Story Created: Jul 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM MDT
Story Updated: Jul 19, 2010 at 12:53 PM MDT
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The Twin Falls Pest Abatement District teamed up with the state earlier this month to carry out the first phase of the plan — scooping up 200 fish from Dierkes Lake.
The team later released the fish in south-central Idaho ponds, hoping they'll gobble up mosquito larvae in areas where the pests are most prevalent. The team believes it is the first to test this method in Idaho, although using one animal to control another animal population is nothing new to the state.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game in April unsuccessfully pitted badgers and skunks against pelicans blamed for eating too many trout on an island in southeastern Idaho.
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Information from: The Times-News
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