Save The Dorp!
Virtually all of Staten Island has mosquitoes that are carrying the West Nile virus:
Posted: August 2nd, 2006 | Filed under: Staten Island, We're All Gonna Die!Since a mosquito pool in Grasmere tested positive for West Nile in late June, the virus has been found in mosquitoes in 11 of Staten Island’s 12 ZIP codes, according to statistics compiled by the city Health Department.
The only ZIP code not affected was 10304 — which includes Stapleton, Todt Hill, Clifton and Concord.
In fact, with the exception of small pockets in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, West Nile activity has been concentrated on Staten Island — but so far, it’s been confined to mosquitoes.
No human cases have been reported anywhere in the city or state this summer. And none of the 2,500 dead birds tested citywide turned up positive for the West Nile virus this year, according to Sara Markt, a Health Department spokeswoman.
The next round of pesticide spraying is scheduled to begin tonight at 8 p.m. and continue through tomorrow morning at 6 a.m.
The pesticide Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin) will be sprayed from trucks in New Dorp, Oakwood, Oakwood Beach, Bay Terrace, Chelsea, Graniteville, Bloomfield, Bulls Head and Mariners Harbor.