Mosquitoes in my lucky bamboo

Post date: 2024-03-28 19:41:08

How can I prevent mosquitos from breeding in my lucky bamboo when I can't easily change the water?

I have a large vase full of several very long and healthy stalks of lucky bamboo (dracaena sanderiana). It is a beaker-shaped vase, so has a wide base and long, narrow neck. As a result, the roots have grown into each other and the plants can no longer be pulled out, either individually or together. The vase + lucky bamboo is nearly 5 feet tall, so it's not easy to just tip out the water indoors in my small apartment.

Now that it's getting warmer we're getting mosquitos, and the main suspect is the vase with the plant. Normally I would just replace the water every couple of days and rinse out the roots, but it's not feasible in this case.

How can I prevent mosquitos from breeding without damaging the lucky bamboo or having to carry it up and down 4 flights of stairs down to the street? Eg - would occasionally adding a drop of oil or dish soap in the water harm the plant and prevent mosquitos from breeding?

(Or should I just get the plants out of the vase somehow, trim the roots and maybe even replant in soil?)

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