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Compared to those who queue overnight for say Taylor Swift concert tickets, Moonwatch or the latest iPhone, is this lady even more boh liao to spend time maintaining a journal for mosquitoes she has killed? Woman Keeps Journal Filled With Mosquitoes She Has Killed Since 2018 Source: https://mustsharenews.com/mosquito-killing-journal/ Eunice, better known as @kittybimbs on TikTok, has taken mosquito-killing to the next level. While most would be content with swatting the pesky insect and flicking it away, she instead brings out her “mosquito journal“. With some clear tape, she sticks the carcasses of the mosquitoes she has killed onto a page for easy viewing. Then, she assigns each one a fitting name. In neat handwriting, she details the exact time and place of death, followed by some remarks. Eunice shared with MS News that the most mosquitoes she caught for her journal in one day was four. Her brother and his friends sometimes pass her mozzies they killed too, helping to add to her collection. (someone better contact NEA to check if there's mosquito breeding spot in her house) In her most recent TikTok journal update five days ago, Eunice revealed that she killed a mosquito during a trip to Bali. She carefully wrapped the insect up in a piece of tissue paper and took it for the highest flight of its life on a passenger airline. She flew the mosquito back home to Singapore, unfolding it from its papery coffin and adding it to her mozzie graveyard. With this new addition, her mosquito journal finally went international. (Need permit from NEA for "importing" insect back from overseas?) She aims to continue expanding her mosquito journal until the notebook is filled. After that, she may contemplate the possibility of selling it. Additionally, Eunice flirted with the idea of creating a mozzie-killing OnlyFans or Patreon, which she claimed several viewers have suggested via direct message (DM). (I think she is a good fit to be those NEA mozzie inspector)

New facility in Ang Mo Kio aims to produce 5 million mosquitoes a week to fight dengue source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/new-facility-in-ang-mo-kio-aims-to-produce-five-million-mosquitoes-per-week-to SINGAPORE - The war on dengue has received a boost with the opening of a new facility in Ang Mo Kio that can breed millions of mosquitoes a week to prevent urban female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from producing offspring. The launch on Monday (Dec 2) comes at the tail end of a year in which Singapore has experienced its third-biggest dengue outbreak. As of Nov 21, more than 14,470 people here had been infected with the disease, with 20 lives lost. The new facility will allow the National Environment Agency (NEA) to scale up Project Wolbachia by producing up to five million mosquitoes a week. The project involves the release of male Wolbachia-Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to suppress the urban Aedes aegypti mosquito population, which is the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya and Zika here. When the released male Wolbachia-Aedes aegypti mosquitoes mate with urban female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that do not carry Wolbachia, the resulting eggs do not hatch. The NEA said that over time, the continued release of male Wolbachia-Aedes aegypti mosquitoes is expected to bring about a gradual reduction in the urban Aedes aegypti mosquito population, and hence lower the risk of dengue transmission. Speaking at the launch of the new facility, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor said: "If we are serious about confronting climate change and other challenges, dengue control cannot simply be just 'business as usual'. We cannot just do more of the same." Explaining the need for action, Dr Khor, who is also Senior Minister of State for Health, said the dengue situation is likely to worsen over the next few decades as a result of global warming. This is because higher temperatures result in mosquitoes breeding faster, and cause the dengue virus to replicate at a quicker rate. The new $5 million facility in Techplace II at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 is expected to provide scalability in the production and release of Wolbachia-Aedes aegypti mosquitoes needed for Project Wolbachia. NEA chief executive Tan Meng Dui said the facility's target capacity a week is a tenfold increase over that of the previous facility, which was located in Neythal Road and is now defunct. "This facility and the technologies it houses will play a key role in Singapore's efforts to deploy Wolbachia technology as part of our integrated vector control programme to tackle these diseases (dengue, chikungunya and Zika)," he added. The highly automated facility in Ang Mo Kio, which is thrice the size of the previous one, incorporates new technology and machines to boost production capacity and increase productivity, including a male-female pupae sorter, which was co-developed by NEA and local start-up Orinno Technology. The sorter is 10 to 20 times faster than the previous method used to separate the two types of pupae and larvae, and uses lighting, water-flow control and a specially designed sieve to achieve high accuracy and high efficiency in the separation process. The facility also uses automated larvae and pupae counters. The NEA has also been working closely with the Joint Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to incorporate low-dose X-ray irradiation in the production process. This step causes any female Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes that are inadvertently released to become infertile, preventing any build-up of such mosquitoes, which would hamper Project Wolbachia's effectiveness. More devices, such as a high-throughput larvae-rearing system designed by FAO, IAEA and Orinno, are in the pipeline to further improve scalability for Project Wolbachia in future. Dr Khor said the impact of Project Wolbachia goes beyond the realm of public health. "The innovative solutions developed and collaborations formed through this important scientific initiative have also advanced research and provided economic opportunities in Singapore," she added.

Any recommendations for this bugs zapper. Must be cheap and good. Thanks

Guys, I know this is gonna sound crazy. But i think i have mosquitoes in my car. I suspect it might be because i parked near the open drain or sumtimes over it. How do i get rid of the mosquitoes beside fumigating the car interior with sheildtox( its gonna stink my entire car). Is there sumthing like the electric mosquito killer ? the kind we plug into the powerpoint of our house and leave it on. Thanks Nina

One in ten of the inspections carried out at construction sites last year found mosquitoes breeding there. That is out of some 12,000 inspections that were conducted last year, said Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday, in response to MPs' queries in Parliament on the dengue situation during the debate on his ministry's budget. Contractors have been penalised with fines that total $3.5 million, he said. In the last six months, the Government has issued 55 stop-work orders and prosecuted 26 contractors in court, Dr Balakrishnan added, urging construction contractors to strengthen the environmental management at worksites. Last year, dengue cases peaked at 842 a week in June, while for the week of March 2 to 8, there were 210 reported cases of dengue fever here. Dr Balakrishnan said the current outbreak is driven by a new strain of the dengue Type 1 virus, which accounts for up to 85 per cent of all diagnosed dengue cases, as the population has low herd immunity against this strain. Meanwhile, he added, the National Environment Agency is deploying new tools like gravitraps which catch mosquitoes and their eggs, allowing officers to monitor where dengue-carrying Aedes mosquitoes are spreading. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/singapore-budget-2014-one-10-construction-sites-breeding-mosquitoes-20 ---------------- 1 in 10 is actually 10% which translates to over 1200 inspections..and to think that NEA kept checking on residents instead of focusing on constuction sites

Reported in Yahoo: 7 reasons why you attract mosquitoes more than others By Nurul Azliah Aripin | Fit to Post Health

it's driving ppl away.. but will this haze actually drive the aedes mosquitoes away. Mosquites dun like smoke.. so i tot maybe this will "kill" off the mosq

It could be the hot and dry weather recently. The mozzies visit me at night, and being a light sleeper, I was easily disturbed by the stings. Even with the fan full blast also cannot ward them off. Who here got a good solution against them?

familiar ? in Jan 2010[Pic#1] now July 2010[Pic#2] while Yakault is on the roll, throw in bad eggs as well all happen under 'his' watch...[AVA/NEA/PUB] instead of preventive measures, we can only react and respond when it happens..... just like nearing election season, you might just get a glimpse of your MP...

kena bitten by mosquitoes for the past few days ... phew! just wanna find out if this is nationwide mosquito attack???