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They did this in Brasil decades back. Mandatory home inspections where they had patrols go through every single house and eliminate water pools where mosquitos
by advertising 10y ago
They did this in Brasil decades back. Mandatory home inspections where they had patrols go through every single house and eliminate water pools where mosquitos could breed, mostly all made by humans.
I believe the eliminated mosquitos for a certain period of time but this technique didn't work in the states because Americans were adverse to government agencies coming into their homes and telling them what do to.
- advertising 10y agoHere - http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/while-brazil-was-eradicating-zika-mosquitoes-america-made-them-into-weapons http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/while-brazil-was-eradic...
- maxerickson 10y agoLots of places in the US have mosquito control boards that go around inspecting properties. For example, this page lists residential site inspections as one of the methods being used to combat Zika virus in Florida: http://www.miamidade.gov/solidwaste/mosquito-control.asp http://www.miamidade.gov/solidwaste/mosquito-control.asp Searching on "mosquito control board inspections" returns lots of similar results. I suppose people might not always follow recommendations.