Gambusia affinis, called "mosquitofish" are one of the best treatments for mosquitoes. The mosquitofish feed on the mosquito larvae actively. The District uses the fish for more permanent standing water sources such as ornamental ponds, unmaintained swimming pools, and animal water troughs.
Mosquito fish do not lay eggs, but give birth to live young. They breed throughout the summer and new broods are produced at about six week intervals. The young, are about 1/4 inch in length when born and are ready to begin feeding immediately on mosquito larvae. Mosquito fish grow rapidly, and reach a maximum length of about three inches.
Mosquitofish are generally available at our office from May to October. You may pick up fish Monday through Friday from 8am to 3pm or submit a request to have an operator place the fish. Please bring a container if you plan to pick up fish at our office. To submit a request contact our office at (209) 634-1234 or complete the following form:
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Turlock Mosquito Abatement District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Turlock Mosquito Abatement District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Turlock Mosquito Abatement District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
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In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Turlock Mosquito Abatement District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
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agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
