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Cartagena City Council has promoted a study on the tiger mosquito teachers who have made ​​Juan Francisco Collantes and Antonio Delgado, Department of Zoology and Physical Antrolopogía School of Biological Sciences at the University of Murcia, in collaboration with the company control Norths environmental Rafaela Belmonte.

The first detection of this insect occurred in Cartagena in 2013, and since then has been to control by monitoring developments for different areas of the city and see how areas that were negative and positive throughout the unfolded time.

The head of the municipal health and laboratory Cartagena, José María Hernández, stressed the importance of collaboration of citizens in controlling mosquito Tiger communicating and reporting as soon as possible, for which there is a procedure for dealing with incidents related to pest control, either via internet in the electronic office or phone 968 57 December 89;

It has also created a website on the portal of the University of Murcia , which is expected to be included in the Department of Health; and

through the project Catch the Tiger , an application that allows them to record the places of Spain where they find this insect.

Professor Francisco Collantes and coach Jose Morales, Rafael Belmonte Company Norths, have detailed plan of action planned for 2016 will focus especially on prevention work by citizens to avoid the appearance of the tiger mosquito in homes because they need a minimum amount of water to develop and 80-90% of the places to check are in private properties.

For this, the City of Cartagena will start a publicity campaign to raise awareness among citizens and control the spread of this type of mosquito against which, as has been said, we must learn to live together: We're not going to exterminate them, but we can I control it.

Some of the measures to control the tiger mosquito development are:

- Do not leave pots or containers with water outside

- Save toys and flip unused containers

- Change the water continuously pets and pots

- Avoid any accumulation of water

- No cause flooding or leaks

- Close tightly all containers that are abroad and garbage bags

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena