news release
ANDREW J. SPANO, Westchester County Executive  JOSHUA LIPSMAN, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of Health SUSAN TOLCHIN, Director of Communications

 

CONTACT:    DONNA GREENE                                                                            (914) 285-2935

                        MARY LANDRIGAN                                                                      (914) 637-4715

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (3:30pm)                                                                August 1, 2000

 

Ground Spraying Schedule for Tuesday, August 1

 

The County today reconfirmed its spraying plans for tonight, Tuesday, August 1.  All spraying operations will be conducted between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m., subject to the weather and to the availability of trucks from the contractor.

 

·         Re-spraying of the following communities is scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, August 1:

Yonkers, Greenburgh (unincorporated portions), Village of Ardsley, Village of Elmsford, White Plains, City of Rye, Harrison, Mamaroneck Village, North Salem, Westchester Community College and Somers.

 

·         In addition, several new areas will be sprayed tonight, Tuesday, August 1:

The new areas are Ossining Town, Ossining Village, Briarcliff Manor, Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry.

 

In the event that conditions do not permit spraying of the above areas to be completed on Aug. 1, spraying is scheduled to be completed on Wednesday, August 2.  Information regarding this will be provided the morning of Aug. 2.

 

All spraying operations are subject to the weather and to the availability of trucks from the contractor.  The County will be ground spraying with Anvil, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide similar to naturally occurring pyrethrins found in

chrysanthemums.  The ingredients in Anvil are commonly used and found in products that combat fleas and ticks on pets.  When Anvil is used to combat West Nile virus, it is used in very low concentrations.  Most people will not

experience any irritating effects so long as they are not normally sensitive to pesticides, plant pollen, hairspray, petroleum solvents or household cleaning products.

 

For the most recent information on West Nile virus, residents are encouraged to call the Health Department’s West Nile Virus Information Line at (914) 637-2420 or visit the Health Department’s website at www.westchestergov.com/health.

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