear of mosquitoes growing there. In that neighborhood there were many small children whose toys were left out in the weather endlessly. You can bet they spawned more than their share of mosquitoes.
In our present location we keep a 12" saucer of water on the patio for birds, squirrels, and even dragonflies! Are the dunks safe for these creatures? I change the water daily, but some days we are out of town and when we return, the water is wriggling with larvae.
Myrtlejane, it is my understanding now that the Dunks are organic and safe for plants and critters. They kill the mosquito larvae (as well as gnats and flies) with a bacteria, Bti, or Bacillus thuringienis israelensis, which destroys the larvae from the inside once ingested (larvae feed on microorganisms). Even other insects are not harmed. I'm going to try them if the skeeters try to terrorize us again next year.
