Spray trucks are scheduled to be out spraying pesticide in the city for the seventh time this summer to fight the spread of the Zika and West Nile viruses.
The city health department plans to target parts of Staten Island and Queens, which have larger mosquito populations.
The two boroughs also were found to have significant numbers of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which are potential transmitters of Zika, according to the city health department.
The spraying is slated to take place between 10 p.m. Monday through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.
If there is bad weather, the spraying will be postponed to the following day, during the same hours.
Officials said the Zika virus has not been found in any mosquitoes here in the city, but they have seen an increase in the types of mosquitoes known to transmit the West Nile virus.
To see a full list of the neighborhoods being sprayed, visit www.nyc.gov/DOH
(Source: NY1)
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Can someone explain why they focus their spraying to areas highly infested with mosquitos only, which allows the other boroughs mosquito population to multiply, and become mosquito hotspots down the road? (Assuming they aren’t already, but the city isn’t checking everywhere…)