While taking pictures of my umbrella sleeves for another thread, I realized there's standing water in them and they can become mosquito nurseries. The easy answer is to make sure the caps are screwed in when not in use, but I am lazy and routinely move my umbrella from the east to the west of my ledge depending on the time of day and will probably not cap them each time. Also, even with the umbrella in, there's still a bit of wiggle room and still the water.
Quick search of the forums and the internet didn't reveal much. Is this not a problem after all? Does anyone else have any experience with this? It seems like plenty of water for mosquitoes to breed in, and from what I read the salt or chlorine won't keep them at bay, it's the circulation of the water that keeps our pools from becoming breeding grounds.
What do you all think? Am I worrying about nothing?
Quick search of the forums and the internet didn't reveal much. Is this not a problem after all? Does anyone else have any experience with this? It seems like plenty of water for mosquitoes to breed in, and from what I read the salt or chlorine won't keep them at bay, it's the circulation of the water that keeps our pools from becoming breeding grounds.
What do you all think? Am I worrying about nothing?