boon's log 4109.03: Tiada Orang, Tiada Denggi

The authorities were at it again for a second time in a month, fumigating the houses just below/next us. 2 times in a month. Gosh, if the mosquitoes don't die, i'm afraid that the people/humans will if they keep on doing that.


Fumigation at Sunway Bukit Gambir, Penang

I believe i read in the newspapers recently about this fumigations. Instead of fumigating the housing area when a dinggi case is reported, the authorities should do something about the breeding areas. And I do not mean sending their employees to check houses for still water trapped in metal cans or abandoned tyres. But look at the jammed-up longkangs and areas that needs better drainage. Stop focusing just on the small time breeding grounds but expand and put some traction into detecting (which is not hard) and eliminating the bigger breeding areas.


No, it's not on fire... just gasses...

Some even said that the over-doing of the fumigation could help the mosquitoes build up their "immunity" to the gasses, which will produce stronger and more fumigation-resistant mosquitoes. Not sure how true and scientifically-founded is that claim, but it is quite believable, resorting back to the rule of "survival of the fittest"...

Anyway, does anyone also know if there are any side effects towards humans for over-inhaling these gasses? In any case, their visits to our housing area at such a high frequency can be quite disturbing...

The Dengue Posters typically read, "Tiada Aedes, Tiada Denggi" ("No Aedes, No Dengue"). It should also include "Tiada Orang, Tiada Denggi " ("No people/human, No Dengue")...

On a different note, here's a shot of last night's moon... WH, if you are seeing this, hopefully, we can get better shots of it in the coming days. Let me know if you wanna meet up...


moonshot_100609


boon out...