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City to Spray Pesticide on Parts of Staten Island on Thursday

By Nicholas Rizzi | July 22, 2015 2:28pm
 The Department of Health and Mental Health will spray pesticide on parts of Staten Island on Thurs., July 23, 2015.
The Department of Health and Mental Health will spray pesticide on parts of Staten Island on Thurs., July 23, 2015.
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Department of Health

STATEN ISLAND — The city will spray pesticide on sections of Staten Island on Thursday after mosquitoes with West Nile were discovered in the borough.

Parts of Annadale, Arden Heights, Eltingville, Fresh Kills, Great Kills, Greenridge, Heartland Village, Huguenot, Huguenot Beach, New Springville, Prince's Bay and Richmond Town will get sprayed with pesticide between 8:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said.

DOH officials suggest Staten Islanders stay indoors during the spraying, especially people with asthma or other respiratory conditions, because the pesticide could make them worse.

They also suggest bringing children's toys, outdoor equipment and clothes inside during the spraying, and to wash items and skin exposed to pesticides with soap and water.

Earlier this month, the DOH found the first mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus this year in Old Town, Staten Island, and Douglaston and College Point in Queens.