Big raise of the thriving mosquito population in her rice paddy area Thessaloniki and Imathia found from the results of checks on mosquito traps, which have been installed in the area.

According to the Region of Central Macedonia, due to high levels of nuisance from mosquito bites and public health risks from mosquito-borne diseases, aerial aphid killing operations using ultra-small volume spraying are planned for tomorrow.

The sprays they will be done from the air, with a special type of helicopter and will cover a total area of ​​up to eighty thousand (80,000) acres of the block of land in the rice-growing area of ​​Thessaloniki and Imathia, depending on the prevailing climatic conditions. For these sprayings, the required permits have been issued by the relevant Ministries of Health and Rural Development and Food.

The air sprays they will start after sunset with flights lasting up to two hours, with a formulation approved by the competent Ministry and will be carried out in uninhabited areas, at a distance of two kilometers from the settlements.

For preventive reasons, it is necessary to inform the local population and to take measures by the local authorities, so that during the entire spraying period (three hours every night) people and animals do not move in these areas.

The local Agricultural Cooperatives are asked to inform their members immediately so that they can take the relevant protection measures.