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Melody
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Free Gambusia affinis have been available in Arizona for years, but the demand is up due to concerns about mosquito-transmitted diseases.

Free fish prove popular in Arizona

They're used for ponds & rain barrels.

I think most Livebearers would be effective larvae-eaters, although G. affinis is probably tougher and more cold tolerant than most.

Do you use Livebearers for mosquito control? Have you suggested them to people with ponds?

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I love using G. affinis for mosquito control. Down by my house we have a park that is flooded with water from the flash floods and it is a mosquito metropolis. I have been dumping G. affinis in it for months and it is just starting to get better. As prolific as they are they just don't breed fast enough.

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The use of Gambusia for mosquito control is not a bad idea in Texas, where they are native. However, in Arizona, the introduction of G. affinis has resulted in the near extirpation of Poeciliopsis occidentalis because they outcompete the native species.

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Many places distributed Gambusia for mosquito control and lived to regret it.

For contained ponds, however, we can still use fish for mosquito control.

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