Ulsan Ulju-gun Public Health Center, Full Effort on Summer Season Hygiene 'Pest Control'

Ulsan Ulju-gun Public Health Center is making every effort to control sanitary pests during the summer season to prevent vector-borne diseases.

According to Ulju-gun Public Health Center, abnormal weather and climate change have intensified, causing a rapid increase in unexpected pests that were not seen in the past due to abnormal temperatures. These unexpected pests have strong reproductive abilities and are difficult to predict in terms of occurrence time and location, making preparation challenging.

The Ulju Public Health Center has organized a mobile disinfection team to conduct regular pest control activities such as spraying, fogging disinfection, and larval control targeting vulnerable areas.

Starting this year, the health center has introduced fogging disinfection instead of the previously used smoke disinfection for eco-friendly pest control. Fogging disinfection mixes insecticide with water and, unlike smoke disinfection, does not produce smoke, minimizing environmental pollution.

Disinfection scene at Yeonmu, Ulju-gun Public Health Center.

Additionally, 23 more electric insect traps, an eco-friendly pest control device, have been installed this year, bringing the total to 122 units in operation. These electric insect traps are attached to streetlights in parks, walking trails, and other facilities frequently used by residents, attracting and capturing harmful pests such as mosquitoes with LED lights.

Furthermore, 19 automatic repellent sprayers have been installed and are operating along hiking trails and walking paths throughout Ulju-gun, with plans to add 2 more units this year.

A representative from Ulju-gun Public Health Center stated, “We are strengthening eco-friendly pest control activities such as fogging disinfection, electric insect traps, and automatic repellent sprayer installations to prepare for the increase in unexpected pests during the summer. We will do our best to make Ulju-gun safe from vector-borne diseases caused by sanitary pests.”

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