I was recently
approached at home (SS20/13) by some individuals who offered private fogging
services in my home compound at 11.30am on 16/3/13 (Saturday). I would like to
urge all residents of SS20 NOT to allow these people to fog their homes for
several reasons:
1. I work with the
Ministry of Health and FYI, fogging is best done at dawn/dusk when the
Aedes mosquito is most active. The air temperature at those times is also more
suitable for the dispersion of insecticide.
2. Secondly, fogging services are provided FOC by the District Health
Office/MBPJ, and that is only after they have received reports of Dengue Fever
in that neighbourhood. SS20 is NOT A DENGUE-PRONE AREA and as such there is no
role for routine fogging. Continued exposure of these insecticides will only
serve to increase the resistance of the mosquitoes to these chemicals.
3. When there is
patchwork fogging (such as those provided by these private contractors), all it
serves to do is to chase the mosquitoes into your neighbours' homes!
If you have a mosquito
problem, I would urge you to look for hidden breeding areas (flower pots,
rubbish bins, clogged drains/gutters, even toilet cisterns which have not been
flushed for a long time) and ensure that there is no still water in these
areas.
Kind regards,
JK Au Yong
