NEW YORK CITY — Larvicide will be sprayed over mosquito breeding grounds in the outer boroughs Tuesday through Thursday, with a mosquito-killing pesticide being applied in Queens on Wednesday as part of Zika and West Nile viruses prevention efforts, the Health Department announced.
Low-flying helicopters will drop VectoBac GS — a larvicide that kills infant mosquito eggs with a naturally occurring bacteria — in The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to the city agency.
Areas to be treated with larvicide include:
► The Bronx: Pelham Bay Park
► Brooklyn: Fresh Creek and Marine Park
► Queens: Alley Creek, Brookfield Park, Edgemere Park, Flushing Airport and Kissena Park
► Staten Island: Blue Heron Park, Chelsea, Clove Lake Park, Corporate Park, Fresh Kills, Goethals North, La Tourette, Old Town, Port Mobile, South Beach, Saw Mill Marsh and Wolfe’s Pond Park
And the first truck-mounted larvicide treatment is scheduled to occur in Staten Island's Baron Hirsh Cemetery from 7:30 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday.
Trucks will also spray the pesticides DUET and Anvil 10+10 in Queens between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday in areas with large populations of Asian tiger mosquitos, the Health Department said.
The areas to be sprayed in Queens include Bayside, Bellerose, Douglas Manor, Douglaston, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hollis Hill, Holliswood, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, Oakland Gardens, the agency said.
Larvicide treatments will be delayed to Wednesday and pesticide treatments will be delayed to Thursday if Hermine lingers and causes bad weather.
