NEW YORK CITY – June 15, 2006 – The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will apply larvicide for mosquito control by helicopter to marsh and other non-residential areas of Staten Island, Queens and Bronx. Weather permitting, larvicide will be applied on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 20-22 from 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. each day. If weather does not permit, larviciding will begin the morning of Wednesday, June 21 or the next possible day. While three days are allotted for this activity, the application may be completed in less time.

The areas to be treated appear below (see maps for Bronx/Queens and Staten Island). Due to their size and difficulty to reach by ground vehicles, these areas will be treated with larvicide from a low-flying helicopter. There is no ground spraying for adult mosquitoes planned at this time.

Borough	Marsh/Wetland Areas To Be Treated	Boundaries	Zip Code
Staten Island	Chelsea East	Marsh areas bound by Richmond Terrace to the north; Holland Avenue to the east; Western Avenue to the west; and the former North Shore Railroad to the south.	10314
	Chelsea/Con Ed West	North of Victory Blvd.; South of South Avenue; West of Travis to Arthur Kill Bay.	10314
	Goethals North	Marsh areas bound by the former North Shore Railroad to the north; South Avenue to the east; the Arthur Kill to the west; and Goethals Road North to the south.	10303
	Corporate Park	Bounded by Edward Curry Avenue to the north; South Avenue to the east and south; and Chelsea Road and Bloomfield Road to the west	10314
	Corporate Park North	Marsh areas bound by Goethals Road North to the north; Graham Avenue to the east; Teleport Drive and Edward Curry Avenue to the south; and Gulf Avenue to the west	10314
	Fresh Kills Park	Marsh Areas bounded by West Shore Expressway to the West, Richmond Avenue to the East, Arthur Kill Road to the South and Park Drive/Main Creek to the North	10314
	La Tourette Park	East of Richmond; North of Arthur Kill; South of Richmond Creek.	10314, 10308
	Port Mobile	North and West of Arthur Kill Road to Arthur Kill Bay	10309
	Saw Mill Marsh	South of River Road to Edward Curry Avenue; West of Chelsea Road to Arthur Kill Bay.	10314
	Saw Mill Marsh North	South of Edward Curry Avenue; North of South Avenue; West of Chelsea Road to Arthur Kill Bay.	10314
Queens	Alley Pond Park	Marsh areas inside Alley Pond Park	11361, 11363, 11362, 11364
	Abandoned Flushing Airport	Marsh areas bounded by 20th Avenue to the North; 130th Ave and Ulmer Street to the West; Ulmer street and 28th Street to the South, and Whitestone Expwy to the East	10354, 10356
	Dubos Point and Edgemere Park	Marsh areas bounded by Norton basin to the East, Mott Point to the North, Grass Hassock Channel to the West, and Beach 65th Street, Decosta Ave and Almeda Avenue to the South	11691, 11692
Bronx	Pelham Bay	Marsh areas bounded by the Hutchinson River to the West & South, New England Thruway to the North and Amtrak railroad to the East	10475

VectoLex CG -- a natural bacterial agent -- will be used use for this aerial application. VectoLex will also be used throughout the mosquito season to treat mosquito-breeding sites. Additional surveillance activity is currently being conducted to determine whether further application of larvicide in these areas will be necessary.

To report dead birds online, visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvbird.shtml. To report standing water online, visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvwater.shtml. For more information about West Nile virus, call 311 or visit http://www.nyc.gov/health/wnv.

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