By Kezia Toh
Midges are once again proving a nuisance at Bedok Reservoir - a year after they first 'bugged' residents there.
Since last week, residents and shopkeepers have once again had to swat away swarms of these tiny green and blue flies.
The insects, known scientifically as Chironomidae, do not bite or carry diseases but that is hardly a consolation for residents.
They told The Straits Times that the midges typically plague the vicinity in January and February, making daily activities inconvenient.
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Sam
22 hours ago
Maybe there is a link between the tampines quarry park and the midges. Fogging bedok reservoir will not help if the midges originate from the sand dunes and/or water reservoir at the quarry.
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zicronique
1 day ago
The first sign has already manifested itself with dead bodies turning the bedok reservoir red...
This is the second sign for going against the higher power*
"I will send swarms of flies upon thee"
Repent while you can!
tongue in cheek ah.. hopefully you guys don't need to start putting lamb blood on your doors, maybe it's in the form of loanshark runners splashing red paint on your doors..
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Reficulman
1 day ago
I thought they said midgets.....
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Xandra
1 day ago
I am a resident of Blk 720 Bedok Reservoir Road. The midges issue has returned to the neighbourhood since Dec 26, 2011. We have emailed and called the Aljunied Town Council (the Bedok Reservoir Road) several times to highlight the severity of this issue but no concrete action has been taken.
The Town Council claimed that PUB and NEA have resumed fogging the reservoir but based on our experience with the midges in Jan 2011, this is not enough. The Town Council also claimed that PUB and NEA “have walked the walk” to monitor the situation. If that is the case, why are midges appearing on my ceiling as well as around void deck lamps in the area?
I am curious to find out why the fogging was stopped and had only resumed recently. I had posed this question to the Town Council in one of my emails but no reply was given. In fact, there were no replies to my last three emails.
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Shawn Tan
1 day ago
I think that fogging is not enough. The Town Council should go and analyse why this is happening. Knowing the root of the problem is very important, don't just fog.
*All these insects coming to Bedok will definitely have a reason on doing so, maybe it is environmental maybe it is because of some destruction to the eco-system etc.
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