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The City Council continues with the actions against the tiger mosquito (11/10/2020)

| This week in Santo Ángel, Espinardo, Santiago el Mayor, Algezares, San Ginés and different areas of the urban area | The City Council continues with the special device against the insect in all districts using different methods and meansThe City Council, through the Department of Sports and Health, headed by Felipe Coello, continues with the fumigation work against the tiger mosquito, actions that will be maintained as long as the high temperatures continue.Specifically, the operators will be working this week in different areas of El Carmen, El Palmar, San Juan, Vistabella, Espinardo, Santiago el Mayor, Santo Ángel, Santa María de Gracia, San Ginés and Algezares."The actions against this insect, which we have been developing since spring, will last at least until November, as long as the cold does not arrive, because the climate we have in Murcia is very conducive to its proliferation", recalled Felipe Coello, who insists that "we must not lower our guard and control the places, such as flowerpots and containers, which are still important sources for their appearance."Different treatmentsThe City Council continues with the special device against the insect in all districts using different methods and meansAir treatment is carried out through the identification and geolocation of public or private mosquito foci and the application of the biological larvicide on areas of stagnant water inaccessible by terrestrial methods.

The selected product is a biological larvicide based on 'Bacillus thurigiensis' selective for the mosquito larva and respectful of the rest of the flora and fauna.Terrestrial methods continue to work continuously on public sources, such as accessible boulevards, irrigation canals, scuppers of the city and districts, as well as on any other site with water stagnations that could constitute a possible breeding ground.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia / Foto: archivo

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