ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN

preliminary study

primary use of the place

classrooms

corridors

restrooms

miscellaneous school areas

EXISTING PROBLEM

MOSQUITO INFESTATION

• Presence of mosquitoes in various areas of the school
• Possible risk to health of students, teachers, faculty, and others

causes of the problem

• presence of possible mosquito oviposition (egg laying) sites
• poor methods of preventing mosquitoes

project idea

RAIN/CHECK

inspiration

• mosquitoes breeding in water remains
• raincheck: to postpone

objectives

• to minimize sites of mosquito breeding
• to minimize the infestation of mosquitoes in general
• to protect students and faculty from possible mosquito-carried illness

modus operandi

• drainage management
• facilitation of plant carriers and other water receptacles
• reconstruction of certain ground areas in the school
• maintenance of bigger bodies of water (pools, ponds)

problem areas

• potted plants
• ground puddles
• flower troughs
• drainage ditches
• roof gutters
• tree holes
• flat roofs
• ponds

potential difficulties

• possible need for reconstruction of drainage system and certain ground areas
• more work for MEGA personnel
• no means of draining certain areas
• impossible to completely rid the campus of mosquito breeding habitats

thank you