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Dragonflies for Mosquito Control: Build Habitat, Don’t Buy Nymphs

Dragonfly nymphs eat mosquito larvae; adults eat adults. If you have a wetland, dragonflies are already there. You can’t easily buy nymphs (though Carolina Biological sells them). Provide mucky areas, tall perches, and prey—odonates will come. You’re now an odonatist!

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