Disease outbreak looms over [TN] railway stations

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 18:48

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Major railway stations in Tamil Nadu pose a threat of disease outbreak. Entomologists of the Directorate of Public Health who conducted a random survey last week have categorised Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Madurai, Coimbatore and a few other stations as “high risk” stations taking into account the “alarming” mosquito density there.

Read The full article, from The Hindu

CliveG · Jan 28th, 2008, 19:04

No wonder you are the grumpy one if you have to contend with that level of the little blighters!
Mind you here in Ernakulam it isn't much better despite regular spraying. Friends staying with us found a mossie zapper that looks like a tennis raquet and spend there time zapping every insect in sight. Every time they got one there was a bright blue flash as the mossie was incinerated accompanied by a loud 'crack'. Maybe they should issue these free of charge to all railway passengers but take care to remove all breakables as people can get quite violent when delivering their overhead lobs!

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 19:24

They fly in clouds outside my house.

I think i is going to be a very bad year here. It is January, for goodness sake; supposed to be low season for mossies!

We have screens on every window and door, as well as ultra-violet traps around the place --- but there is still plenty of work left for our hand held zapper racket to do.

edwardseco · Jan 28th, 2008, 20:23

UV traps are largely inneffective against mosquitoes since they home in on a combination of factors including smell. The do make a device that uses propane to get over that..

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 21:05

Our UV traps do catch quite a few of the mossies that get into the house: they are not at all useless, plus other miscellaneous flies, of course.

The propane devices, available in USA, I have not seen at all here.

ChocolatNY · Jan 28th, 2008, 21:26

one evening i sat out on the porch waiting for my mother to join me for some chai and gupshup. imagine my astonishment when she brought out two racquets and told me we were going to play badminton. i was like whaaaaat?!! then she turned it on and started zapping the little winged monsters left and right.. i almost jumped out of my skin in fright with the first bang and flash of light.. after that i was waving around the racquet like a madwoman obsessed with revenge. i got my own back with those damned mossies that night!! *muahahahahha*

edwardseco · Jan 31st, 2008, 11:38

Now I feel so much better after taking such a racket to India! However, I did it off season for Moskies so my I just looked ridiculous..

Nick-H · Jan 31st, 2008, 12:50

They are excellent.

Here, there is no off season for mossies

Damn. That was my 20,000th post. Now I have to vanish in a puff of smoke. It was nice knowing you guys....

Prashant.M · Jan 31st, 2008, 15:40

Zapped by your own racket eh

Jan 28th, 2008, 21:26	#6
ChocolatNY Wandering Gypsy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 170	one evening i sat out on the porch waiting for my mother to join me for some chai and gupshup. imagine my astonishment when she brought out two racquets and told me we were going to play badminton. i was like whaaaaat?!! then she turned it on and started zapping the little winged monsters left and right.. i almost jumped out of my skin in fright with the first bang and flash of light.. after that i was waving around the racquet like a madwoman obsessed with revenge. i got my own back with those damned mossies that night!! muahahahahha __________________ We are Pilgrims; we shall go Always a little further: it may be Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow Across that angry or that glimmering sea...

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Jan 28th, 2008, 19:04	#2
CliveG Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PORTSMOUTH U.K. Posts: 642	No wonder you are the grumpy one if you have to contend with that level of the little blighters! Mind you here in Ernakulam it isn't much better despite regular spraying. Friends staying with us found a mossie zapper that looks like a tennis raquet and spend there time zapping every insect in sight. Every time they got one there was a bright blue flash as the mossie was incinerated accompanied by a loud 'crack'. Maybe they should issue these free of charge to all railway passengers but take care to remove all breakables as people can get quite violent when delivering their overhead lobs!

Jan 28th, 2008, 19:24	#3
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,832	They fly in clouds outside my house. I think i is going to be a very bad year here. It is January, for goodness sake; supposed to be low season for mossies! We have screens on every window and door, as well as ultra-violet traps around the place --- but there is still plenty of work left for our hand held zapper racket to do.

Jan 28th, 2008, 20:23	#4
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,784	UV traps are largely inneffective against mosquitoes since they home in on a combination of factors including smell. The do make a device that uses propane to get over that..

Jan 28th, 2008, 21:05	#5
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,832	Our UV traps do catch quite a few of the mossies that get into the house: they are not at all useless, plus other miscellaneous flies, of course. The propane devices, available in USA, I have not seen at all here.

Jan 31st, 2008, 11:38	#7
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,784	Now I feel so much better after taking such a racket to India! However, I did it off season for Moskies so my I just looked ridiculous..

Jan 31st, 2008, 12:50	#8
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,832	They are excellent. Here, there is no off season for mossies Damn. That was my 20,000th post. Now I have to vanish in a puff of smoke. It was nice knowing you guys....

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