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Old 09-17-2005, 12:58 AM
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How do you keep the mosquitos out of them? i seem to have a problem with mosquitos using my starters and stuff <all indoor BTW> as breeding grounds. how do you keep them boogers out? only thing i can figure is getting a big tank, putting them in, filling it up with water, then sticking a beta in there. any other ideas?

Note: i dont want to do pesticide.
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hang a bug zapper nearby?
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Used coffee grounds or instant coffee crystals. Sprinkle them over the potting soil.
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Used coffee grounds or instant coffee crystals. Sprinkle them over the potting soil.
hrmmm... we gots plenty of those...

what does it do? make the mosquitoes explode?

j/k, but i am interested in knowing...
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It'* the caffiene... Makes their little hearts explode from stress.
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DANG IT BILL! its not working.

they are still in there, still coming to it, still reproducing, and still biting me. i must have like 5 mosquito bites on my leg, all from within a couple of hours. any other ideas?
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What kind of plants are you growing? Mosqiotoes need standing water to breed.
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
What kind of plants are you growing? Mosqiotoes need standing water to breed.
YOU don't want to know.
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if the mosquitos have enough water to breed then u might be overwatering


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