Friday, June 19, 2009
Fort Worth swimming pool, stagnating and filled with mosquito larvae, drained by city workers
This story details a specific incident involving a residential swimming pool that got so stinky and mosquito-infested that neighbors convinced the city (with the help of community service personnel) to come out and drain it.
Homes going untended due to foreclosure are only part of the problem -- there are also more and more people who are economically stressed enough that pool maintenance is taking a back seat to stuff like food and rent.
Anyone who has left a rain bucket on the back porch too long before emptying it onto the flower bed knows how quickly the standing water can go stagnant and become a breeding ground for pesky (and disease-carrying) skeeters.
We're well into that time of year when there'll be no rain storms to stir up the surface or refresh the supply, so it's a perfect time to make sure there are no such catchbasins going untended in your own backyard.
posted by JM
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Yuck! I got some of the Mosquito Dunks and it has really kept the mosquitoes to a minimum where I have probs with standing water. The are non-toxic and last for about a month..
Travis Bush Verified
5 months ago
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I had to dump out my firepit the other night, after all the rain we got, I didnt want it to get all scummy and full of mosquitoes.
Chris Kidd Verified
5 months ago
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