Make sure your kids are safe from dengue by eliminating Aedes aegypti mosquitoes before they even get a chance to multiply in your community. According to statistics from the Department of Health, there were 118,868 cases of dengue in the Philippines in 2011, with the highest number being in Metro Manila.
With such an alarming number of cases in the country, it's important to take precautionary measures. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) developed the Mosquito Ovicidal/Larvicidal Trap (Mosquito OL Trap) in 2011 as a means of reducing mosquito population. Government agencies Department of Health, Department of Education, and Department of Interior and Local Government joined forces with DOST to create the trap.
Scroll through the gallery below to find out how the Mosquito OL Trap works.
The DOST Mosquito OL Trap is manufactured by the Heritage Veterinary Corporation and marketed and distributed by Czary Techno Industries. For more information, you can contact Czary Techno Industries at 984-1944/921-8978/09167159077. You may also e-mail oltrap_citi@yahoo.com/czartra@yahoo.com.
To buy your own traps, contact Route-Eco Trading, their authorized distributor in the National Capital Region. Each kit costs P20.00 with OL pellet packets going at P2 each. You can call Roberto Garcia at 215-7033/09178255685 or e-mail him at cegarcia1027@gmail.com. Interested private schools can also contact Route-Eco Trading directly.
[Click here to watch DOST's instructional video on using the Mosquito OL Trap on YouTube]
For more on dengue, check these out on FN:
- Getting Dengue Once Makes You More Susceptible the Second Time Around
- Detect and Protect: 5 Things Everyone Should Know about Dengue
- Dengue Cases Reach Alarming Rates
- 5 Tips for Dengue Prevention
(All photos by Mike Dee unless otherwise noted)
