Re: Controlling Mosquitos
Not to rain on the purple martin parade but.... I adore purple martins and used to have a registered colony when I lived on a lake in NYS. I miss them very much and wish I now lived where I could attract a colony. However, it is a bit of a myth about mosquito control. Their diet consists of less than 3% mosquitos. In fact a large portion of their diet in season is dragon flies and damselflies. Unfortunately, the nymph stages of these flies are a major aquatic predator of mosquito larva. So, in theory, purple martin colonies would lead to increased local mosquito populations. But by all means put up some houses, they are beautiful birds to watch and you will never regret having them around. Unless you like to sleep late, they are a very sweet sounding alarm clock as they start their day.
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