In addition, as previously announced, ground spraying is scheduled for areas of Upper Manhattan, from 125th Street to 181st Street, river to river, beginning early Tuesday morning at midnight. Several radio stations in New York City are also running public service announcements. If you have to remain outdoors, avoid contact with the spray. If you get pesticide spray directly in your eyes, immediately rinse them with water or eye drops. Wash skin and clothing exposed to pesticides with soap and water.
Some individuals are sensitive to pesticides.
Persons with asthma or other respiratory conditions are especially encouraged to stay inside during spraying since there is a possibility that spraying could worsen those conditions. Wash fruits and vegetables that could have been exposed to the spray. From March 9 to September 6, the Health Department West Nile virus Information Line has received approximately 90,000 telephone inquiries.