Mosquito Fish

The Mosquito Fish, Gambusia holbrooki, is a native freshwater species found in abundance throughout Lee County. These fish, while tiny in size, can have a huge impact on the mosquito population. Each fish can eat up to 300 mosquito larvae per day. With such a ferocious appetite, these fish can reduce, or even control, mosquitoes without the use of insecticides. LCMCD raises mosquito fish year-round and releases them in the summer months for a natural form of mosquito suppression. These little fish play an important role in LCMCD’s Integrated Mosquito Management approach to mosquito control.