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Just because something is a "soap" doesn't mean it isn't toxic or damaging. [1] Mosquito control has been moving towards using bacteria [2] which is safe and e
by cogman10 3y ago
Just because something is a "soap" doesn't mean it isn't toxic or damaging. [1]
Mosquito control has been moving towards using bacteria [2] which is safe and effective at killing mosquito larva. I'd actually be pretty concerned about putting a surfactants in the water. There's no telling how that will affect local fauna or non-targeted creatures.
Consider the damage of an oil spill/leak.
[1] https://www.motherearthnews.com/sustainable-living/nature-and-environment/effect-of-pollution-zmaz70ndzgoe/ https://www.motherearthnews.com/sustainable-living/nature-an...
[2] https://www.epa.gov/mosquitocontrol/bti-mosquito-control https://www.epa.gov/mosquitocontrol/bti-mosquito-control
- tudorw 3y agoyes, did they test how much silicon oil a spider can ingest before it's toxic, if not you might just kill off all the natural predators :(
- wkat4242 3y agoHow long will it be before mosquitoes resistant to that bacteria become paramount? The thing is with the numbers and speed with which insects breed, evolution becomes pretty fast.
- euroderf 3y agoI wouldn't put surfactants in a pond but maybe in a perssitently flooded ditch.
- space_fountain 3y agoThe advantage of pesticides is that it can be selective poison. Killing say all insects, but no mammals. Things like soup aren’t selective. They’ll kill not just insects but also fish and random other things