Italian municipalities launch mosquito‑prevention campaigns

In Casale Monferrato, the Istituto per le Piante da Legno e l’Ambiente (IPLA) and the city council began an information campaign to limit mosquito proliferation. Materials distributed through the city’s social‑media channels advise residents to eliminate standing water in flower pots, clean gutters and manage fountains and garden toys. Assessora Gigliola Fracchia said, “La lotta alle zanzare è efficace solo se agli interventi di monitoraggio e controllo si affiancano comportamenti corretti da parte di tutta la cittadinanza.”

In Modena, the municipal administration organised a series of public meetings titled “Zanzare, impariamo a difenderci” in July, complementing school activities and a regional arbovirus surveillance plan. Officials presented practical guidance, including larvicidal treatments of about 55 000 public drains, deployment of 60 ovitraps, and instructions for citizens to remove water‑holding containers, install screens and report any adulticidal actions to health authorities.