Punta del Este has announced a fumigation program in response to the wave of mosquitoes invading the city

In the midst of the mosquito wave sweeping Punta del Este, City Environment Director Bethy Molina explained that most of the mosquitoes appearing these days are common.

According to local authorities, the alternative is the mosquitoes that affect and disturb the residents and visitors of the spa culexWhich increases its reproduction in the summer. This phenomenon coincides with the health alerts that the region is witnessing due to… Dengue fever casesas well as keeping an eye on a Heat wave Which is approaching.

“We have to be clear with the residents. There are many mosquitoes, the majority of which are Culex, which we are used to seeing all the time in the summer and whenever conditions of relative humidity, high humidity and extreme temperatures combine. This happened these days with heavy rains that fell– Molina said.

The Environment Director pointed this out The mayor’s office has already ordered various measures, Among them is the vaporization of those places that are the true focus of the development of any species.

“The Ministry of Public Health is working on developing com. ovitraps Molina added: “It is about combating and combating Aedes aegypti to ensure that there is no Aedes aegypti (dengue mosquito) in the department and thus taking appropriate preventive measures.”

Molina indicated that it will be implemented An awareness and cooperation campaign among all residents to prevent mosquitoes from multiplying in the environment From home, get rid of containers in which water accumulates.

“We have to prevent the lack of these places in our environment, in our home, as the mosquitoes that transmit diseases are urban mosquitoes, they are mosquitoes that can live and coexist with us in our homes, unlike other mosquitoes that are very annoying, but we only find them in places,” Molina said. “Open.”

The official said that there is always a demand for fumigation, but there are many problems for not doing it on a large scale as it will bring Environmental pollution with chemicals Which kills mosquitoes and can affect water quality.

“Fumigation can also increase mosquito resistance to any control product. This is why it is recommended specifically in times of outbreaks, but not for widespread fumigation,” Molina explained.

The Environment Director also indicated that there are some alternative solutions. For example, Plants that repel mosquitoes and prevent them from approaching homes, such as lavender or aromatic plants such as oregano or parsley..

“We are also working on solutions that are new technologies emerging in the world, especially in Europe, that work with repellents that can be used environmentally, and no longer repellents that apply to our bodies, but environmental repellents that can be used both,” he concluded. “In closed facilities, semi-closed spaces, as well as in the park or football field,” he said.

– Containers and other objects in which water may accumulate must be removed or protected inside breeding institutions, homes and surrounding areas.

Mosquito nets should be placed on the doors and windows of animal pens and homes.

– Light work clothes with long sleeves should be worn.

– Use snails outdoors and tablets or sprays indoors.

– It is recommended to get rid of bottles and objects that may accumulate water or keep them clean.

– Insect repellents containing the active ingredient DEET must be used periodically while performing tasks outside or inside animal facilities.

– It should be taken into account that the number of hours between uses of insect repellents depends on the concentration of DEET in the product used. For example, a product containing 30% DEET should be applied every 6 hours while a product containing 10% DEET should be renewed every 2-3 hours. Repellents containing IR3535 or icaridin may also be used.

– Using repellents that contain citronella as an active ingredient has a lesser effect than those that contain DEET. Other herbs such as tinctures of clove, myrrh, etc., or ultrasonic repellents are not effective against mosquito bites.