Dorado Beach Resort Leads in Proactive Mosquito Control

With the Zika virus making headlines around the world, Dorado Beach Resort has taken a proactive approach to mosquito control by strengthening their mosquito mitigation program throughout the entire 1400-acre community. The program, part of the Resorts' Standard Operating Procedures, has served to effectively manage mosquito populations and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases such as Zika Virus, Chikungunya and Dengue Fever.

In September of 2014, when the Chikungunya virus first struck Puerto Rico, Dorado Beach Resort strengthened the program to eliminate mosquitos within the property. The program was refined by the property’s Engineering team, Grupo Agricola del Caribe (GAC) and Gasco Industrial Corp. The team consistently sprays and controls mosquito populations in manholes and ponds with Natural Logic, an organic, non-toxic product that kills the adult mosquito and their larvae, avoiding propagation. In2Care Mosquito Traps, developed in the Netherlands and currently approved and registered as a mosquito control tool in the Caribbean and South America, are also part of an overall surveillance program. These traps deploy a biological, US EPA-approved fungus that kills the mosquito several days after infection and can prevent the insect from transmitting diseases by blocking replication. David R. Tyson, General Manager and COO for Dorado Beach Resort, stated “The safety and well-being of our members, residents and staff is always a very high priority. Guests to our property can feel confident that we are putting our teams’ expertise to work and protecting the safety and welfare of everyone who experiences Dorado Beach. We have been proactive in three key areas—preparation, prevention and protection. To ensure the safety of our community, it’s extremely important to make sure we are taking the proper steps: first, reducing mosquito breeding through water management and source reduction, and second, reducing adult mosquito populations.”

For more information on our program, please contact the resort directly by phone at 787.626.1001

About Dorado Beach Resort

Dorado Beach   has been a staple of luxury since the 1950’s; attracting Hollywood moguls, respected politicians and renowned families to this paradisiacal “great park” by invitation of Laurence S. Rockefeller. It is now home to Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, the only Ritz-Carlton Reserve in the Western hemisphere, Ritz-Carlton Reserve beachfront residences, estate homes and low rise golf residences  and complete with attractive amenities such as “tree house” massage suites at the award winning Spa Botánico, Mi Casa by acclaimed chef Jose Andres, three Robert Trent Jones Sr. golf courses, three miles of magnificent beaches, an 11-mile Rockefeller nature trail, The Watermill, a private water park, private Membership Club and a 8,000-square-foot Dorado Beach Fitness, Wellness and Tennis Center. With its serene coastline and palm-fringed beaches, Dorado Beach feels worlds away, yet it is a quick domestic flight from many major cities on the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico’s vibrant capital city of San Juan. From there, it is only a 35-minute drive to the gates of Dorado Beach. Puerto Rico is part of the U.S. with no U.S. passport required, no customs and no currency exchange. Hotel guests and homeowners will have both the convenience of a U.S. location and the exotic luxury of a legendary Caribbean resort.

Dorado Beach Resort Awards and Accolades:

• 2016 Forbes Five Star Award
• 2016 AAA Five Diamonds Award
• 2016 Condé Nast Traveler, Gold List
• 2016 Best Golf Course in Puerto Rico by Golf Digest,
• 2016 Best 25 Golf Communities by Golf.com
• 2015 Condé Nast Traveler, Top Resorts in the Caribbean: Reader's Choice Award
• 2015 Travel + Leisure, World’s Best Hotels
• 2015 Top 10 places to play golf by Forbes Travel Magazine.