Re: NANFA-- Mosquito breeding

Irate Mormon (archimedes_at_bayspringstel.net)
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:46:52 -0400

Quoting "Moontanman_at_aol.com" <Moontanman at aol.com>:

> Does anyone have any designs for a cover or some way to raise mosquitos in a
>
> barrel or some other container so the adults can lay their eggs but the
> resulting adults cannot escape the container?

Mosquitos check in but don't check out?

How about covering the container with a set of louvers (constructed from a
discarded mini-blind or something) like thus:

_/\__/\__/\__/\__

Invert this over the water container. You will have to experiment with the size
of the gaps.

--Irate
Charter member, DNRC

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; if it dies there, no constitution,
no law, no court can save it."
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