These insects proliferate every year, causing discomfort and health problems for the residents of the region, despite the prevention measures that are applied.
Talking about summer in the Bajo/Baix Cinca region also means talking about the arrival of mosquitoes and black flies . In previous years, their proliferation may have started a few months earlier than usual, but this year, it seems, their presence hasn't been as early. But inevitably, the black flies and the tiger mosquito have arrived.
Many factors influence when these pesky insects appear. The heat of the preceding months, river levels , rainfall … While we can explore methods and theories, black flies and tiger mosquitoes inevitably appear in our region and become part of our ecosystem, whether we like it or not. In recent days, they seem to have been more active, especially in areas near rivers, as is typical. Perhaps it's due to the clouds and the forecast of rain—who knows? The reality is that there's no definitive answer or effective solution.
This Thursday, the Comarca del Bajo/Baix Cinca has reported, through its social networks, the start of the treatment against the black fly in coordination with the Comarca de Monegros and the Comarca del Cinca Medio, applying a product in the beds of the Cinca and Alcanadre rivers, which kills the larvae without affecting the rest of the river ecosystem.
For its part, the Fraga City Council has been carrying out treatments and fumigations in parks and gardens for several weeks, using specialized products to prevent the proliferation of the tiger mosquito and other dipterans. This week, they also plan to begin applying these treatments in the river park due to the significant increase in mosquitoes in recent days. However, this work cannot be carried out if it rains in the municipality.
In most of the villages in the Bajo Cinca region, we've been dealing with this problem for years, and it persists every season, with the arrival of spring and summer. Despite treatments—sometimes earlier, sometimes later, sometimes more effective, sometimes less—it seems we're far from finding a definitive solution.
Given all this background, it is inevitable to ask: does the mosquito problem in the Bajo/Baix Cinca have a solution?
