Danger breeds in dry leaves

Rainwater on dried leaves serve as breeding spots for Aedes mosquitoes.

DRY crumpled leaves that are not swept form a carpet over the grass at Oncidium Heights in Kota Kemuning under the shade of tall trees, could spur Aedes mosquito breeding and hatching in clear rain water collected on the leaves.

Cloud seeding carried out in Selangor the past few weeks has seen short spurts of rain that cools down the soaring temperatures as a result of the ongoing hot spell, but Selangor Environment Association (SEA) believes the rain could help spur the breeding and hatching of Aedes mosquitoes.