The FBRC editorial team continues its series on which substances are used in treatments to protect against leaf-chewing and sap-sucking pests in regions of Kazakhstan, and how negatively they can affect living organisms, including humans.
Previously, we wrote about what they continue to poison the residents of Astana with. In this part, we will talk about which substances are used in the fight against mosquitoes and midges in Uralsk.
According to the Department of Energy and Housing and Communal Services of the West Kazakhstan Region, for disinsection in Uralsk, the department entered into a contract for 2024-2025 with the contractor IE Tankeev B.A. The transaction amount was 187 million tenge.
Disinsection is carried out in two stages. The first stage covers the period from April to May and is aimed at controlling midge larvae. During this time, the treatment uses the safe biological preparation 'Baktitsid', which we have written about previously when investigating which substances are used for disinsection in the capital.
The second stage of treatment is also carried out in May and is aimed at controlling already winged insects. At this stage, the substances 'Cypermethrin' and 'Agran' were used. 'Agran' contains the same 'Cypermethrin' and the substance 'Chlorpyrifos', the harmful effects of which we have also written about repeatedly. To remind you:
- Chlorpyrifos increases the likelihood of giving birth to children with autism, causes weight loss in early childhood, and impairs cognitive and physical abilities. When affecting an adult, it has a devastating effect on the human cardiovascular, respiratory, and central nervous systems.
- Cypermethrin has a toxic effect on the male reproductive system, contributes to an increase in bone marrow micronuclei and the emergence of suicidal tendencies. The substance negatively affects the central nervous system of mammals and is highly toxic to cats, fish, bees, and aquatic insects.
It is reported that disinsection is carried out on the territory of Uralsk, as well as in the suburban area, during the night-time period. It is noted that if there are entomological indications, treatment will also be carried out in the city's park areas.
In 2023, during the treatment of green spaces from insects in the West Kazakhstan region, the biological product 'Baktitsid' was also used in the first stage of treatment, and subsequently the substances 'Dimigran' and 'Tsipax', whose active ingredients are the already familiar substances 'Chlorpyrifos' and 'Cypermethrin'.
It is worth noting that the entrepreneur Bulat Tankeev, who has taken on the responsibility for disinsection in the region, is the owner of the establishments 'Disinfection Service' in Aktobe, 'Aktobe Regional Laboratory of Production Control', and is a member of 'National Association of Disinfectionists of the Republic of Kazakhstan', and therefore – cannot be unaware of the harm that certain toxic substances can sometimes cause.
In this regard, the FBRC editorial team personally appeals to Bulat Tankeev, the Akimat, and the SES of the West Kazakhstan Region with a request to reconsider the disinsection methods aimed at destroying insects in Uralsk, as well as the substances used in the process, because, sadly, the victims are often not only blood-sucking and other pests, but also the city's population.
To be continued...