The Vector Control Unit will spray mosquito breeding sites in St. James and St. Philip, when it conducts its fogging programme next week.
Some areas in St. James will receive the Unit’s attention on Monday, December 2. They are Sion Hill Tenantry, Hall’s Road, Rock Dundo, Bakers’ Avenue, Bakers’ Rise, South Drive, Bakers’ Woods, Upper Carlton Nos. 1 and 2, and surrounding districts.
The Unit will focus its mosquito reduction efforts in St. Phillip for the remainder of the week.
On Tuesday, December 3, the team will visit Rock Hall, Penny Hole Drive, Oldbury Gardens, Gemswick, and Ibis Avenue.
The next day, Wednesday, December 4, Green Point, Sunrise Court, Johnson Development, Green Point Crescent, Sunrise Drive, Crescent Drive, Pearl Crescent, Tranquility Drive, Ocean City, and Harmony Lodge will be targeted.
It will be the turn of Heddings, Rices Gardens Cul-De-Sac, Agard Road, and Kirtons, on Thursday, December 5.
The fogging exercise for the week will conclude on Friday, December 6, in Sargeants Park, Foul Bay, Rices Drive, Heddings Circle, and neighbouring districts.
Fogging takes place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. daily. Householders are reminded to open their windows and doors to allow the spray to enter. Children should not be allowed to play in the fog.
Members of the public are advised that the completion of scheduled fogging activities may be affected by events beyond the Unit’s control. In such circumstances, the Unit will return to affected communities in the soonest possible time. (BGIS/MOH)
