Residents of the Central region of Vella, or rather the Girassol area, will be visited this Tuesday from the fog (2). The action carried out by the Semus (Health Promotion Department) in Blumenau, in the Itajai Valley, aims to combat the spread of mosquitoes, especially Aedes Aegyptiresponsible for the transfer of dengue.

City Council advises residents to leave windows and doors open for more efficient spraying – Photo: Freepik/Reproduction/ND

The car with the product applied will pass through Francisco Becker, Joao Marchiori and cross the streets in the immediate vicinity of Clube de Caça e Tiro Velha Central as well as Loteamento Girassol during the day. Residents are advised to leave the doors and windows of their premises open for more efficient spraying.

The municipal health department of Blumenau notes that the smoke is not hazardous to health and is used responsibly and at regular intervals.

How it works

The action consists in emitting a “cloud” of smoke with low doses of a product called Cielo-ULV. Kills most adult mosquitoes that carry the disease.

According to the municipality of Blumenau, this is a quick, simple and effective method that is widely used during epidemics to kill mosquitoes such as dengue fever. The action also prevents the spread of other diseases such as Zika and Chikungunya.