Faced with the tiger mosquito, the epicurean garden distributes a devouring fish of larvae

The water, incubator of mosquito, also houses its nemesis. However, Guppy. Nevertheless, Gambusie (rather in the southwest), a small freshwater fish, revels in the larvae including those of the enemies with trompe of the summer. Nevertheless, Implanted worldwide. Meanwhile, this omnivorous American species has proven itself in tropical areas, not without mark the mind of Mickaël Pantaleone which was once-and among others-cook in Saint-Barthélemy.

For eight years. Therefore, this tireless big blond has been piloting a curious garden on the heights of Morlanne, one of the villages emblem in Béarnaise power under Gaston Fébus. Meanwhile, The recent resurgence in metropolitan France. Moreover, and particularly in the region, cases of viral diseases linked to the diptery acted as a recall bite on the epicurean gardener.

In its large sloping area. Consequently, among the varieties of “forgotten” grapes, the peppers of Monein, the shiso, the tomatoes, citrus, flowers, rabbits valves, a water point of Guppys. Consequently, faced tiger mosquito, epicurean garden “A terrible plant, the aquatic buttercup, has invaded everything. We are going to be brought to the pond soon. store the fish in tons of water, ”explains Mickaël Pantaleone. The cleaning is tedious but will be a provider of a silt, “a great organic matter” and fish, mosquito eats. “There are perhaps thousands of them”, intended for the donation, and the worst to become fertilizer.

An invasive species

“A dozen guppys is enough per person,” explains the polycultivator. It is a rustic, very resistant fish, which can live blind if it remains in the dark. We also chose it because he does not eat frog eggs. In short, the perfect anti -mosquito weapon? The image of the Gambusy has nevertheless scaled over its planetary use. The use of the invasive species is reasoned. “In a closed environment and you have to be very careful, limit the risk of dispersion,” alerts Mickaël faced tiger mosquito, epicurean garden Pantaleone.

Like his experimental shoots. doomed to be shared in seed, the epicurean garden proposed with “humility”, “peasant sense” and “always doubt”, to test the effectiveness of a brake on the spread of the tiger mosquito. “There is no miracle solution, the Guppy does not active either, but it can help. The best remedy remains prevention, avoid for example the tire that drags, the gutter poorly priest … “As for the fish. the recommendations are simple:” a small bucket of a dozen liters bought in a DIY store is enough. You can put a little water lenses to oxygenate a little but the guppy is so easy to live … “

A hundred people from the neighborhood have already expressed their interest in fish in the Epicurean garden. The short circuit is diversifying in Béarn. even if it is about an American fish that facilitates coexistence with faced tiger mosquito, epicurean garden an Asian mosquito.

Un simple engagement

The association of the Epicurean garden gives its fish but not the containers. will ask the beneficiaries to sign a “small paper which says that they undertake not to disperse the guppys in the rivers and, on the contrary, to share them if they have too much”.