While I totally agree with Ms. Cardenas' concerns, for those of us that are less conscientious keep in mind that the life cycle of a mosquito from egg to larva to pupa to adult rarely takes less than two weeks (W. Linsenmaier, Insects of the World). Therefore a weekly cleaning of the bird bath should be sufficient to prevent mosquito propagation, though you may want to clean more frequently for the sake of the birds. Also, it is worth noting that mosquitos rarely breed in running water, so fountains and artiticial streams with pumps generally are not a concern. More troubling are the LITTLE containers, like outside trays of water underneath plants, or an empty can, plastic pot, watering can, old tire, mud puddle, etc. Rooftop gutters clogged with leaves that create puddles are also notorious breeding places. Dev Joslin Oak Ridge, TN Jennifer Cardenas wrote: > If this is happening in Ohio, It could easily happen here. They have > been suggesting on the local news that citizens not have any standing > water on their properties. I have been following this advice since early > spring. I refill the birdbaths daily, to prevent mosquito larvae from > hatching. I have also made sure there is no standing water anywhere else > in my yard. > > Jennifer Cardenas > Columbia TN > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: > tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send email to: > tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 > ========================================================= =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================