How to ruduce the number of tadpoles in my yard?
Question:I don't want to kill all of them but I literaly have thousands, and I want to reduce the numbers greatly.
Answers:
Tadpoles live only in the water, not your yard.
Do you mean young frogs or toads? Don't worry, the birds and mice will take care of the surplus soon. And the rest will hop away to distant yards, gardens and ponds.
Meanwhile, be glad they are eating the insects. Nature will even things out.
Do Nothing, please.
IF YOU DO MEAN tadpoles in your pond water, just scoop out a bucket full, and take them to the park and release them. Or release them in any freshwater lake, pond, stream. They make good food for fish and other aquatic life.
Help nature help itself....don't kill needlessly, thanks.
drain the water
Eliminate standing water when possible (if you have a lake, etc it would be really difficult), but if you have buckets of water, a birdbath, a pond, a pool, etc, you need to keep that clean and moving (they like still water to lay eggs in). This will encourage the parents to seek other places to lay their eggs, thereby reducing the number of tadpoles and frogs you will have in your yard
Becareful as they are regulated by the Fish and Wildife Commission because they are considered game. I suggest you contact them before transporting or exterminating.
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