Fogging exercises to tackle mosquitoes on Grand Bahama

Mon, Oct 25th 2010, 07:00 AM

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - In an effort to control the pesky mosquito population, the Department of Environmental Health has started fogging exercises on Grand Bahama. Bertha McPhee, chief environmental health official in Freeport, said fogging commenced in the West End area last week, and will be carried out in various areas throughout the island. "Because of the rain over the last few weeks, we have been seeing mosquitoes and we want persons to ensure that they do not leave containers with standing water on their premises that would encourage mosquito breeding," she said. Ms McPhee said the department tries to conduct thr ...

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