How To Control Mosquitoes In Your Farm Pond

Since mosquitoes thrive in stagnate water, a good pond pump can be a main factor in helping to prevent infestations in your farm pond.

The common farm pond has many important functions in this day and age including:

watering livestock
fishing
boating
swimming
ice skating

A mosquito infestation can put a damper on any of these things, so taking measures to prevent mosquitoes is often necessary. The following paragraphs will discuss different ways to keep the mosquito population low around your farm pond, including selecting a good pond pump.

Mosquitoes are a common problem with ponds because they will seek out places to lay their eggs where chances of survival are the greatest. Female mosquitoes prefer laying their eggs in places where the pond water is shallow and stagnate, between rocks, in algae, and in thick aquatic plants in the pond. This will provide protection for her eggs, from fish and other insects, and give them a higher chance of survival. By eliminating some of their hiding places, and removing some of the factors that help them feel safe, you can help minimize mosquito infestations in your farm pond.

Since mosquitoes thrive in stagnate water, a good pond pump can be a main factor in helping to prevent infestations in your farm pond. A pond pump will help circulate your pond water, preventing any part of it from becoming stagnate. You will need to keep in consideration the size of your pond when purchasing a pond pump for your farm pond. Larger ponds need larger pumps, in order to maintain water movement throughout the entire pond. The constant water movement can also prevent algae build up, where mosquitoes also feel safe to lay their eggs, as well as remove their eggs from in between rocks and other tight places. A good pond pump can be the key factor in the prevention of mosquito infestations in your farm pond, so do some research before choosing your pond pump to ensure you are getting one that will successfully do the job.

Some other tips to help keep mosquitoes from laying their eggs in your farm pond include:

adding goldfish to your pond
trim landscape back away from the pond's edge
thin existing aquatic plants that are in your pond

Goldfish are known to eat mosquito larva, so they can help in the prevention of excessive mosquitoes, as well as trimming existing landscape back away from the pond's edge. Doing so will give mosquitoes fewer hiding spaces to feel secure. Thinning out existing aquatic plants will have the same effect.

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