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 ...

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) - It's peak season for West Nile Virus. Bug spray and long sleeves are a must, but there are also other ways to battle those bloodsuckers. Mosquito-eating fish work for ...

Health teams plan citywide surveillance, breeding checks and awareness drives; high-risk areas identified across sectors and villages.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Trichy: Trichy corporation has started introducing gambusia fish in open wells of houses, in potential hotspots, in its drive against dengue fever amidst Covid-19. As the fish feeds on larvae of ...

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 ...

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" ...

Spanish and French researchers have evaluated the spread of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki, which is native to the United States and lives in Mediterranean rivers in Spain and France.