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Sometimes the answer is nothing
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wayne fajkus wrote:Mosquito breeding and fungal disease both come to mind. My swale has been full for 3 months. Same thing happened last year. While the fungal disease may have happened regardless, the mosquitos are a direct result of the swales.
But... with the swales come frogs, then tadpoles, then more frogs. They may be keeping the skeeters in check.
wayne fajkus wrote:Mosquito breeding and fungal disease both come to mind. My swale has been full for 3 months. Same thing happened last year. While the fungal disease may have happened regardless, the mosquitos are a direct result of the swales.
But... with the swales come frogs, then tadpoles, then more frogs. They may be keeping the skeeters in check.
Sometimes the answer is nothing