Amen, Meadow! Especially re the killing of mosquitos and larvae. I just bought a flourescent light with fan to distribute the mosquitos and other flying insects to the fish.
My father-in-law(84) mows the hollow feeding the pond every other day to get away from his wife.
Every time I drive back there and put out ant bait, he mows. Ruins the effect and causes more algae bloom(f.a. in shallows) after a rain.