West Nile Ground Treatment Set for Wednesday, Thursday

Several areas of northern Nassau County are scheduled for mosquito treatment Wednesday and Thursday.

Sections of Flower Hill, Manhasset, Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Port Washington, Roslyn, Roslyn Heights, Roslyn Estates and North Hills will be treated overnight Wednesday.

Areas to be treated are:

North of the Long Island Expressway
South of Main Street and Beacon Hill Road
West of Hempstead Harbor, Main Street, and Roslyn Road
East of Manhasset Bay, East Shore Road, and Community Drive

On Thursday, sections of Albertson, East Hills, Garden City, Garden City Park, Herricks, Manhasset Hills, Mineola, North Hills, Roslyn Heights, Searingtown and Williston Park will be treated.

Areas to be treated are:
North of Old Country Road, Broadway, I.U. Willets Road
South of the Long Island Expressway
West of Glen Cove Road and Willis Avenue
East of New Hyde Park Road, Marcus Avenue, Nassau Boulevard, and Herricks Road

Treatment will be completed between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. on scheduled dates. Rain dates are set for Aug. 26 for the same time periods.

Health effects as a result of scourge, the chemical compound used in the spray, are “quite low,” according to the health department. However, officials suggest residents keep windows and doors shut, set air conditioners to recirculate, turn window fans off, keep children’s toys, pets, and their food indoors, and covering fish ponds during the spray period.

Health officials okayed the spraying after feedback from mosquito trap data along with the 2014 Nassau County Mosquito Control Plan.

For more information, head to the health department site here.