I have been waiting for such a development for close to 40 years. It is
about time that fishes are employed to reduce mosquitos. It is soo easy!
However I do not belive that the right fishes are chosen.
The species mentioned are already well established in places, where water
is standing for considerable length of time. "Bondes" were rice is planted
for example.
In places, were water is standing for shorter time and than drying hard
for the rest of the year, this fishes can not establish themselfes!
The real fish is a tiny fish with a max. length of about 30 milimetre. I
have them since 40 years in a small pond in my garden. They need no food,
no care and multiply, that rats look like beginners. I don't know the
proper name as they have many. They are called:
Million fishes - mosquito fishes - Gruppies - Minows - etc.
I put them in all water bodies in the garden like:
Water tanks and rain water drums. No mosquito can breed, as all larva is
eaten by the fishes. As simple as that.
My proposal:
In each town and each district, a pond should be established. If need be
like mine, built with concrete and made water tight so as not to loose
water. It should be about 50 cm deep and filled with
20 cm earth, then water lilies planted in. Finished. The water will stay
clear and maintain itself. However, at least half of the pool should be
covered with Gras or Makuti on a frame, so as not to heat up the water too
much. The pond could be about 2 x 2 or 2 x 3 metre.
When the rains come, somebody is sent by bicycle with a bucket of water and
fishes and puts a few in every rain pond.
Within a short time the fishes will have multiplied to hundrets or
thousands, depending of the size of the rain pond.
A plan should be establisherd, were every rainy season water is standing.
It is as simple as that !!! It is unfortunate, that up to now I was not
able to have anybody interestet and I have tried hard.
May be the seed has now fallen onto fertile soil. I hope so.
For info:
In Saudi Arabia they have eradicated Malaria 50 years ago with this tiny
fishes, by puting them into the irigation channels.
In the USA they are now putting them into the swimming pools of
repossessed houses were rain water is standing, so mosquitos can not breed.
I have been waiting for such a development for close to 40 years. It is about time that fishes are employed to reduce mosquitos. It is soo easy! However I do not belive that the right fishes are chosen. The species mentioned are already well established in places, where water is standing for considerable length of time. "Bondes" were rice is planted for example. In places, were water is standing for shorter time and than drying hard for the rest of the year, this fishes can not establish themselfes!
The real fish is a tiny fish with a max. length of about 30 milimetre. I have them since 40 years in a small pond in my garden. They need no food, no care and multiply, that rats look like beginners. I don't know the proper name as they have many. They are called: Million fishes - mosquito fishes - Gruppies - Minows - etc.
I put them in all water bodies in the garden like: Water tanks and rain water drums. No mosquito can breed, as all larva is eaten by the fishes. As simple as that.
My proposal: In each town and each district, a pond should be established. If need be like mine, built with concrete and made water tight so as not to loose water. It should be about 50 cm deep and filled with 20 cm earth, then water lilies planted in. Finished. The water will stay clear and maintain itself. However, at least half of the pool should be covered with Gras or Makuti on a frame, so as not to heat up the water too much. The pond could be about 2 x 2 or 2 x 3 metre. When the rains come, somebody is sent by bicycle with a bucket of water and fishes and puts a few in every rain pond. Within a short time the fishes will have multiplied to hundrets or thousands, depending of the size of the rain pond. A plan should be establisherd, were every rainy season water is standing.
It is as simple as that !!! It is unfortunate, that up to now I was not able to have anybody interestet and I have tried hard. May be the seed has now fallen onto fertile soil. I hope so.
For info: In Saudi Arabia they have eradicated Malaria 50 years ago with this tiny fishes, by puting them into the irigation channels. In the USA they are now putting them into the swimming pools of repossessed houses were rain water is standing, so mosquitos can not breed.