Household garbage is put in street-side open dumpsters near each house, usually without garbage bags. If the garbage is in a bag, they will undoubtedly rip open the bag to see what they can salvage. Dogs, cats, rats and flies will also feast on your rotting garbage. Unfortunately pests will track this rotting garbage into your living environment, if you don t set up barriers to their entry. While malaria is not endemic in Jakarta, it is found in many areas of Indonesia.
Dengue fever is a concern throughout the country, including Jakarta.
The mosquitoes that carry dengue fever breed in clean stagnant water. Rats and shrews scuttle about in dirty places and could track filth in if you don't block their access into your living environment. Rats not only spread disease, but are also a nuisance as they like to chew through doors, window screens, cables on appliances, computers, electric cables in your attic and even deserted cars where the seats become their nests. Cockroaches live in unclean conditions, where garbage is open and there is access to food. Termites, as in any tropical climate, can threaten the very structure of your home, if they are not detected early and taken care of.