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10TH - 16TH SEPTEMBER 2019 - EDITION 80
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Town hall on the attack Torrevieja town hall is on the attack - to tackle the mosquito problem that has been plaguing residents over the last
number of weeks. The council has intensified the works to control the mosquitoes in an attempt to offer some relief from the huge swarms of pests encountered in the area recently. The Councillor for Health and Pest Control, Concha Sala, expects the situation to improve gradually as intensive anti mosquito treatments are carried out across the area. The issue has become somewhat of a political football with disparaging remarks being cast from both those in opposition and in government. The green party, Los Verdes, have criticized the current administration for the mosquito problem but the PP, currently in power, lays the blame squarely at the door of the former Mayor, José Manuel Dolón claiming that not enough preventative measures were taken to avoid the current problem.
Councillor Concha Sala revealed that due to abundant rain in recent weeks, the mosquito population has increased and in response, the town hall has doubled work teams on pest control duty. In many of the areas affected – particularly around the salt lake – pest control work has been ongoing for two weeks, seven days per week, said Councillor Sala. The work teams have been spraying larvicide treatment in the town’s flood plains to kill mosquitoes before they have a chance to develop and in problem areas such as a the ‘via verde’ walkway and urbanisations such as Torretas, Baños de Europa and Torreta Florida, teams have been administering a product which will also kill adult mosquitoes. The Park of Nations, El Chaparral and San Roque have also been
sprayed as well as the Acequión canal and parts of Los Balcones. Councillor Sala was keen to remind citizens that they can advise the town hall of problems with pests through PROP office or by telephoning 607 246 907 (from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.), or by sending an email to: ddd.torrevieja@gmail.com, indicating your name, phone number, address and type of pest.
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