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Harold N. Adel, MD, MPH
Commissioner
Department of Health

Andrew J. Spano
County Executive


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 14, 1999

Mosquito spraying for tonight postponed
FOR IMMEDIATE INFORMATION

Contact Mary Landrigan

(914) 637-4715
 

The Westchester County Department of Health has postponed the scheduled mosquito spraying for tonight, due to weather conditions. The areas scheduled to be sprayed tonight will be sprayed tomorrow night. Mosquito spraying for each of the remaining scheduled days will also be moved back a day. The new schedule is included below.

Mosquito spraying will be conducted on each scheduled evening beginning at 6 pm and expecting to be concluded by 9 pm, conditions permitting. If mosquito spraying cannot be conducted on a given evening due to adverse weather conditions, the entire schedule will be shifted to begin on the next available evening. For example, those communities scheduled for Thursday would drop back to Friday; those scheduled for Friday would drop back to Saturday, etc. Updated schedules will be made available on a daily basis through the media, the County website www.westchestergov.com, the Health Department website, www.westchestergov.com/health and the Encephalitis Hotline, 285-2032.

 

Friday evening, October 15:

  • Communities bordered to the north by the Putnam County line, on the east by the Taconic Parkway, west to the Hudson River and the Croton Reservior, and south to the Croton River.
  • This area includes the communities of Peekskill, Buchanan, Croton, most of Cortlandt and the northwest section of Yorktown

 

Saturday, October 16:

The area bounded by the Putnam County line to the north, Taconic Parkway to the west,

I-684 to the east, and the Croton Reservoir to the south.

This includes the communities of Somers, a small part of Lewisboro and the east sections of Yorktown.

 

 

Sunday, October 17:

The area bounded by the Putnam County line to the north, the Connecticut state line to the east, Route 35 to the south and I-684 to the west.

This includes the communities of North Salem and parts of Lewisboro and Bedford.

In addition to aerial spraying, the Westchester County Department of Health is encouraging municipalities to clean out storm drains and catch basins on a routine basis. These are the areas where mosquitoes often breed.

The County continues to offer free insect repellent containing DEET, in strengths for children and adults, at local firehouses. Residents should contact their fire department to find out how to get the repellent.

Additional information on West Nile-like virus and mosquito spraying is found on the Westchester County Department of Health website, www.westchestergov.com/health. Residents can also call the Encephalitis Hotline at (914) 285-2032 between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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