Additional spraying for West Nile virus set for NYC. Maps show where and when.
NEW YORK — Trucks will be back on New York City streets again this week to conduct additional pesticide spraying for mosquitoes to reduce the risk of West Nile virus.
This time, they will be in parts of Queens and Lower Manhattan.
The director of the city Department of Health's Zoonotic Borne Disease Unit told CBS News New York the pesticide used is safe, but it is recommended that residents stay indoors when trucks are spraying on their street.
Mosquito spraying in Queens
Trucks will spray pesticides in parts of Queens from 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday. In the event of bad weather, the spraying will take place Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Spraying will be conducted in parts of the following neighborhoods:
- Brookville,
- Cambria Heights,
- Laurelton,
- Rochdale,
- Rosedale,
- South Jamaica,
- Springfield Gardens,
- And St. Albans.
Mosquito spraying in Lower Manhattan
Spraying will take place in parts of Lower Manhattan from 10:30 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday. In the event of bad weather, it will be delayed until Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Trucks will be in parts of the following neighborhoods:
- Bowery,
- Chinatown,
- Civic Center,
- East Village,
- Financial District,
- Flatiron,
- Gramercy Park,
- Greenwich Village,
- Kips Bay,
- Little Italy,
- Lower East Side,
- Midtown South,
- Noho,
- Soho,
- Tribeca,
- Two Bridges,
- Union Square,
- And West Village.
West Nile virus in NYC
According to the latest data on the city health department's website, there have been nine cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease across the city this year, plus one case of West Nile fever and three asymptomatic cases detected in blood donors.
Of those 13 total cases, three were in the Bronx, two were in Brooklyn, three were in Manhattan and five were in Queens.
The health department says mosquitoes are most active in the city from May through October.