When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a few native pond plants, she was amazed at the speed wildlife moved in.

I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it.

In week two, we were somewhat surprised to find aquatic life – water fleas and mosquito larvae darting about under the surface.

If we don’t go to great lengths every season limit every opportunity for mosquitoes to breed, our backyard is miserably unusable for half of the year.