To prevent the spread of dengue fever, you must first prevent the breeding
of its vector, the Aedes mosquitoes. The Aedes mosquito is easily
identifiable by its distinctive black and white stripes on their body. It
prefers to breed in clean, stagnant water easily found in our homes. You
can get rid of the Aedes mosquito by frequently checking and removing
stagnant water in your premises.
The guidelines below will give you an overview of how you can prevent the
Aedes mosquito from breeding.
At all
times
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Turn pails and watering cans over and store them under shelter.
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Remove water in plant pot plates. Clean and scrub the plate thoroughly
to remove mosquito eggs. Avoid the use of plant pot plates, if
possible.
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Loosen soil from potted plants to prevent the accumulation of stagnant
water on the surface of the hardened soil.
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Do not
block the flow of water in scupper drains along common corridors in
HDB estates. Avoid placing potted plants and other paraphernalia over
the scupper drains.
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Cover rarely used gully traps. Replace the gully trap with
non-perforated ones and install
anti-mosquito valves.
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Cover bamboo pole holders after use. Rainwater can potentially
accumulate in these bamboo pole holders if they are uncovered and
create a habitat.
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No tray or receptacles should be placed beneath and or/ on top of any
air-conditioning unit so as not to create a condition favourable for
mosquito breeding.
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Every
other day
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Change water in flower vases. Clean and scrub the inner sides of
vases. Wash roots of flowers and plants thoroughly as mosquito eggs
can stick to them easily.
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Once a
week
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Clear fallen leaves and stagnant water in your scupper drains and
garden. These leaves could collect water or cause blockages to the
drains, thus resulting in the buildup of stagnant water.
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Clear any stagnant water in your air cooler unit.
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Once a
month
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Add prescribed amounts of sand granular insecticide into vases, gully
traps and roof gutters, even if they are dry. You can see the list of
retailers who carry sand granular insecticides in their stores at this
webpage:
http://www.nea.gov.sg/aedes/insecticides
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Clear away fallen leaves in roof gutters and apron drains. If
structurally feasible, remove the roof gutters.
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