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Councillor for Public Health, Lucia Jimenez, along the manager of Aguas de Jumilla, Manuel Ray, and the technicians of the Department of Agriculture and company CTL Health Environmental today launched an information campaign and prevention under the slogan 'Al tiger mosquito , no water '.
The campaign will last until next November, but will have special emphasis during the summer.
They are to distribute leaflets and posters through the marquees of the city.
In addition, all bills Aguas de Jumilla will include a diptych and will publish the image in the local media, in order it reaches the greatest number of citizens.
According have highlighted the technical, citizen collaboration is very important because over 90% of the proliferation of the tiger mosquito occurs in domestic or private places.
However, it has emphasized that there can be no social alarm.
In fact already been placed for the tiger mosquito traps in the gardens of the city and it is expected that as happened last year, none of the analytical leave positive.
It is important to ensure that no water accumulates at the base of the pot plants, covering drums, tanks, wells and water containers, monitor the drains do not accumulate water, drain any object that can accumulate water, fill with sand the holes in tree trunks, prevent puddles do, renew the water on aquatic plants and animal troughs and properly maintain the pools throughout the year.
invasive species
The tiger mosquito is native invasive species from Asia that uses reproduction in environments where there are small amounts of water, especially in areas of shadow and dark, where lays eggs that six days become ready adult insects chop.
Their bite, even through thin clothing, is very annoying and although there is no reason for social alarm, the danger is that if the mosquito has bitten before a person with a disease, this is infected in his next stings, having cases of transmission of yellow fever or the dreaded zika.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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