6 SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
More skeeter spraying in Queens Thursday
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@QNS.COM
@ROBBPOZ
For the sixth time this summer, the
city will spray pesticide around
Queens neighborhoods this
week as the war on disease-carrying
mosquitoes continues.
Two areas of Queens will be treated
beginning at 8:30 p.m. Thursday
night, Sept. 5, and continuing until
6 a.m. the next morning. (In the
event of inclement weather, the
spraying will be postponed until
either Monday, Sept. 9, or Tuesday,
Sept. 10, at the same hours.)
City Health Department trucks
will spray low concentrations of
Anvil 10+10 or DeltaGard insecticide.
While exposure to the pesticide
is not harmful for humans or
pets, the city advises residents to
remain indoors during spraying to
guard against potential respiratory
problems.
One of the spray zones focuses
on the central Queens neighborhoods
of Briarwood, Forest Park,
Glendale, Kew Gardens and Woodhaven.
It’s bounded on the north
by the Jackie Robinson Parkway,
Queens Boulevard and Hoover
Avenue on the north; Hillside
Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue,
Brevoort Street, 84th Avenue, 115th
Street, Park Lane South and Forest
Parkway to the south; Parsons
Boulevard to the east; and Forest
Park Drive on the west.
The other spray zone is in the
Rockaways and includes the
communities of Arverne, Bayswater,
Edgemere, Far Rockaway and
Somerville. The zone is generally
bounded by Jamaica Bay on
the north; Seagirt Boulevard, Beach
13th Street, Mott Avenue, Cornaga
Avenue, Rockaway Freeway and
Rockaway Beach Boulevard on the
south; the Queens/Nassau border
on the east; and Beach 73rd Street
and Amstel Boulevard on the west.
The spraying aims to eradicate
mosquitoes that may carry the West
Nile virus, a potentially fatal infection.
The virus has been detected
in New York City mosquitoes every
summer since 1999.
Persons with respiratory conditions
or who are sensitive to spray
ingredients could experience shortterm
eye or throat irritation, or a
rash, if exposed to the pesticide.
The Health Department urges all
to stay indoors during spraying;
air conditioners may be used, but
you should either close the air conditioner
vents or run them on the
recirculating function.
Anything left outside during
spraying should be thoroughly
washed with soap and water before
reuse.
For more information, visit nyc.
gov/health/wnv or call 311.
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