The water also has been stocked with minnowlike mosquito fish, also called gambusia, which eat mosquito larvae. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Reference
To treat the pool, the inspectors added gambusia fish, which feed on the larvae. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Specifically, he's looking for small fish such as killifish, gambusia and anchovies. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Gloucester County is stocking retention basins with gambusia affinis, a hardy freshwater fish that feasts on mosquito larvae. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
The roots of pond plants were studied, as were gambusia the mosquito fish and any aquatic insects that were caught in the sweep. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Wayne Wurtz holds a net containing gambusia affinis, a hardy freshwater fish that Gloucester County uses to reduce its mosquito population. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
Gloucester County officials say the gambusia fish has been used for 10 years and is an effective and environmentally sound tool for reducing the mosquito population. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
Wayne Wurtz, general supervisor of the Gloucester County Mosquito Control Division, releases gambusia affinis, a hardy freshwater fish that feasts on mosquito larvae, into a swamp in Greenwich. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
Besides anti-larvae chemicals, the municipal authorities were carrying out regular fogging operations and larvae-eating gambusia fish had been introduced in a pond near the games village where the athletes are to stay. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Catfish, paddlefish, sunfish, striped mullet, gar, gambusia, the occasional American eel. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
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