Project Wolbachia to cover more than 50% of households in Singapore by October

Project Wolbachia expands to more areas in Singapore, exceeding its target for dengue prevention by controlling mosquito populations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – By October, more than 800,000 households here will be covered by Project Wolbachia – an effort to prevent the spread of dengue by controlling the mosquito population – as it expands to five more areas in the Republic.

This means the initiative by the National Environment Agency (NEA) will exceed its target of providing coverage to 50 per cent of all households by the end of 2026, a goal set in 2024 by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.

Between April and October, the programme will be progressively rolled out to Bukit Panjang, Little India, Pioneer, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio, NEA said in a statement.

They will join areas such as Bukit Batok, Tampines and Serangoon, which are already under the project.

The project will start in April in Bukit Panjang, Little India and Pioneer, followed by Toa Payoh in June and Ang Mo Kio in October.

The release of male mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria will be conducted twice a week in the morning at each site, with residents informed in advance via informational banners and posters displayed at residential lift lobbies or through letters.