Do Schoolyard Wetland Habitats breed mosquitoes?
Mosquitos provide an important food source for a wide range of creatures such as fish, turtles, frogs, birds and bats, in addition to pollinating flowers. In fact, mosquitoes are rarely a problem in a body of water that also contains fish. Problems with mosquitoes arise when they are allowed to breed in temporary pools of water lacking larval predators, i.e. old cans and buckets. A well functioning schoolyard wetland habitat will likely be home to a variety of the mosquito’s natural predators creating an environment where one is less likely to be bitten than is the case outside of the school grounds.
