Midges bug Bedok folk Residents

• Clivebenss

  19 Jan 11, 10:07

  Jan 19, 2011 - Straits Times

  Residents, shops riled by insect infestation

  By Cai Haoxiang

  
  

  THEY are attracted to clothes hung out to dry, land in food and end up in drinks, cling to walls and ceilings, and a mass of them can black out fluorescent lights.

  Millions of these tiny green and black flies have invaded the open areas and homes of residents living in Bedok Reservoir Road.

  The flies, or non-biting midges - known scientifically as Chironomidae - originated from the marshy ground around Bedok Reservoir and have been infuriating residents over the past week.

  Complained Madam Vivian Ng, 48, who lives above her hardware shop in Block 740: 'My 12-year-old daughter saw the flies in her soup and told me she wanted to vomit.

  'They stick on all the clothes I hang out to dry... It's horrible especially when you're eating and insects start falling around you.'

  The infestation has hit eateries especially hard, said Mr Koh Hup Leong, 50, a grassroots leader overseeing the shops in the area. This is because of the proliferation of the insects in the evening hours, coinciding with when most residents are out to shop and eat, and when lights across the estate are switched on, he said.

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  19 Jan 11, 10:16

  jin jialat...

  nowadays also suddenly alot of insects...

   

  last month or last 2 month, while going home, i also notice alot of moth on a single wall... like bad omen sia...

  and now bedok also kenna... -____-

• Clivebenss

  19 Jan 11, 10:17

  open door policy.

  

• charlize

  19 Jan 11, 10:19

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  open door policy.

  

  Damn, even flies getting in on the action.

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  19 Jan 11, 10:20

  not 2012 coming ah???

  this year 2011 end year countdown must remember to go MBS de boat countdown ah...

  wait suddenly got flood and tsunami then u see the skypark transform into ship

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  19 Jan 11, 10:22

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Damn, even flies getting in on the action.

  
  illegal gathering...

  sooo many somemore... rioting riaox...

• Clivebenss

  19 Jan 11, 10:24

  Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

  
  illegal gathering...

  sooo many somemore... rioting riaox...

  midge revolts.

  

   

• charlize

  19 Jan 11, 10:27

  Nonsense.

   

  They create jobs for other flies.

   

   

• PedoBear

  19 Jan 11, 16:14

  i tot ts misspell title

  i tot title suppose to be

  MidgeTs bug Bedok folk Residents

• Clivebenss

  19 Jan 11, 23:23

  Originally posted by PedoBear:

  i tot ts misspell title

  i tot title suppose to be

  MidgeTs bug Bedok folk Residents

  Midgets bug Tampines folk Residents more apprpriate.

  

• mistyblue

  19 Jan 11, 23:37

  I have bees living outside my window.... But I enjoy having them around... very tame and friendly but they kept flying into my ceiling fan because of the light 

• Clivebenss

  31 Jan 11, 18:22

  Bedok midges mostly wiped out
  By Tanya Fong | Posted: 31 January 2011 1752 hrs

  SINGAPORE: The population of green flies known as midges which has plagued residents of Bedok Reservoir, has now been reduced by 95 per cent.
  
  This followed efforts by national water agency PUB and the National Environment Agency.
  
  Water-based pesticides were sprayed on the reservoir as well as surrounding HDB blocks.
  
  A solid form of the pesticide, known as BTI, was also dropped into the reservoir.
  
  BTI is safe and environmentally-friendly.
  
  The tiny insects are harmless; they don't bite and do not carry any diseases.
  
  It is still not known what caused their population to surge.
  
  Minister for Foreign Affairs and MP for Aljunied GRC George Yeo went down to the area again on Monday to get an update.
  
  Speaking to reporters, Mr Yeo said he is happy that the situation has improved.
  
  He was last there two weeks ago to get a first-hand assessment of the situation.
  
  -CNA/wk

• Clivebenss

  31 Jan 11, 18:37

  A solid form of the pesticide, known as BTI, was also dropped into the reservoir.
  
  BTI is safe and environmentally-friendly.

  Sure or not? Any side effect?

  

   

• the Bear

  31 Jan 11, 18:44

  BTI is some kind of bacteria based insecticide usually sold like this:

  

• βέτά

  31 Jan 11, 18:52

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  A solid form of the pesticide, known as BTI, was also dropped into the reservoir.
  
  BTI is safe and environmentally-friendly.

  Sure or not? Any side effect?

  

   

   

  It's safe in the short term, meaning you won't die immediately. Maybe in another 10-20 years folks start developing cancer, but then they won't attribute it to this event because it is too distant.

   

   

• Clivebenss

  31 Jan 11, 20:29

  Originally posted by βέτά:

   

  It's safe in the short term, meaning you won't die immediately. Maybe in another 10-20 years folks start developing cancer, but then they won't attribute it to this event because it is too distant.