Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Bagudu on Monday, approved the fumigation of all desilted drainages across the state.
The state government will also conduct quarterly fumigation of the four Emirate Councils across the state.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Solid Minerals, Hayatuddeen Bawa on Monday.
According to him, the fumigation exercise will be targeting adult mosquitoes (adultciding), using insecticides 2,2 dichrovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), and also larviciding using larvicides organophosphate (Temephos).
“Larviciding fumigation is known to be the most efficient, most effective, most friendly and is the backbone of malaria control.
“Temephos is used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects lavae including mosquitoes, midges, black fly.
“Temephos is also used in guineaworms eradication programme, to kill water fleas that carry guineaworns lavae.
“Temephos can even be applied in drinking water not exceeding 1mg/l WHO”, he said.
He thanked governor Bagudu for his unrelenting support to the Ministry.
