BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Barbadians have been flocking to supermarkets across the island to purchase insect repellents, insecticides, mosquito coils and vaporizer mats to deal with mosquitoes.
Supermarket personnel said they had noted increased sales for all the products which either kill mosquitoes or keep them away.
This comes amidst concern about the number of dengue fever cases in Barbados. The Ministry of Health reported last week that there were 511 confirmed cases of dengue fever so far this year, compared to 169 confirmed cases for the same period in 2012.