The Barbados Ministry of Health and Wellness has initiated a comprehensive mosquito control operation targeting multiple parishes this week. The coordinated fogging campaign commenced today in Christ Church and will progressively expand to St. John and St. Michael throughout the week.
Vector control teams commenced operations in Christ Church on Monday, January 12th, focusing on high-priority zones including Lower Greys Tenantry, Scenic Drive, Valley Vista First through Fifth Avenues, Boarded Hall Tenantry avenues, Frere Pilgrim, Homestead Drive and its connecting avenues, Homestead Circle, and Joypa Drive with adjacent avenues.
The operation transitions to St. John from Tuesday through Thursday, with Tuesday’s schedule encompassing Ashbury Tenantry Road, Lemon Arbour Village, Knights Village, Lower Four Roads, Spooners, and both Pool Land sectors alongside surrounding districts. Wednesday’s deployment will target First Avenue Redland Tenantry, Redland Tenantry proper, Bailey Alley, Sweet Vale, Brathwaite Road, Butcher Road, Sweet Bottom, Groves, Claybury, and Golden Ridge Village with neighboring communities. Thursday concludes the St. John phase with fogging in Eastmont Road, Cheshire, Small Hope Tenantry Number One, and both Gall Hill sectors.
The final phase on Friday, January 16th will concentrate on St. Michael, covering Perry Gap, Country Road, Tamarind Avenue, Laundry Road, Fordes Road, Skeetes Road, Pavilion Road, Downey Avenue, Progressive Road, Holligan Road, Fields Gap, Country Towers and adjacent residential areas.
All fogging operations are conducted during evening hours from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily. Health authorities advise residents to facilitate insecticide penetration by opening windows and doors during treatment periods while ensuring children avoid direct exposure to the fogging spray.
The Ministry emphasized that adverse weather conditions or unexpected circumstances might necessitate schedule adjustments, with affected communities receiving priority attention once conditions permit resumption of operations. This initiative represents the government’s proactive approach to controlling mosquito populations and preventing vector-borne diseases across Barbados.