Suwon City Expands 'Mosquito-Free Village' Project to 12 Sites

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] The Suwon City Health Center announced on the 3rd that it is expanding the 'Mosquito-Free Village' project to 12 sites this year.

The Mosquito-Free Village project was initiated in 2019 by the Yeongdeungpo Health Center, which designated Mangpo 1-dong and Gwanggyo Lake Park as priority mosquito management areas and conducted intensive mosquito control in those regions. Following the project, mosquito-related complaints decreased significantly, and last year the project scope was expanded to 9 sites within the city.

This year, 12 priority management sites have been selected: Manseok Park, Jowon 1-dong, Jungja 1-dong (Jangan-gu), Seodun-dong, Gyeonggi Sangsang Campus, Seyu 3-dong (Gwonseon-gu), Ingye-dong, Dongmal Park, Godeung-dong (Paldal-gu), Gwanggyo Lake Park, Mangpo 1-dong, and Younghung Forest Park (Yeongdeungpo-gu). The project will run from April to November.

After surveying larval habitats such as septic tanks and storm drains, as well as adult mosquito habitats like dense vegetation and shrubs, intensive control measures will be implemented at least once a week.

The Mosquito-Free Village project controls both larvae and adults within two weeks of the mosquito lifecycle to reduce re-emergence, and intensively targets high-density areas to eliminate mosquito breeding sources.

Meanwhile, mosquito-related complaints to the Yeongdeungpo Health Center have decreased significantly since the pilot project. In 2024, mosquito complaints numbered 48 cases, a 57.5% decrease compared to 113 cases in 2019. Mosquito complaints in the priority management areas of Gwanggyo Lake Park and Mangpo 1-dong decreased from 19 cases in 2019 to 4 cases in 2023.

An official at the Yeongdeungpo Health Center stated, "Since mosquito control is an important project that citizens can experience firsthand, we will create a pleasant living environment through systematic pest management," and added, "We will do our best to reduce inconvenience to citizens caused by mosquitoes and prevent mosquito-borne infectious diseases."