The adult index was calculated as the number of adult female mosquitoes captured divided by number of inspected premises.
Briefly, all the water holding containers of inspected premises were classified according to type, source of water, volume, location, the presence of vegetation, the presence of larvae control measures and the presence of a lid.
In a pilot project, this approach reduced the A. aegypti population in a 3-month period from 16% to 2%, as measured by the premises index, which is the percentage of inspected premises found to have containers with A. aegypti larvae or pupae (13 ).
Capture activities were completed for all rooms, including the basement, within a maximum of 10 minutes for each inspected premise.
Only four months ago Davey announced that Ofgem, the energy regulator had been given new powers to demand access to information, inspect premises and impose unlimited fines for those who break the law.
"Trading standards officers work hard to ensure that products pose no risk to consumers, but as their budgets are slashed, their ability to identify problems, inspect premises and prosecute wrongdoers has become severely limited," she said.
This account shall include the cost of labor, employee pensions and benefits, social security and other payroll taxes, injuries and damages, property insurance, property taxes, materials used, and expenses incurred in work on customer installations in inspecting premises and in rendering services to customers of the nature of those indicated by the list of items hereunder.
Monitoring safety and quality of medicines; investigating safety issues – using legal powers to inspect premises, to remove, test and recall products, and to restrain misleading and fraudulent practices.
The local fire authority inspected the premises 18 months ago and a fire certificate was issued under the Fire Precautions Act 1971.
