Publications

gambusia affinis: dispersal due to floods and its failure to colonize new water bodies in shahjahanpur district (u.p.).	in villages of district shahjahanpur, 122 decentralized gambusia multiplication ponds were established to cover the need of the entire district. profuse breeding of gambusia was observed in these ponds. the fishes are being successfully used in mosquito control all over the district. in july 1990 there was a widespread flood due to which 70 gambusia multiplication ponds were affected and the fish was washed away in large numbers, leaving only a scanty population in the flood-affected ponds. we u ...	1992	1459304
evaluation of mosquito fish gambusia affinis in the control of mosquito breeding in rice fields.	the mosquito control potential of gambusia affinis, a mosquito fish, was evaluated in rice fields in the shahjahanpur district of uttar pradesh. this fish, at a stocking rate of 5 fishes/sq m, significantly reduced the larval and pupal densities in experimental fields as compared to control fields during the entire observation period of 42 days. control of mosquito breeding in rice fields through this fish seems to be promising.	1991	1822455
culture of gambusia affinis with food fishes.	culture of gambusia affinis along with carps in fish culture practice in village ponds in shahjahanpur distt., u.p., has revealed very little difference in fish productivity (1539 kg/ha in ponds with gambusia, 1572 kg/ha in ponds without gambusia). the growth and survival of gambusia were found to be good in most of the composite fish culture ponds. culture of gambusia along with edible fish in village ponds is, therefore, recommended to get the dual benefit of fish production and control of mos ...	1991	1824354