Funny how I read this in the morning on reddit and it travelled to Gizmodo, then to the Consumerist to finally get to HN. I found the top comment on reddit[1]

Funny how I read this in the morning on reddit and it travelled to Gizmodo, then to the Consumerist to finally get to HN. I found the top comment on reddit[1] very interesting, although it's actually a wikipedia citation [2]: The copepods can be added to water-storage containers where the mosquitoes breed. Copepods, primarily of the genera Mesocyclops and Macrocyclops (such as Macrocyclops albidus), can survive for periods of months in the containers, if the containers are not completely drained by their users. They will attack, kill, and eat the younger 1st and 2nd instar larvae of the mosquitoes. This biological control method is complemented by community trash removal and recycling to eliminate other possible mosquito-breeding sites. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/d7pso/look_what_i_found_in_my_tap_water_he_stained/c0y66a0 http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/d7pso/look_what_i_f... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepods#Water_supplies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepods#Water_supplies