Question

[JuiceBox52]

So we have a 20 foot greenhouse that seems to be having a mosquito problem. We have self watering planters and I think they are laying eggs in the water reservoirs. I was wondering if I put a small guppy pond in there if the mosquitos would lay their eggs there instead and the guppies could eat the eggs/larvae. Would this be a feasible idea?


@Retired Viking @Deanasue @Byron

 

[PheonixKingZ]

This might cause even more problems. The guppies couldn’t possibly keep up with that many new mosquitoes.

 

[JuiceBox52]

This might cause even more problems. The guppies couldn’t possibly keep up with that many new mosquitoes.

I dont know, guppies are actually quite effective in dealing with mosquitoes

 

[Byron]

Almost any fish in the water in which the mosquitoes are laying eggs will readily eat the larvae if not the eggs. Many people actually raise mosquitoe larvae because it is an ideal live food. Just so long as they don't hatch out in the house!

Mosquitoes will lay eggs in any still water. When I had my garden pond I had a fountain on during the warmer seasons, one reason being to prevent mosquitoes laying eggs. It worked. While in the open-top rain barrel, there were eggs/larvae, so I got a proper rain barrel covered in.

 

[JuiceBox52]

Almost any fish in the water in which the mosquitoes are laying eggs will readily eat the larvae if not the eggs. Many people actually raise mosquitoe larvae because it is an ideal live food. Just so long as they don't hatch out in the house!

Mosquitoes will lay eggs in any still water. When I had my garden pond I had a fountain on during the warmer seasons, one reason being to prevent mosquitoes laying eggs. It worked. While in the open-top rain barrel, there were eggs/larvae, so I got a proper rain barrel covered in.

Do you think it would be a good idea? I think if they see the open topped pond they will be more drawn to to that instead of in the water reservoir which just has a little hole to get the the water. The temp would be fine, it might have a little fluctuation but still within the range. In the winter we will have a greenhouse heater. It will be upper 70s. In the summer we will leave it open so it dosent get too hot

 

[Colin_T]

Put some fish net or fly wire over the opening to the self watering pots and that will stop the mozzies gaining access to the water.

 

[Lajos_Detari]

So we have a 20 foot greenhouse that seems to be having a mosquito problem. We have self watering planters and I think they are laying eggs in the water reservoirs. I was wondering if I put a small guppy pond in there if the mosquitos would lay their eggs there instead and the guppies could eat the eggs/larvae. Would this be a feasible idea?

Yes, that's what our government is doing,
Putting Guppies in the drains all over the country to control the mosquitoes population.
Buy some cheap Guppies and put them in your greenhouse.

Whenever there is a heavy rain at night, I will be able to see the Guppies in the drain opposite my office in the next morning.
It's so nice to see the small fish swimming in the drains...just like small streams of water...

Whenever I go back to my parents' home, I will see able to the Guppies in the drain next to my parents' house.

Guppies are very hardy fish. There are people who don't change the water in their Guppies tanks for months... Horrible

 

[FishGuest5123]

There is a product called” Mosquito Dunks”, I believe. They kill mosquito but are safe to pets. I put them in my pond.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

There is a product called” Mosquito Dunks”, I believe. They kill mosquito but are safe to pets. I put them in my pond.

I have seen those. I used to use them in my old lake. (It was huge, so I just used them in my cove)

But I did have wild mosquito fish there also. They really helped to keep down the population.