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Westchester County Provides Free Minnows For Mosquito Control

To help reduce the mosquito population in Westchester County, the Health Department is giving residents free fathead minnows to add to their backyard ponds and water features and free dunks for their birdbaths, rain barrels and unused pools. 

The Westchester County Health Department will be giving away free minnows to residents to help keep control the mosquito populations in ponds.

The Westchester County Health Department will be giving away free minnows to residents to help keep control the mosquito populations in ponds.

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Residents with ponds who want the minnows should bring a bucket or pail to 2 Loop Road at the Westchester County Airport. The building is the first right from the airport access road. 

The minnows will be distributed in watertight plastic bags, and residents should plan to bring them straight home and release them into ponds with at least 8 inches of water. 

Dates to pick up the minnows are: 

  • Thursday-Friday, May 5-6, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Thursday-Friday, May 19-20, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
  • Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Learn more about mosquito prevention here.

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