Vector Control Unit's Mosquito Reduction Campaign Schedule for St John and St Michael Parishes, July 15-19
July 14, 2024
Vector Control Unit's mosquito reduction campaign in St John and St Michael parishes this week includes fogging in various communities each day from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Residents are advised to cooperate.
The Vector Control Unit will take its mosquito reduction campaign to the parishes of St John and St Michael this week.
The team will concentrate its efforts in St John from Monday, July 15, to Thursday, July 18.
The following communities will be fogged on Monday: Sealy Hall, Consett Bay Cul-de-sac, Codrington, Sargeant Street, Welch Town, Coach Hill, Haynes Hill, and Colleton Gardens.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Cliff Cottage, Colleton Tenantry, Glebe Land, Pothouse, Edge Cliff, Hothersal Tenantry, Edge Cliff Gardens, Malvern, and surrounding areas will be visited by the Unit.
The team will spray Clifton Hall, Church View, New Castle, New Castle Park, Zores, Martin’s Bay, St. Margaret’s Village, and Glenburnie on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the districts which will be targeted are Hackleton’s Cliff, Horton Village, Venture Nos. 1 to 4, Mount Tabor Heights, Sherbourne Nos. 1 to 3, Sherbourne Gardens, Wilson Hill, Claybury Tenantry, and Easy Hall.
The fogging exercise for the week will conclude in St Michael, on Friday, July 19. The Unit will go into Henry Dunant Road, 1st to 3rd North Friendship Drive, Friendship Terrace, 1st to 3rd Lowland Drive, Green Hill Main Road, Mahaica Gap, Storey Gap, and Lewis Gap.
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 communities affected in the soonest possible time. (BGIS)
