Vectors create an ovitrap to fight dengue in Veracruz

The Department of Vectors of the Ministry of Health promotes among the population the construction of ovitraps, a key factor to facilitate the fight against dengue, because these devices are very easy to develop and use to reduce the reproduction of larvae.

Dr. Ángeles Arellano Jiménez, stated that traps were already installed in the neighborhoods of Barrio Las Flores, Tiburoneros and J. Mario Rosado, detecting in an address of this last colony the collection of 300 eggs of the mosquito Aedes Aegypti, which indicates that there is a lot of work to be done in the fight against this insect.

The ovitrap project's goal is that it can stop the growth of larvae and decrease the population of adult mosquitoes, since it has already been proven that there are many possibilities of get sick of a lot of eggs found in the depots.

He said that to make a ovitrap it is necessary to wash n a bottle of 3 liters of soda, divide in two to occupy the base, which must be painted black, place a piece of plywood of 10 by 20 centimeters inside, then fill the container to half of the water and place it in a place in the yard of the house.

This will cause the Aedes Aegypti mosquito to go to the deposit to deposit its eggs, which will be destroyed to prevent the birth of new flies

. The Ministry of Health seeks to strengthen the implementation of preventive actions against the fight of the mosquito transmitter Aedes Aegypti dengue, Zika and Chikungunya, mainly in this rainy season.

Therefore, supported by Prospera's beneficiaries is how vectorial actions intensify and the intentional search of the mosquito, in order to control its reproduction and thus the increase in the number of cases that jeopardize the Choapenses health Thus, the staff of the vector called on the population to develop the ovitrap and place it in their home.

They indicated that although dengue cases were not triggered, this sample of 300 eggs in a single ovitrap,

They pointed out that the most important thing for people is to understand Only by simple actions such as washing, covering and flipping containers, water tanks, sinks or bottles, descacharrización and clean patios will prevent the proliferation in homes.