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I have tons of little mosquito larvae swimming around my pond. Is there anything natural I can put in there to kill off the larvae but not my water lillies and other pond plants?

My pond is in complete shade. I want plants but nothing my koi can rip up.

I don’t have plants this year because every previous year I’ve tried and they turn yellow. I have some koi and some various other goldfish and they are healthy and large. I’m wondering if they were eating the roots and subsequently killing the plants from underneath. I never saw them doing this, and I feed my fish pretty well, so they shouldn’t be hungry. I’d like to have plants again but I don’t see the point. Also, when I had plants last year, I had a huge amount of that hairy algae that I’d never had a problem with before. Plants are supposed to be beneficial but something’s wrong with the balance of my pond, apparently. It’s in almost full sun and it’s hot and humid in the summers here in Illinois. Any ideas why I have trouble?

What are some good plants to plant surrounding the out side of ponds? I just did a pond that has big rocks all around it now i need some tropical low watering plants to plant around it.
Thanks for any suggestions…