The recent discovery of West Nile virus in Bronx mosquitoes has apparently got the Department of Health concerned, and they’ve started “aerial larviciding” — that is, dropping poison from helicopters — to cut it back. They actually hit some targets last month, and will recommence firing next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Pelham Bay Park North in The Bronx; Alley Pond Park, Linden Hill/College Point, Flushing, Edgemere, and Somerville in Queens; and Arlington, Old Place, Howland Hook, Bloomfield, Chelsea, Travis, Fresh Kills, Richmond Town, and Port Mobile in Staten Island. The VectoBac and VectoLex they’re using — both containing “naturally occurring bacteria” — apparently require no special precautions on the part of residents, but you might keep in mind that the helicopters will be “low-flying.” Image (cc) WmJas.
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