COUNCIL COMBATS MOZZIES
Council's cracking down on our mosquito population, targeting 3,000 breeding sites from Tinchi Tamba at Bald Hills to Tingalpa Creek.
Large-scale aerial sprays are continuing today to try and combat perfect breeding conditions, high tides and rain, for the saltmarsh mozzies.
Crews are also using quad bikes and spray trucks for extra ground cover.
“The most effective time to manage mosquitoes is in the days after hatching, before the larvae develop into adults seven days after rainfall or high tides.”Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said.
So far this financial year Council's done ten major aerial mosquito spraying operations in tidal saltmarshes from Brighton to Tingalpa, covering more than 11,500 hectares.
The cost to Council is about $3.5 million each year but YOU can pitch in and stamp out backyard breeding sites by:
• emptying water from pot plant bases every week or fill the bases with sand
• filling self-watering pot cavities with sand or covering the watering hole
• removing or covering all other items and containers that hold water
• draining and covering boats and canoes
• effectively screening rainwater tanks
• always putting screens back in place after removal
• keeping your swimming pool chlorinated
• trimming trees and clearing leaves from roof gutters to prevent pooling and reduce blocked screens.
For more info on Council’s mosquito management program, click here or call them on (07) 3403 8888.
