What are these?
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What are these?
I collect rainwater off my shed roof into blue drums to use in the garden and today I noticed they were full of these little guys. They dart around very quickly no idea how they got in there. Any idea what they might be?
- Tackleberry
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Re: What are these?
Mosquito larvae or you will be scratching after they hatch
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- re-tyred
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Re: What are these?
Either seal the drums or spread biodegradable oil over the water
There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.
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Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows (River Rat to Mole)
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Re: What are these?
Scoop them out and feed them to your fish
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Re: What are these?
Thanks for the replies everyone I will empty out the drums tomorrow to get rid of them and make up some mesh covers.
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Re: What are these?
Wouldn't have thought you'd get them this time of year
What re-tyred said
Cheers Gra
What re-tyred said
Cheers Gra
- Tackleberry
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Re: What are these?
You should live up here in East Gippsland we get them all year round
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Re: What are these?
Just pour some vegetable or olive oil into the drum. It stays on top of the water and starves the wrigglers of oxygen.
- Tim399
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Re: What are these?
Get a couple of small, hardy coldwater fish like goldfish. They’ll keep the numbers down, and the excrement the fish give off in the water is excellent for the garden
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Re: What are these?
I did this with a fish tank in my room once... big mistake lol they must’ve been close to hatching when I put them in there