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Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
colinpurrington@flipping.rocks ("Colin Purrington") wrote:

In my futile quest to get more people to make mosquito traps for their yards, I made a visual. Please share with friends and sneak into any presentation you're giving even if it's completely unrelated to mosquitoes. Mosquito Dunks contain Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis ("Bti"), a bacteria that is safe for everything except mosquito larvae, work for approximately 30 days, and are available at most garden centers and hardware stores in North America. Bti-containing powders and liquids are sold worldwide under different trade names. NB: the white lid helps you see mosquito larvae (if present it's time to add another dose of Bti). #mosquitoes #mosquito #ipm

Photograph of a net-topped green bucket containing water, dried oak leaves, a small flat log, and a white plastic yogurt lid. Annotated with the blocks of text next to arrows: bucket with water (attracts pregnant mosquitoes), 1/4 Mosquito Dunk (contains bacteria that kill only mosquito larvae), leaves or grass (increases attractiveness of container to mosquitoes), netting (prevents birds from drowning), stick (prevents honey bees from drowning), and white plastic lid (facilitates monitoring for mosquito larvae).