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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
MARY LANDRIGAN
(914) 637-4715
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2000
AUG. 14 GROUND SPRAYING OPERATION COMPLETED
Additional Communities Scheduled for Spraying on Wednesday, Aug. 16
Another West Nile infected crow found in Yonkers
Ground
spraying for adult mosquitoes was completed last night, Monday,
August 14, in the communities of Mount
Vernon, Pelham Village and Pelham
Manor. On Wednesday, August 16, beginning at 11:30 pm and continuing until
4:30 a.m., the communities of Rye Brook
and Port Chester are scheduled
to be sprayed for adult mosquitoes.
In
the event that conditions do not permit the spraying of Rye
Brook and Port Chester to be completed on Wednesday,
August 16, spraying is scheduled to be completed on Friday, August 18.
Even
if it is raining on a night scheduled for pesticide application, residents in
the communities being sprayed are advised to take precautions to avoid
exposure to the pesticide. These
precautions include closing their windows, turning air conditioners off or
setting them to re-circulate indoor air during the times of spraying.
Although heavy rains may be occurring during some parts of the spray
time, it may still be possible for the spraying contractors to complete their
spraying during periods when the rain has diminished.
A
repeat application of the pesticide Anvil is required for optimal efficacy, so
all of the communities mentioned above will need to be re-sprayed at a later
date.
The
Westchester County Department of Health was notified today by the New York
State Health Department that a dead crow
found in Yonkers on 7/30 has tested positive for West Nile virus.
No additional spraying for mosquitoes is necessary at this time, since
Yonkers was sprayed on August 1, 2000.
All County ground 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 that is one of the least
toxic pesticides
available. 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.
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