Gwangju Nam-gu Launches Summer Pest Control to Eliminate Disease-Carrying Insects

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju, will begin full-scale summer pest control operations starting from the 2nd of next month due to the increased possibility of infectious diseases and pest outbreaks caused by rising temperatures.

According to Nam-gu on the 29th, the summer pest control will take place throughout all 17 neighborhoods in the district from May 2 to October 26.

To improve the efficiency of pest control operations, the 17 neighborhoods will be divided into four zones, and thorough infectious disease prevention efforts will be made in each zone over the 120-day period.

To this end, Nam-gu recently selected four qualified consignment companies through an open recruitment process, and on the morning of the 28th, signed the ‘2022 Summer Pest Control Private Consignment Agreement’ with these companies at the district office’s main conference room.

Accordingly, regular pest control disinfection will be conducted five times a week starting May 2 in all 17 neighborhoods.

On weekdays from Monday to Thursday, fogging and spraying disinfection will be carried out for six hours daily, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., while on Fridays, pest control disinfection will focus on removing larval habitats in areas where complaints have been raised and in vulnerable pest control zones.

In particular, in alleys, residential areas, sewers, and other places favorable for harmful pests and around vulnerable pest control areas, company personnel will walk around to ensure thorough disinfection, using portable sprayers and fogging equipment as a principle.

Additionally, to prepare for complaints, pest control task forces will be on standby in each zone to immediately conduct disinfection upon complaint occurrence. To eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, a perforation operation will be carried out every Friday to drill holes in discarded tires placed around houses and roadsides to remove standing water.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will do our best in summer pest control so that 220,000 residents can live safe and healthy lives without worries about infectious diseases and pests.”

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