With fogging and anti-larvae measure not proving to be effective to curb the mosquito menace, the residents of Chembur have revived an age-old method to control the breeding of larvae. HT Image Pestom ...

Panaji: In a bid to stem the spread of mosquitoes through biological means, the directorate of health services, along with 29 of its 34 health centres, has been breeding guppies for use in wells — ...

Bill Carwile knows what makes a good guppy. One of seven senior judges for the International Fancy Guppy Association (IFGA) and a best-of-show winner many times over, Carwile has been breeding guppies ...

Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease characterized by shaking chills, high fever, anemia and flu-like illnesses, caused the death of approximately 627,000 people worldwide in 2012. Although preventable, ...

A freshwater fish that grows to little more than the size of your index finger is Enemy No. 1 of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the dengue virus. Metro introduces you to the two-inch guppy ...

The freshwater fish has emerged as a cheap and effective weapon against mosquito-borne diseases, in drains, water bodies and concrete reservoirs Guppy fish stored and bred in a discarded bath tub in ...

Guppies, which are also called millionfish, feed on mosquito eggs and larvae. This tropical, aquarium fish species is also highly adaptable to a number of environmental and ecological conditions ...