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Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by nulluser@programming.dev to c/science@lemmy.world

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I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it.

In week two, we were somewhat surprised to find aquatic life – water fleas and mosquito larvae darting about under the surface.

If we don't go to great lengths every season limit every opportunity for mosquitoes to breed, our backyard is miserably unusable for half of the year.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not convinced reducing a human disease is worth the destruction of those environments. It's not all about us and that warming you mentioned is a direct result of us acting like it is.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

There are also other ways to deal with mosquito populations that don't involve destroying the habits of other animals.