This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In north-central Texas streams, seasonal changes in ambient temperature and rainfall result in dynamic variation in microhabitat structure, ...

Through a series of odor preference and sexual activity tests, the response of male western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, to female odors was investigated. Male mosquitofish prefer female odors to ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is busy this spring stocking many of New Jersey's lakes and ponds with thousands of unique species of fish. But it's not with anglers in mind.

In 2021, several districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh battled a deadly outbreak of dengue and malaria. To check the spread of disease and control the mosquito menace, district administrations of ...

Regional Science City (RSC) Lucknow has come up with a novel way to combat the spread of vector-borne diseases especially at a time cases of dengue are rising in the city. The institute is ...

Family: Poeciliidae Etymology: Gambusia comes from a Cuban work "Gambusino" which means "nothing", in the sense that to fish for Gambusia is to fish for nothing (Moyle 2002). affinis = "related" ...

When the white Ford Ranger pulled up on a residential street in Chester on a recent Friday morning, it could have been mistaken for invited company bringing what appeared to be a large ice chest. The ...

In the absence of an effective vaccine that protects humans from dengue, limiting contact between people and vectors is the most effective way to prevent dengue infections. Environmental management ...

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation’s department of public health has decided to tackle the mosquito menace with mosquitofish or Gambusia Affinis, a fish that feeds on mosquito larva. As ...

Agartala: The Agartala Municipal Corporation has decided to combat mosquito-borne diseases with mosquitofish ( Gambusia affinis) or gappi fish. Mayor Prafullajit Sinha said, "We have been releasing ...