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City Council raid rodents
15 Nov 2015 at 02:38hrs | Views
Bulawayo City Council has embarked into an programme meant to clear the city of rodents which are reportedly destroying power cables and house hold and offices property.
According to latest council minutes in October it set up 1 184 bait points in the city to kill the reportedly sprouting rodents there by spending 90kilogrammes of rodenticide chemicals or difethialone.
The minutes states that this was an ongoing activity along the rodent belt.
The council minute's states that three interdepartmental requisitions were received and two were attended to during the month through the use of chemicals.
Director of Health Services Zanele Hwalima also reported that the local authority ‘s health department visited places such Matsheumhlophe river, Bulawayo Spruit, Gwaai streams, Hillside streams, Magwegwe West streams, Pumula South streams, Pumula North streams, Nguboyenja streams, Pumula East streams and Richmond stream in efforts to contain the spread of mosquitos.
"Mild to heavy mosquito breeding was encountered and treated with 2,6 litres of larvicide (temephos)," reads the council minutes. "This activity faced challenges due to manpower shortages. Nine residents paid for and were serviced for intradomiciliary residual spraying using 29 sachets of insecticide (lambdacyhalothrin). Seven mosquito complaints were received and investigated."
According to latest council minutes in October it set up 1 184 bait points in the city to kill the reportedly sprouting rodents there by spending 90kilogrammes of rodenticide chemicals or difethialone.
The minutes states that this was an ongoing activity along the rodent belt.
The council minute's states that three interdepartmental requisitions were received and two were attended to during the month through the use of chemicals.
Director of Health Services Zanele Hwalima also reported that the local authority ‘s health department visited places such Matsheumhlophe river, Bulawayo Spruit, Gwaai streams, Hillside streams, Magwegwe West streams, Pumula South streams, Pumula North streams, Nguboyenja streams, Pumula East streams and Richmond stream in efforts to contain the spread of mosquitos.
"Mild to heavy mosquito breeding was encountered and treated with 2,6 litres of larvicide (temephos)," reads the council minutes. "This activity faced challenges due to manpower shortages. Nine residents paid for and were serviced for intradomiciliary residual spraying using 29 sachets of insecticide (lambdacyhalothrin). Seven mosquito complaints were received and investigated."
Source - Byo24News
