Water for birds v mozzie breeding

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silvereye37
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Water for birds v mozzie breeding

At present in suburban Sydney we are suffering a plague of mosquitoes following recent wet weather. I have upturned every container which allows water to collect, including the water containers I leave out for the birds. I heard recently that the mosquitoe larvae can breed in only a couple of mls of water. Now I have a dilemma. Don't want to encourage mozzies but do want to encourage birds. Any thoughts?

raysimula
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By all means put water out for the birds but empty and refill it every day. This will get rid of any wrigglers. Ray

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