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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Some mosquito abatement managers are planning to again test how effective a 2.5-inch long fish called the least chub is in controlling mosquito larvae.
Davis Mosquito Abatement District Manager Gary Hatch says the least chub was used during the 2008 season. It was effective, but not as good as the mosquitofish usually used to control mosquito larvae in ornamental ponds.
Still, Hatch and others plan to use the least chub again this year to determine how many are needed to control the larvae.
The 2008 experiment included 80 ponds each in the Davis, Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake Valley districts.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is looking at whether the least chub, a tiny minnow, may need federal protections to survive.
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Information from: Deseret News
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