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Bird baths can be a nice addition to one's yard, but standing water is an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes. To solve this problem, a bird bath could be designed with a small chamber at the bottom, covered by a screen that mosquito eggs will fit through but bird feet won't. At the bottom of this
chamber is a turbine that grinds up anything that falls in. Any mosquito eggs laid in the bath fall in and get mashed up, while birds are unharmed due to the protective screen.
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[r_kreher, Jun 27 2008]
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Why not just have it "flush" at night ? That way, the birds get fresh water every day, and the skeeter eggs end up in the drains (via the mincer). |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't mosquito eggs float? |
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That will just attract Herons .... change title from Bird Bath to Bird Feeding Pond |
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// That will just attract Herons .... change title from Bird Bath to Bird Feeding Pond//
..and cats of course, [8thof7], don't forget the luvverly cats that would be attracted. |
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[+] actually, larvae DO float. <link> Say. perhaps you and your neighborhood buddies could get together and bukkanate them? THAT oughta suffocate them wascally wabbits!! (count me in!!) |
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Two American pennies or other copper-containing coins in it will make the problem go away. |
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The key phrase is "standing water," a small inexpensive pump provides enough water circulation to prevent the eggs from hatching, any wrigglers that mite hatch can't float at the top and breathe.I have made and one can purchase bird baths with such a pump in "a small chamber at the bottom, covered by a (filtering) screen." The pump outlet can be attached to bubbler or a small decorative fountain, and moving water is more attractive to birds. BTW these pumps ARE turbines, mebbee some grinding does occur. You could use ground mosquito larvae to stretch out hamburger. |
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You're absolutely right about the circulating water (it will
prevent a few types of algae and bacteria from building up
as well, though not all), but turbine pumps have no
'grinding' properties unless designed that way, and then are
usually called 'macerator pumps' or something to that
effect. |
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[nmj], good input, welcome to HalfBakery. Add your
madness to the collective insanity. |
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