TNPSC Thervupettagam

Gambusia fish

September 11 , 2021 1100 days 727 0
  • The Firozabad district administration in Uttar Pradesh has released Gambusia fish (mosquitofish) that eat dengue-breeding mosquito larvae in ponds.
  • This Insectivorous fish is known to check the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue.
  • Gambusia eats about 100 larvae daily.
  • Besides Gambusia, guppy fish is used to check the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

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