Growing swarms of mosquitos on Türkiye’s southern coast proceed to torment locals regardless of consultants’ reassurance that the buzzing biters pose no severe well being menace to these making an attempt to benefit from the summer season within the nation’s tourism gem Antalya.
Facing “the invasion of mosquitos” and the dearth of sleep brought on by the bugs’ heightened nocturnal exercise, aggravated residents took to social media to precise their frustration with the present scenario.
According to the studies compiled by Sabah newspaper, the residents complain of an absence of motion from Antalya Metropolitan Municipality to include the rising menace of mosquitoes, blaming it for inadequate pesticide use.
In the town, the place tens of hundreds of complaints about mosquitoes are filed day-after-day, consultants referring to the municipality mentioned: “They did not fight against mosquitoes because the fight against mosquitoes should start in December. They had to clean manholes, stream beds and puddles. More precisely, they had to work. They had to take precautions before the bugs even hatched, but unfortunately, the metropolitan municipality failed in this regard, as in every other field. Unfortunately, we are now afraid of the spread of epidemics.”
However, professor Hüseyin Çetin from the Biology division of Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Science talking to Ihlas News Agency (IHA) final week attributed the looks of mosquitoes to climate situations and mentioned that local weather change creates an appropriate surroundings for mosquitoes.
“During the winter months, most of the flies would die due to unfavorable environmental conditions in the places they are hiding. The hot weather this winter and the rainy summer months created the environments that the flies wanted. Normally, we had a breed that was kept under pressure by spraying. However, after the excessive rain saturated the soil, a huge breeding area was formed,” Çetin defined.
“Thus, there is an increase in the population now,” he mentioned.
Mosquitoes, which cover throughout the winter months and perish as a result of excessive chilly, managed to outlive this winter because the climate didn’t get too chilly. At the identical time regardless of the continued equipment of pesticides in quite a few municipalities throughout the nation, repetitive rains diminished their results, the consultants underlined.
“Under normal conditions, we were supposed to have a dry period with a temperature above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in a city like Antalya, but we are still experiencing rainy weather hovering at around 20-25 degrees. This is a very ideal environment for mosquitoes,” Çetin defined.
Noting that the Ochlerotatus mosquito species, that are handled with pesticides in Antalya’s Manavgat and Serik districts, unfold over a large space along with the rains, Çetin mentioned that they’re typically concentrated among the many blackberry bushes within the areas the place the water had amassed.
“These flies were normally suppressed by spraying, but after heavy rainfall saturated the soil, a huge breeding ground was created. They also spawn in these areas. Its population is currently increasing. The rain also washed away the pesticides sprayed by municipalities to eliminate these breeding places. Ochlerotatus was partially seen in our area. However, with the effect of this last rain, the area of its prevalence has increased, unfortunately,” Çetin defined.
Pointing out the likelihood that mosquitos will be suppressed once more within the upcoming weeks, Çetin urged residents to take away buckets full of water in locations resembling balconies and rooftops, for the reason that bugs love stagnant water.
“If there are mosquito complaints, when they remove the stagnant water, the problem will disappear within a few days,” he claimed.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
