Boseong-gun Launches Full-Scale Summer Pest Control Efforts

Published 31 May.2024 11:25(KST)

New Disinfection Policy, Free Rental of Portable Disinfection Devices, and More

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will make every effort to control sanitary pests during the summer season until the end of September to prevent infectious diseases transmitted by vectors such as mosquitoes and to create a pleasant environment.

Since February, Boseong-gun has been conducting larval control activities focusing on mosquito larval habitats to preemptively block sanitary pests.

[Photo by Boseong-gun]

They surveyed adult sanitary pest damage concerns and vulnerable areas by town and township, established a focused quarantine plan centered on vulnerable sites (such as sewers, livestock facilities, facilities used by many people, and public restrooms), and plan to organize a quarantine task force in 12 towns and townships to carry out intensive control.

In particular, from June when the rainy season begins, they plan to conduct both spray disinfection and fogging disinfection in places with high resident activity (markets, terminals, etc.) and in places with a high possibility of mosquito larval habitats such as puddles and sewers.

Additionally, this year they will promote a new quarantine disinfection policy project that offers free rental of 5L portable disinfection devices for home use.

The "5L portable disinfection device for home use" can be rented free of charge after checking availability at the public health center and the administrative welfare centers (town offices) of residents' locations.

Since eliminating one larva can have the effect of eradicating about 500 adult mosquitoes, it is expected that intensive quarantine will significantly suppress mosquito outbreaks in the upcoming summer season.

A county official said, "We will make every effort in quarantine to prevent infectious diseases and create a pleasant environment to ensure the health of our residents." He added, "We ask for active cooperation in preventing the spread of infectious diseases, such as thorough personal hygiene management and reporting to the public health center when discovering major pest habitats or areas where pests appear."