SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sarasota County Mosquito Control is breeding the mosquito-eating fish, Gambusia holbrooki, at a new aquaculture facility, WJHL reports. It's the first of its kind in the state.
Eesa Ali, an environmental biologist told WJHL. "We're trying to reduce our environmental footprint and use less pesticides total."
Inside a massive tank, scientists are breeding thousands of fish that feed off mosquito larvae, which grow in standing water and pools.
So if there's a problem area with mosquitoes, the technicians will take these fish over into pools or ditches, and let them work.
Source: WJHL
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