As dengue fever cases skyrocket, one #Florida city fights back by releasing the mosquitofish www.tampabay.com/news/clearwa... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
As dengue cases rise, Clearwater releases mosquitofish in local lakes
Pinellas County on Thursday declared a local state of emergency over the tropical disease.
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September 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
As dengue fever cases skyrocket, one #Florida city fights back by releasing the mosquitofish www.tampabay.com/news/clearwa... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Florida City Releases 10,000 Mosquitofish to Help Curb Dengue Fever Risk
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Florida City Releases 10,000 Mosquitofish to Help Curb Dengue Fever Risk - Headline Society
In response to a spike in dengue fever cases, Clearwater, Florida, has taken proactive measures to tackle the
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September 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Florida City Releases 10,000 Mosquitofish to Help Curb Dengue Fever Risk
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Oh please. Between the gators and the palmetto bugs, skeeter control is child's play. Don't come for my Florida, WaPo.
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Clearwater releases 10,000 mosquitofish into four lakes to combat dengue fever
The fish can eat up to 100 mosquito larvae each day.
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September 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Oh please. Between the gators and the palmetto bugs, skeeter control is child's play. Don't come for my Florida, WaPo.
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The releases of mosquitofish (wild guppies) come after all of Tampa Bay’s county governments declared states of emergency this week over dengue fever, a tropical disease that caused the death of a Hillsborough woman this month.
As dengue cases rise, Clearwater releases mosquitofish in local lakes
Pinellas County on Thursday declared a local state of emergency over the tropical disease.
www.tampabay.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The releases of mosquitofish (wild guppies) come after all of Tampa Bay’s county governments declared states of emergency this week over dengue fever, a tropical disease that caused the death of a Hillsborough woman this month.
"The #Clearwater release was part of regional prevention efforts in response to locally acquired #denguefever cases.The fish, known as gambusia, feed on mosquito larvae, which officials said helps reduce mosquito-borne illnesses, including dengue fever & West Nile virus."
#denguefever #Florida
#denguefever #Florida
Clearwater adds 10,000 mosquitofish to 4 lakes in effort to prevent dengue fever
The City of Clearwater released 10,000 eastern mosquitofish into four local lakes on Friday to reduce mosquito larvae.
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September 26, 2026 at 10:42 AM
"The #Clearwater release was part of regional prevention efforts in response to locally acquired #denguefever cases.The fish, known as gambusia, feed on mosquito larvae, which officials said helps reduce mosquito-borne illnesses, including dengue fever & West Nile virus."
#denguefever #Florida
#denguefever #Florida
The City of Clearwater released 10,000 eastern mosquitofish into four local lakes on Friday to reduce mosquito larvae.
https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/clearwater-adds-10000-mosquitofish-to-4-lakes-in-effort-to-prevent-dengue-fever/
https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/clearwater-adds-10000-mosquitofish-to-4-lakes-in-effort-to-prevent-dengue-fever/
September 26, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The City of Clearwater released 10,000 eastern mosquitofish into four local lakes on Friday to reduce mosquito larvae.
https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/clearwater-adds-10000-mosquitofish-to-4-lakes-in-effort-to-prevent-dengue-fever/
https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/clearwater-adds-10000-mosquitofish-to-4-lakes-in-effort-to-prevent-dengue-fever/
🎨 New Post: Ephemeral Grace: The American Mosquitofish - A Dance of Adaptation
#entomology #lepidoptera #personification #AIArt #Gijinka
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https://entmorlia.achlabo.com/en/ephemeral-grace-the-american-mosquitofish-a-dance-of-adaptation/
#entomology #lepidoptera #personification #AIArt #Gijinka
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https://entmorlia.achlabo.com/en/ephemeral-grace-the-american-mosquitofish-a-dance-of-adaptation/
September 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
🎨 New Post: Ephemeral Grace: The American Mosquitofish - A Dance of Adaptation
#entomology #lepidoptera #personification #AIArt #Gijinka
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#entomology #lepidoptera #personification #AIArt #Gijinka
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Pharmaceutical pollutant reshapes #behavioral variation in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
Pharmaceutical pollutant reshapes #behavioral variation in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki
Publication date: Available online 18 September 2026
Source: Animal Behaviour
Author(s): Raiko Rafeeq, Upama Aich, Minna Saaristo, Bob B.M. Wong
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September 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Pharmaceutical pollutant reshapes #behavioral variation in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
Wanting more "bio control" could also mean he's in the camp that's super big about making sure every body of water and ditch, no matter how small, has mosquitofish in them, and that everyone needs to plant native species that attract dragonflies. Which is good as long as spraying happens too.
