I noticed this in the mcdonalds parking lot, so I poked around in it with a stick to try to clear the drainage path.

I came to the conclusion that it has no outlet at all, it’s a permanent stagnant pond. It stinks pretty bad.

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    Contact your local mosquito control agency and report it, I’m sure they’ll be impressed and might even get the ball rolling towards making McDonalds do something to resolve the issue.

    In the meantime, post a professional looking printed and laminated sign that says something like “MOSQUITO POND - Please protect the local mosquito population - Thanks, McSquitoes”

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        4 months ago

        Awesome, let us know how it goes in the long run, and make sure to post a photo of whatever sign you come up with… 👍

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      I live in Texas, so any amount of water is an instant mosquito source. I legit made a “mosquito pond” for the little bastards to lay their eggs, which provides an excellent food source for the cheap ass minnows i stock the pond with …