the hottest time of the year is approaching and with it one of the nightmares that have come to town Over the last few years: the dreaded tiger mosquito, one of the species most invasive mosquito that comes from the Asian jungles and has adapted the urban environment perfectly.
In 2009 began its presence in the Valencian coast detected, but in 2014 when it became especially noticeable in Dénia. Their bites are very annoying and sometimes can cause allergic reactions, and also are capable of transmitting diseases such as dengue responsible, Chikungunya and Zika pathogens currently under surveillance by the Ministry of Health and Public Health Universal.
Within the campaign to control and prevent the tiger mosquito in Dénia, the City Council has scheduled a information day on preventive and corrective measures to prevent the establishment in the coming months under the title To the tiger mosquito ... no water. Will the next Monday May 30 in the Casa de Cultura de Dénia, the 19 hoursAnd it will be aimed at individuals, managers developments and other groups and entities. The company in charge of pest control service in Denia, Lokimica SA, will collaborate on this day which will explain what the municipal program to control and prevent the tiger mosquito.
The City of Dénia has already announced other actions such as monitoring the presence / absence of the mosquito in municipal environments and eradication efforts of the local public breeding, especially in scuppers, deposits of flowers in municipal cemetery, fountains and sprinkler irrigation of parks and gardens, fountains schools (in summer), etc.
But since the focus is not only on the tiger mosquito. The consistory will work on treatments for other species of mosquitoes during the summer months. Tracking stocks will be held once a week, although the cold season, from December to March, can be extended so that made each 15 days.
