In an effort to do some serious mosquito ass-kicking, the health office of the city of Denpasar started a city-wide fogging program this morning that is supposed to last until Dec. 15.
This mass fogging will be done everyday throughout different kampungs in Denpasar to maximize dengue fever prevention—a mosquito-borne virus that Denpasar is known to struggle with.
In addition to fogging, the city says it’s also trying to keep puddles—aka mosquito breeding havens—to a minimum.
“We hope that people will begin to eradicate mosquito breeding. Mosquito breeding starts in puddles of water, both in and out of the home. While we’re doing fogging, it’ll be pointless if people don’t get rid of stagnant water,” head of Denpasar’s Public Health Office, Luh Putu Sri Armini, told Tribun Bali on Wednesday.
Armini says fogging is timed now, ahead of December, the prime month for dengue fever outbreaks in Denpasar.
