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ANDREW J.
SPANO, Westchester County Executive JOSHUA
LIPSMAN, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of Health SUSAN TOLCHIN,
Director of Communications |
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CONTACT:
SUSAN TOLCHIN
(914) 285-2932
VALERIE GOLDSTEIN
(914) 637-4715
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2000
Ground
spraying was completed last night, Wednesday,
August 2, in the section of the Village
of Ossining and all of the Village
of Ardsley which were scheduled for spraying. Part of the section of the City
of White Plains that was scheduled to be sprayed last night was not
sprayed because of a pressing public safety issue to which the White Plains
Police spray-vehicle escort had to respond. Information on when this area will
be sprayed will be issued tomorrow, Friday, August 4, 2000.
The
section of the City of White Plains
not completed last night is in the southern part of the city bordered on the:
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East
by North
Street from the Hutchinson River Parkway to Maple Moor Lane
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North
by Maple Moor Lane to Sammis Lane to Branch Brook Road ending at the White
Plains City Line
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West
by the White Plains City Line
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South
by the White Plains City Line as it follows along the Hutchinson River Parkway
to the intersection of North Street.
All spraying operations are subject to the weather
and to the availability of specially-equipped spraying vehicles 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 of 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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