September 20, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Wanting more "bio control" could also mean he's in the camp that's super big about making sure every body of water and ditch, no matter how small, has mosquitofish in them, and that everyone needs to plant native species that attract dragonflies. Which is good as long as spraying happens too.
Pharmaceutical pollutant reshapes #behavioral variation in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
Pharmaceutical pollutant reshapes #behavioral variation in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki
Publication date: Available online 18 September 2026
Source: Animal Behaviour
Author(s): Raiko Rafeeq, Upama Aich, Minna Saaristo, Bob B.M. Wong
dlvr.it
September 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Pharmaceutical pollutant reshapes #behavioral variation in the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
16. Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) 🐟
Very very tentative ID on these; students have to find at least one species of fish for the #LocalVertDiversity project, and this is often the quality of picture that we get (which is why they only have to have one).
Very very tentative ID on these; students have to find at least one species of fish for the #LocalVertDiversity project, and this is often the quality of picture that we get (which is why they only have to have one).
September 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
16. Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) 🐟
Very very tentative ID on these; students have to find at least one species of fish for the #LocalVertDiversity project, and this is often the quality of picture that we get (which is why they only have to have one).
Very very tentative ID on these; students have to find at least one species of fish for the #LocalVertDiversity project, and this is often the quality of picture that we get (which is why they only have to have one).
Mosquitofish are a terrible choice for ponds.
Goldfish demand more work than you think.
Opt for White Cloud Minnows in small ponds.
Stock native fish for low maintenance.
Match fish to your pond, not the reverse.
Goldfish demand more work than you think.
Opt for White Cloud Minnows in small ponds.
Stock native fish for low maintenance.
Match fish to your pond, not the reverse.
September 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Mosquitofish are a terrible choice for ponds.
Goldfish demand more work than you think.
Opt for White Cloud Minnows in small ponds.
Stock native fish for low maintenance.
Match fish to your pond, not the reverse.
Goldfish demand more work than you think.
Opt for White Cloud Minnows in small ponds.
Stock native fish for low maintenance.
Match fish to your pond, not the reverse.
A principios del sXX se acuñó el término mosquitofish (pez mosquito), un nombre publicitario para ensalzar el supuesto potencial de estos peces para acabar con los insectos
El invento triunfó, a pesar de que no hubiese evidencia que lo respaldase
En USA las zonas con gambusia eran las de malaria
El invento triunfó, a pesar de que no hubiese evidencia que lo respaldase
En USA las zonas con gambusia eran las de malaria
September 2, 2026 at 7:20 AM
A principios del sXX se acuñó el término mosquitofish (pez mosquito), un nombre publicitario para ensalzar el supuesto potencial de estos peces para acabar con los insectos
El invento triunfó, a pesar de que no hubiese evidencia que lo respaldase
En USA las zonas con gambusia eran las de malaria
El invento triunfó, a pesar de que no hubiese evidencia que lo respaldase
En USA las zonas con gambusia eran las de malaria
New paper:
Bothriocestus claviceps (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) in pike in southwestern France (Teleostei: Esocidae): molecular evidence 🧪🐟
doi.org/10.1051/para...
Bothriocestus claviceps (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) in pike in southwestern France (Teleostei: Esocidae): molecular evidence 🧪🐟
doi.org/10.1051/para...
August 27, 2026 at 8:09 AM
New paper:
Bothriocestus claviceps (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) in pike in southwestern France (Teleostei: Esocidae): molecular evidence 🧪🐟
doi.org/10.1051/para...
