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Hygiene Department reports fewer insects in Philipsburg ~ Residents say situation remains the same ~
by TRhe Daily Herald
Posted: Jan 3, 2006 18:28 UTC
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PHILIPSBURG - While the Veterinary and Hygiene Department has reported that there are fewer “mosquito-like insects” infesting the Philipsburg environs since the saline level of the Great Salt Pond has been increased in an effort to eliminate the conditions that are conducive to the breeding of the insects, some residents complain that the situation has remained unchanged.
Hygiene Department Head Tony Boyrard said he had received reports that there are fewer insects in the Philipsburg area. He said though that the situation was still not ideal. He expressed optimism that the operation to increase the saline level in the Salt Pond last Thursday and Friday would eventually reap success. “The larvae were killed, but not the adults. But they (the adults) will die out anyhow because there will be no larvae to produce.”
A resident of the area told The Daily Herald that while the so-called midges were fewer for a short while late last week, the current situation represents no significant improvement. The frustrated resident said the insects continued to infest the area in the same quantity as in previous weeks. The resident urged the department to explore all avenues to get rid of them once and for all.
Boyrard cautioned residents in the Philipsburg area to get rid of any “pools of water” they might have in their immediate environs to prevent the so-called midges from having access to breeding places. “As with everything else, we will have to wait for a while to see how successful this has been, but I believe that what we have done will have a major effect on their elimination,” said Boyrard.
Boyrard also reported that there was a growing problem with house flies affecting residents in the Philipsburg area. He speculated that recent fires at the Philipsburg dump had resulted in the flies moving to Philipsburg. He said the situation would be assessed and a solution sought.
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