Experience with Mosquito Dunks?

14 years ago

I have a big iron pot that I've put another container inside of - I've got impatiens planted in the inner container. I elevated the (inner) pot by putting a couple of bricks under it. I know that a small amount of water will accumulate inside the big iron pot, though, so I want to use Mosquito Dunks to keep the mosquitos from breeding. I have a package that I bought last spring but never used (the doughnut-shaped kind). Does anyone know if they should still be good?

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marlingardener
14 years ago
Your dunks should be fine if the package was never opened. They work great--we put 1/4 of a dunk in each of our 55 gal. rain barrels and have no mosquito problem. Probably 1/4 of a dunk would be more than sufficient to prevent mosquitos in the pot. Your impatiens in the iron pot sound pretty!
gatormomx2
14 years ago
Plunks are the smaller version of dunks .
Love 'em all .
Even the old ones work .
Good choice !
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dottie_in_charlotte
14 years ago
Good information. I too have packages of dunks I've never used and wonder if they'd be good to lay in a low spot in the back forest that catches heavy rainfall and the water persists for several days before being absorbed?
claudia_sandgrower
Original Author
14 years ago
It's worth a try, dottie. You may have to reapply after new rainfall (if the spot had already dried out), but I don't see why that wouldn't work. Let us know if you have any success!