The old pond has few bathing birds: it’s probably too close to cat-concealing cover.
But out in the open, the new pond must seem a bit safer for a wash and brush up, especially if you’ve got a friend with you
The old pond has few bathing birds: it’s probably too close to cat-concealing cover.
But out in the open, the new pond must seem a bit safer for a wash and brush up, especially if you’ve got a friend with you
September 9, 2009 at 4:08 pm |
Jeremy,
My newly built pond (6 weeks old) has a huge number of what appear to be mosquito larvae. Have you nat advice on how I might address this problem?
Many thanks
Paul
September 12, 2009 at 10:44 am |
Hi Paul
The answer is not to worry about it.
Mosquitos quickly colonise new ponds, but as other animals come along they will also fairly quickly disappear.
I don’t know enough mosquito biology to know quite why they disappear: probably it’s a combination of competition from other creatures and predation by backswimmers – for which they must be a fairly easy target. If you have fish they will obviously be gobbled up as a tasty snack.
In my original pond they are almost competely absent.
Jeremy