Bothriocestus claviceps (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) in pike in southwestern France (Teleostei: Esocidae): molecular evidence 🧪🐟
doi.org/10.1051/para...
Thanks to all the collaborators for their invaluable contribution to the work: @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social, Raiko Rafeeq, Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, @jackmanera.bsky.social, @bbmwong.bsky.social (6/6)
Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Androgenic agricultural pollution suppresses immune function and alters reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish
Abstract. Anthropogenic pollution poses a serious threat to wildlife. Particularly concerning are endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) due to their abilit
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August 25, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Thanks to all the collaborators for their invaluable contribution to the work: @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social, Raiko Rafeeq, Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, @jackmanera.bsky.social, @bbmwong.bsky.social (6/6)
Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Mosquitofish were exposed to environmentally relevant levels of no, low, and high pollution concentrations.
Exposed fish had reduced PHA-induced swelling, lower white blood cell counts and altered neutrophil–lymphocyte ratios. (2/6)
Exposed fish had reduced PHA-induced swelling, lower white blood cell counts and altered neutrophil–lymphocyte ratios. (2/6)
August 25, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Mosquitofish were exposed to environmentally relevant levels of no, low, and high pollution concentrations.
Exposed fish had reduced PHA-induced swelling, lower white blood cell counts and altered neutrophil–lymphocyte ratios. (2/6)
Exposed fish had reduced PHA-induced swelling, lower white blood cell counts and altered neutrophil–lymphocyte ratios. (2/6)
Our paper is out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social!
We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
August 25, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Our paper is out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social!
We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
Senescence of cognitive abilities in eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
Senescence of cognitive abilities in eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki
Publication date: October 2026
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 240
Author(s): I.M. Vinogradov, R.J. Fox, C. Fichtel, P.M. Kappeler, M.D. Jennions
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August 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Senescence of cognitive abilities in eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
Yeah they quack rather well. I was so glad to see them show up this summer. I plan on expanding that gutter garden to a full pond when I get a chance. Big enough for some mosquitofish
August 21, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Yeah they quack rather well. I was so glad to see them show up this summer. I plan on expanding that gutter garden to a full pond when I get a chance. Big enough for some mosquitofish
Senescence of cognitive abilities in eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
Senescence of cognitive abilities in eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki
Publication date: October 2026
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 240
Author(s): I.M. Vinogradov, R.J. Fox, C. Fichtel, P.M. Kappeler, M.D. Jennions
dlvr.it
August 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Senescence of cognitive abilities in eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki AnimBeh
accidentally drop a dozen mosquitofish in the pond.
August 21, 2026 at 9:54 AM
accidentally drop a dozen mosquitofish in the pond.
Introduced species almost always turn into a direct threat to native species' survival. Another version of the same problem in Hawaii.
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In 1905, Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes; the tiny fish later became linked to declines of native damselflies and other threatened species
Introduced to Hawaii in 1905 to control disease-carrying mosquitoes, the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) has caused major declines in native aquatic insects, including several threatened speci...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
August 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Introduced species almost always turn into a direct threat to native species' survival. Another version of the same problem in Hawaii.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-...
Pollutants from agricultural runoff can disrupt freshwater fish physiology.
This study shows some contaminants disrupt hormonal signalling in eastern mosquitofish, diverting energy to reproduction at the expense of immune function.
Find out more ⬇️
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This study shows some contaminants disrupt hormonal signalling in eastern mosquitofish, diverting energy to reproduction at the expense of immune function.
Find out more ⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Androgenic agricultural pollution suppresses immune function and alters reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish
Abstract. Anthropogenic pollution poses a serious threat to wildlife. Particularly concerning are endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) due to their abilit
academic.oup.com
August 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Pollutants from agricultural runoff can disrupt freshwater fish physiology.
This study shows some contaminants disrupt hormonal signalling in eastern mosquitofish, diverting energy to reproduction at the expense of immune function.
Find out more ⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
This study shows some contaminants disrupt hormonal signalling in eastern mosquitofish, diverting energy to reproduction at the expense of immune function.
Find out more ⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...