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MRCU holds spraying operations
The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) wishes to inform the public that the excessive rain and wind has forced spray operations to be put on hold until normal weather conditions return. At this time the MRCU hangar is in use by RCIPS in order to accommodate storage of their helicopter during the inclement weather.
MRCU uses mosquitoes to teach students maths
(CNS Local Life): Two Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) staff recently taught 150 Cayman Prep primary students the relationship between maths and mosquitoes as well as how to prevent the disease-causing insects from breeding. After the five-day programme held last month, junior entomologist Whitney Ebanks said she was “thrilled” to hear one of the […]
MRCU adds to mosquito-fighting fleet
(CNS): The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) has recently upgraded its fleet of foggers with two new 2016 Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks, as part of their ongoing preventative measures against the threat of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, vector for the Zika virus.
