Tag: Alan Wheeler
MRCU takes aim at larvae ahead of rain
(CNS): Ahead of the first major rainfall of the year, the Mosquito Research and Control Unit has begun the annual pre-hatch treatment of mosquito larvae across the Cayman Islands’ major breeding sites. This is a preventative control method that kills the pests before they develop into biting adults looking for a blood meal.
Mosquitos out in force after rain stalls prevention
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has said that its usual prevention and mitigation efforts to keep the pest numbers down were limited through mid-April due to high winds and rain. As a result MRCU is warning the public to “expect significantly higher numbers of mosquitoes” this week as a result of that wet […]
MRCU signs new $600k deal with Oxitec
(CNS): Despite recent revelations that the pilot project using genetically modified male mosquitoes to reduce the Aedes aegypti population fell far short of expectations, the government has signed a new deal with biotechnology company, Oxitec, to continue releasing them. The contract is costing the public purse around CI$588,000 and appears to be not much more than a […]
