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Himachal Pradesh to Use Fish to Fight Mosquito Menace

by Sheela Philomena on Jul 11 2013 2:22 PM

Himachal Pradesh is preparing a project to use larvae-eating fish in stagnant water across the state to tackle mosquitoes, says official.

 Himachal Pradesh to Use Fish to Fight Mosquito Menace
Himachal Pradesh is preparing a project to use larvae-eating fish in stagnant water across the state to tackle mosquitoes, says official.
Presiding over a meeting of the National Vectors Borne Diseases Control Programme here, the minister said the introduction of the gambusia fish would help combat the mosquito population.

Gambusia fish kills the larva of vectors where they breed in ponds and stagnant waters.

Source-IANS


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