Every summer, gardeners face the same challenge: reducing mosquitoes without harming the wildlife they’re working to support…  One increasingly popular approach to mosquito management is the use of mosquito buckets, a larval control technique that combines an understanding of mosquito behavior with a biological control agent known as Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)… 

The effectiveness of mosquito buckets is rooted in two well-established principles of mosquito biology: the tendency of female mosquitoes to seek suitable aquatic habitats for egg laying and the effectiveness and specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) as a biological control agent against mosquito larvae. Read the full Wild Ones post and get more info about making your own mosquito bucket here.