FYI - Mosquito Spraying

joyr

The Health Department will spray pesticide from trucks tomorrow (Wednesday, August 3rd) in Windsor Terrace between 8:15 p.m. and Thursday morning at 6:00 a.m.

roux42

FYI -

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvspray.shtml

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/wnv/wnv-notice-20110801.pdf

Notification issued on 8/2/2011 at 3:00 PM. The Department of Health will be spraying for mosquitoes to help prevent West Nile Virus tomorrow, 8/3/2011, between 8:15 PM and 6:00 AM in the following Brooklyn zip codes: 11215, 11218, 11219, 11225, 11226, 11232, 11238. DOHMH recommends that whenever possible, stay indoors during spraying. Go to http://www.nyc.gov/health or call 311 for details.

armchair_warrior

finally those sobs should of done it earlier and all the freaking time, I hate them. I get bitten all the time!!!

mw11215

FYI - mosquito spraying PS tomorrow night.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvspray.shtml

August 3

8:15PM - 6:00AMSpraying in Brooklyn

• Neighborhoods: Greenwood Heights

• Zip codes: 11215, 11218, 11219, 11225, 11226, 11232 and 11238

• Pesticide to be used: Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin)

Additional information:

• Mosquito Control Notice (PDF)

• Location

Scheduled, weather permittin

MOD

Wonder if they are still spraying with this rain...

whynot_31

While avoiding breathing in a pesticide is always a good idea, this must drive the tin foil hat crowd absolutely nuts.

roux42

Canceled until tomorrow night!

inpixels

Notification issued on 8/3/2011 at 9:00 PM. Due to inclement weather, the Department of Health has postponed spraying for mosquitoes in the following Brooklyn zip codes: 11215, 11218, 11219, 11225, 11226, 11232, and 11238. The alternative spray date for these areas will be tomorrow, 8/4/11, between 8:15 PM and 6:00 AM. DOHMH recommends that whenever possible, stay indoors during spraying. Go to http://www.nyc.gov/health or call 311 for details.

The sender provided the following contact information.

Sender's Name: Notify NYC

Sender's Email: [email protected]

Sender's Contact Phone: 212-639-9675

inpixels

darn, I love a good conspiracy theory

whynot_31

Darn, what am I now going to complain to my community board about?

inpixels

complain about the robots

MOD

So this 'squito spraying, won't it also kill off all the other good insects? Bees, fireflies, butterflies, lady bugs?

whynot_31

Mamacita said:

So this 'squito spraying, won't it also kill off all the other good insects? Bees, fireflies, butterflies, lady bugs?

This site discusses the active ingredient used in the insecticide, pyrethroid.

http://www.felixmay.com/nit/pages/toxiceffects.html

It says it is

acutely toxic to a wide spectrum of insects while being relatively safe for mammals and harmless to plants.

However, despite these assurances, I read the rest of the page. I have reached the conclusion that it is not wise to use pyrethroid as a substitute for flour the next time I am making cookies and run out.

MOD

Breath deeply ya'll

god

Do people realize the crap that goes into their lungs just by walking to work everyday? Bug spray is the least harmful.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21463978

Every breath is your last.