The New York City Department of Health has initiated the spraying of pesticides on city streets to halt the spread of the West Nile Virus, which is carried by mosquitoes.
According to Our Town, trucks have been dispatched across New York City to spray diluted forms of Anvil 10+10 and Duet.
Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan stated, “The Health Department is actively working to prevent West Nile through public education, treating marshy areas and spraying for mosquitoes.”
One resident filmed a truck spraying pesticides near his neighborhood.
In the video, a voice from a speaker can be heard saying, “The city has applied pesticides to reduce the threat of the West Nile Virus. To minimize exposure to the pesticide, go inside immediately until the truck goes past.”
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Do you see the pattern yet?
New York City is responding to ‘West Nile Virus’ with a MASS pesticide spraying operation.
They are CAUSING the illnesses with their ‘solutions’. pic.twitter.com/1MoieZ5tRX
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) August 31, 2024
Per Fox 5 New York:
The Health Department is spraying for mosquitoes to prevent people from having the West Nile virus in New York.
Starting tonight, trucks will spray pesticides in sections of Manhattan at 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Tuesday morning and in Brooklyn on Wednesday between 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning.The Health Department will spray very low concentrations of Anvil 10+10, Duet, or MERUS 3.
New York — Here we go again…#WestNileVirus Prompts the Government to Spray Outdoors, Issue “Voluntary Curfews”, and Close off Public Areas
We all know it’s coming… whether it’s this or something else…
DO NOT COMPLY. pic.twitter.com/nuFUQlyj9z
— Teo Anon17 (@TeoAnon17) August 26, 2024
The Health Department of New York City has already confirmed four cases of West Nile Virus and identified the presence of the virus in mosquito pools across all five boroughs.
Where I live in Texas they always spray for mosquitos, especially after a hurricane or series of rainstorms. It is always done in the middle of the night to decrease the possibility of exposing anyone.