Health department to conduct mosquito spraying in the Rockaways

To reduce mosquito activity in the Rockaways, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will spray pesticide from trucks in parts of the Rockaways in Queens from Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 8:15 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. the following morning, weather permitting. In case of bad weather, spraying will be delayed until Thursday, June 28 or the next possible night. No West Nile virus has been detected there, or anywhere in New York City this season, and no human cases of West Nile virus have been identified to date.