Overview

• Torrent advanced its mosquito tiger control campaign by two months due to high spring temperatures and began distributing SECOMA-manufactured domestic traps free to residents.
• The city set up two distribution points at Asociación El Vedat covering El Vedat, Club de Tenis, La Marxadella and Monterreal, with a third site at Casa de la Dona scheduled to open next week.
• Barcelona’s Public Health Agency mapped 72 high-risk zones across ten districts covering nearly two million square meters and deployed 20 smart traps that use light-beam sensors and AI to identify mosquito species, sex and age in real time.
• In 2024 ASPB inspected over 43,000 public surveillance points, detected activity at 297 locations and performed more than 15,000 biological larvicidal treatments.
• Officials stress that eliminating standing water in private gardens and patios and reporting potential breeding sites are vital to curb tiger mosquito proliferation and reduce the risk of dengue, chikungunya and Zika.