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health care for our people;

and placing screens on windows and appliances against insects, are some tips to avoid bites |

The Councillor for Health and Sports, Felipe Coello, reported this afternoon in the Assembly Hall of the Building City Hall Annex to the presidents of the Municipal Boards of neighborhoods and districts on the Program Control tiger mosquito in the municipality of Murcia.

The program, launched from the Department of Health advises citizens to have their cooperation in eradicating the plague of this type of mosquito called Aedes albopictus.

Some tips for getting combat this problem are to avoid containers that can collect water such as buckets or drums;

remove standing water from objects;

mosquito net fabric cover with water tanks;

maintain chlorine levels in pools and ponds;

Regularly clean gutters and roof terraces;

and try to avoid flooding with irrigation.

In addition, Coello has listed some tips to avoid bites, such as "use repellents, especially in the legs;

health care for our people;

and placing screens on windows and appliances against insects. "

The council has shown the importance of "awareness Murcia in prevention against this species," since according to Coello, "is a key factor to control sources of breeding this kind of mosquito, as among the 60% and 80% of larval breeding of the species in urban environments, are located in private areas. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia