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Talkback: Water butts and hoverflies

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  • flowering roseflowering rose Posts: 1,632

    yes that's what I do too!

  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    I'd love to see a photo of thatimage

  • NapoNapo Posts: 12
    When I was in Nepal, the local's but a few drops of citronella oil in the stagnant water, it not only smelt

    devine it also supposedly killed the mosquito larva.
  • Mrs GMrs G Posts: 336

    My water butts both have lids on but the water smells like rotten eggs, could I try the citronella oil in them Napo?

  • Potassium permanganate from the chemist will sweeten the water. Not tried citronella, not sure you could water plants with citronella image 

  • Mrs GMrs G Posts: 336

    Thanks Anonimouse I'll get some of that.

  • Jumbo56Jumbo56 Posts: 23
    Thanx flumpy1 I'll try the tights idea. At present I use them as ties softer on the stems than commercial ties n last ages, often not as noticeable either (depending on the colour used obviously!). My problem is the bird bath I have. Anyone know how long mozzies stay as larva? In other words how often do I need to totally replace the water to prevent them becoming adult?
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,444

    I wash my bird bath out quit often as it gets quite mucky looking with them all washing in there. Then they drink their own bath waterimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • FleurisaFleurisa Posts: 779

    Having a lid on your water butt will also stop and bees falling in and drowning. Never mind any other inquisitive creatures

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