title: [The introduction of the larvivorous fish Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1895) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), a bioregulator of culicids in oxidation ponds and contaminated drainage ditches on the Isla de la Juventud].
abstract: The larvivorous fish Poecilla reticulata, internationally known as mosquito larva bioregulators, was introduced in 2 oxidation ponds and 2 ditches containing polluted waters (sewage) without the presence of other fish species, in Isle of Youth, Cuba, in order to control the larva populations of the Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito Say, 1823 in these its main breeding sites. After 2.5 months, such reservoirs were free of mosquito larvae. The fish settled within one year, reaching enough density to be used in other aquatoria.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Control de Vectores, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García Avila
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koldenkova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santamarina Mijares
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González Broche
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D003465:Culex; D004463:Ecology; D007814:Larva; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D011036:Poecilia; D012498:Sanitary Engineering; D012722:Sewage
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage
vernacular_title: Introducción del pez larvívoro Poecilia reticulata (Peters, 1895) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), agente biorregulador de culícidos en lagunas de oxidación y zanjas contaminadas en la Isla de la Juventud.