Mosquito & Midge Fly Control
Are bugs making you, well, buggy?
Stagnant water is the breeding ground for some of the most obnoxious summer pests including mosquitoes and midge flies, also known as blind mosquitoes. Not only are these insects annoying, adult mosquitoes spread disease and midge fly swarms are a terrible nuisance that can trigger allergies and respiratory reactions.
Aquatic Systems uses three distinct methods to control these pests during the stages when they live in the water, before they can cause trouble:
- Larvicides - an environmentally safe, long term and cost-effective way to reduce insect populations without affecting the food chain, fisheries or other non-target species.
- Gambusia and Sunfish - small native fish that feed on mosquito larvae. These fish are most effective in bright open waters devoid of aquatic weeds and algae where they can see and catch the larvae. Gambusia will eat organisms besides mosquitoes, and have been known to eat the eggs of other fish species.
- Aeration Systems - Vertex aeration systems improve water quality and increase predation of mosquito and midge larvae by fish and other aquatic insects.
Controlling these pests is an ongoing battle, but a combination of two or more of these methods will give the strongest results over time.
Need help now? Contact us now to get rid of your 'pest' problems.
