A mosquito control operation organized in Lormont after the discovery of a case of dengue

The inhabitants of Lormont will witness a strange street cleaning on the evening of Monday, September 5. The municipality announces on its Facebook account that a mosquito control operation will be held on public roads, near the Camus and Montaigne sectors and the Pôle Brassens Camus. That’s wherea case of dengue, often transmitted by the tiger mosquito, was detected. The Regional Health Agency therefore requested the implementation of this operation.

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Bring in laundry and cover swimming pools

The chemical treatment will begin at 10 p.m. The municipality recalls that mosquito control with this type of product is “very regulated” and that it is only usedin case of force majeureas is the case today”. Insecticides will be sprayed from a vehicle, but also using portable devices in places that are less easy to access. very noisy.

The municipality of Lormont therefore recommends:

bring in laundry, food or toys that are outside
keep animals away or bring them in
cover swimming pools, ponds and sandpits
close the windows facing the public thoroughfare
stay away from processing equipment
once the mosquito control operation has been carried out, rinse the garden furniture and children’s games with clear water and wait three days to eat the fruits and vegetables from the garden