Hi! Stacey, I posted the previous post as of time. Other possibilities include a district effort to reduce breeding sites and increasing natural controls. It is usually possibly to get local Public Health people on side and they can do the research and undertake the public education, inspection of properties etc. This may take as little as identifying who the right person to approach and putting a well worded case, preferably both in writing and personally.
One of the most important natural controls is native bats. In our current society, we tend to destroy the habitat of these lovely little critter. In most areas they have two ranges. One a habitation period, often in caves, roofs of old building or old mine shaft and the like. The other part of the year, they regularly move from temporary camp to camp, often in tree hollows and the like. It is particularly the habitat that we destroy, but can be replaced with Bat Houses. Hit the net, plenty of designs. Near the town of Naracoorte, in the South East of South Australia, there is a particularly large colony of Bats. During summer, it is estimated that they leave their caves each night and eat about two tons on insects, mainly mosquitos!!!! So a good healthy Bat population may be a help. Gil
