tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347870157748991974.post8721346385683697625..comments2023-11-27T10:04:19.995-06:00Comments on Save Our Stream: Not all riprap is created equalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347870157748991974.post-66474587731656126612009-11-29T23:14:28.154-06:002009-11-29T23:14:28.154-06:00Monitoring for mosquitoes in the little pools of t...Monitoring for mosquitoes in the little pools of the greenway would make an ideal project for a middle school student. They keep track of how long the pools have existed, use a little dipper to strain out larvae, to see if any are present. Learning opportunity! Turn a liability into an asset. But we kill the pools, and the opportunity is gone.Webmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288216644162393811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347870157748991974.post-34066452036842501872009-11-29T23:10:08.819-06:002009-11-29T23:10:08.819-06:00There is a risk of increased mosquitoes in certain...There is a risk of increased mosquitoes in certain kinds of standing water pools. For this reason, the city treated the pool at the east end of the greenway last summer. Normally, fish, tadpoles and other small critters eat the mosquito larvae if the stream has enough water. Probably, we don't have those critters. But on the other hand, if there's a storm, it will flush out all the mosquito larvae. So, if the pool flushes or dries up in less than two weeks, no mosquitos. Otherwise, mosquitoes. That's why mosquitoes are so variable from year to year--they need just the right conditions.<br /><br />Riprap doesn't eliminate the risk of mosquitoes. Water could still pool, but out of sight, in the cavities below the rocks. When this happens, there's no way to treat the invisible pools.Webmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288216644162393811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347870157748991974.post-15790675364392371642009-11-29T09:16:12.028-06:002009-11-29T09:16:12.028-06:00What risk is there of increased mosquitoes and mos...What risk is there of increased mosquitoes and mosquito-born diseases if standing water is significantly increased?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com