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After Barcelona, ​​Mazarrón was the second in Spain who pushed through an ordinance dedicated to educate citizens about prevention systems to mitigate the presence of the tiger mosquito.
The ordinance provides for a performance system that applies throughout the year and are often reinforced in the summer season.
It is from May when the campaign becomes more intensive coinciding with increased irrigation in the gardens of second homes.
By mailing system to citizens should take extra care to prevent this invasive species proliferate because, according to the technical report, the tiger mosquito takes very little to raise their larvae are reported.
An irrigation pond or an abandoned pool or garden areas where there is a small accumulation of water are ideal places for them to proliferate this species, unlike the common mosquito that needs a lot more open space.
This information campaign is completed by an annual program of spraying certain periods of recovery.
In the summer months biweekly treatments are performed on selected because of their greater presence of vegetation and each week in places where there have been complaints areas.
It is the third summer of implementation of this legislation with very positive results.
In the months of July and August 2015 it has reduced the number of complaints compared to last year.
Councillor for Health of the City of Mazarrón, Laura Ortiz, are data to assess and show their commitment to continue with this kind of preventive policies guarantee the greatest possible welfare of residents and visitors.
The tiger mosquito is an invasive species from Asia that arrived in Spain in 2004 and currently spread throughout the peninsular Mediterranean area.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón
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