Feeding fish mosquito larvae?

[jflng]

If you just drain the fountain then you wont have a mosquito problem :

But what fun is that? Besides, the fish dig the larvae.
Mosquitoes will find a place to lay their eggs. If you give them a nice safe haven for this, you can terminate the larvae on-spot rather than the mosquitoes breeding elsewhere.
That's my theory anyway. It sure sounds good in my head.

 

[RedScare]

Bloodworms are mosquito larvae.

 

[Star_Rider]

Bloodworms are mosquito larvae.

no not really..true bloodworms are the larvae of the midge..the pupae is the chironomid.
the midge has four phases,..the egg,the larvae which lives in mud,mulm etc where it feeds..they call them bloodworms in this stage as they are blood red. they move from this stage to the pupae..which drifts to the surface(completely different than the pupal form of the insect) once at the surface in they emerge to the adult phase. the flying insect.

 

[lovejonesx]

I have in the past, fed my fish mosquito larvae with no ill effect that I know of.

I don't however try to grow them b/c here in NC we just have too many mosquitos to be trying to grow them. Just seems wrong! lol

 

[nmrsco]

If you just drain the fountain then you wont have a mosquito problem :

and destroy my source of free high-quality fish food:duh:? I think not
also within a couple of weeks it would be full with larvae again

 

[nmrsco]

Bloodworms are mosquito larvae.

:bs: nope. a bloodworm is a midge larvae, which is a completely different species. also the life cycle of midges is different

 

[RedScare]

no not really..true bloodworms are the larvae of the midge..the pupae is the chironomid.
the midge has four phases,..the egg,the larvae which lives in mud,mulm etc where it feeds..they call them bloodworms in this stage as they are blood red. they move from this stage to the pupae..which drifts to the surface(completely different than the pupal form of the insect) once at the surface in they emerge to the adult phase. the flying insect.

Midges are also referred to as "Blind Mosquitos."

 

[Lupin]

Midges are also referred to as "Blind Mosquitos."

Oh well...We stick to the word 'midge' which is far more popular than the latter.

 

[Sammie7]

Midges are also referred to as "Blind Mosquitos."

Oh, I love it when people try to compromise for their ignorance...Can't just accept the truth. :rofl:

 

[RedScare]

Oh, I love it when people try to compromise for their ignorance...Can't just accept the truth. :rofl:

THIS IS TAKEN FROM WIKIPEDIA.

Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids or non-biting midges) are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes but they lack the wing scales and elongate mouthparts of the Culicidae. This is a large group of insects with over 5000 described species and 700 species in North America alone. Males are easily recognized by their plumose antennae. Adults are known as "lake flies" in parts of Canada and as "blind mosquitoes" in Florida, USA. Larvae can be found in almost any aquatic or semiaquatic habitat, including treeholes, bromeliads, rotting vegetation, soil, and in sewage and artificial containers. Larvae of some species are bright red in color due to hemoglobin; these are often known as "bloodworms".[1]
The family is divided into eleven subfamilies: Aphroteniinae, Buchonomyiinae, Chilenomyinae, Chironominae, Diamesinae, Orthocladiinae, Podonominae, Prodiamesinae, Tanypodinae, Telmatogetoninae, Usambaromyiinae.[2][3]