Summit...responsible solutions 110-12 Mosquito Dunks, 6-Pack, Natural

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The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Instead of a disk, the Terro product has dissolvable pouches that effectively eradicate mosquitos when added to stagnant water. With over 100 eggs laid in a single patch, getting in front of these mosquitos by leveraging mosquito dunks wherever you have standing or stagnant water will help you to create a more comfortable and mosquito-free environment.

The active and primary ingredient in mosquito dunks is Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies Israelensis (Bti), a dried bacterium which is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and helps not only against mosquitoes but also fungus gnats. This could include ornamental features of your yard like koi ponds and bird baths, or places that collect water by accident, like gutters or ditches that fill up with water, or unused swimming pools. The presence of the mosquitoes is detected through the eggs they lay on the wooden paddle or from larvae that hatch from these eggs in the laboratory. The Bti will kill the mosquito larvae before they can grow up to become biting and disease-spreading adults. As the Dunk® slowly dissolves, it releases a bacterium which is toxic to all species of mosquito larvae.When placed in standing water the Dunks float and release a natural soil borne bacterium, Bti ( Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israeliensis). A mosquito larva trap works because adult mosquitos are drawn to a fermenting solution and lay their eggs. Daniel has over 18 years of experience in construction, home improvement and landscaping and is the lead consultant at DIY Gardening. But when you read about them on the internet, you often receive a barrage of jargon without any explanation as to what they truly are and what they accomplish.

Within one week to ten days after becoming larvae, the larvae will then begin moving through the pupal stage. While floating, a Mosquito Dunk® slowly releases a long-term biological mosquito larvicide at the water’s surface.But I want to put caution out there that even though these items ae non-toxic, use of the dunks should be carefully monitored in homes that have pets or small children. Expect each dunk to last around a month, but you won’t need to use them all year, only during mosquito peak season.

Bti is not toxic to people and has not been shown to make people sick, according to both the CDC and EPA. Question: What do you recommend we do with the water that now has dead larvae, Bti, and old straw or hay in it? The crystal aggregation which these toxins form contains at least four major toxic components, but the extent to which each Cry and Cyt protein is represented is not known and likely to vary with strain and formulation.Changing the strategy for controlling mosquitos is necessary because beneficial insects such as bees and butterflies and their larvae are being eliminated at an alarming rate. And while it’s fine to put up bat boxes or martin houses to attract these natural predators of mosquitoes, no study has shown that they reduce populations because mosquitoes make up only part of their diets. Although they aren’t as natural as plant-based alternatives, they can function and can be extremely effective.

Eliminate low spots in the yard, when possible, and repair drippy outdoor faucets that allow water to pool beneath them. Please ensure that you are very cautious when using either of these products though, especially around children and animals. Read: Mosquitoes are buzzing around Michigan: Here’s how to protect yourself from bites, diseases What can I do to prevent mosquito bites?

During testing, I noticed a significant drop in the number of flying insects that came into the property. While you might be tempted to try a DIY mosquito trap, we turned to an expert to see how to get rid of the pesky insects. When female mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water treated with a Mosquito Dunk®, the larvae will hatch and begin to eat the Bti.