Mosquito fogging operations will have some success in killing adult mosquitoes in the parts that are preserved, the residents of Honiara and GP are cautioned that this activity alone is not plenty to defend everyone or prevent all dengue infections. To decrease and control dengue outbreaks a number of actions essential to be taken not only by public authorities but also by residents.

These include making assured there are no dengue mosquitoes breeding in your yard, such as in tyres, drums, buckets and any water storage containers, and that you also keep safe your family from mosquito bites inside and outside the house during the day and in the early morning and early evening.