Gangnam-gu, Septic Tank Mosquito Control

Public-Private Mosquito Eradication Team Conducts Septic Tank Cleaning and Disinfection from April to October

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will conduct cleaning and disinfection of 15,570 septic tanks in the area from April to the end of October in collaboration with the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center and professional cleaning companies to eradicate mosquito larvae, which are vectors of infectious diseases.

The district planned this project to reduce the number of mosquitoes, a representative pest causing inconvenience to residents in residential areas.

They focused on the fact that eliminating one mosquito larva, which breeds in large numbers in residential septic tanks, can have the effect of eradicating 500 adult mosquitoes.

April has been designated as the intensive disinfection period.

The district plans to complete cleaning and disinfection of 4,688 septic tanks, accounting for 30% of the total. After disinfecting adult mosquitoes inside the septic tanks and around the manholes, mosquito larvicide will be sprayed into the septic tanks for pest control.

The district’s mosquito control will proceed without separate applications. However, individual refusal requests will be accepted only from residents who do not wish to have their septic tanks disinfected during the period.

Kim Young-gwan, Director of the Cleaning Administration Division, said, “We expect to achieve the effect of replacing large-scale fogging disinfection with localized disinfection of mosquito habitats,” and added, “We will continue to actively seek ways to create a pleasant and comfortable urban environment that residents can feel.”

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