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Health department to spray parts of Queens with pesticides to kill mosquitoes, reduce risk of West Nile virus

By Ethan Marshall
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Amid surge in West Nile Virus cases, NYC Health to spray sections of Queens neighborhoods

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More mosquito sprayings scheduled next week in the Bronx and Queens

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Health Department to spray for mosquitoes in Queens and Staten Island next week

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More Queens neighborhoods will be hit with pesticide spraying this week as mosquito battle rages on

By Robert Pozarycki
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Health Department targets southeastern Queens for West Nile-related pesticide treatment

By Max Parrott
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These Queens neighborhoods will undergo pesticide spraying this week as city targets mosquitoes

By Emily Davenport
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Pesticide-spraying trucks to come to Jamaica, South Ozone Park and the Rockaways next week

By Emily Davenport
Astoria

Many Queens areas will be sprayed with pesticide Tuesday as city amps up its war on mosquitoes

By Robert Pozarycki
Low-flying helicopters will treat five marshy Queens areas with larvicide this week to help control the mosquito population.
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War on Mosquitoes 2018: City set to drop more larvicide in Queens this week

By Robert Pozarycki
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Five Queens areas will be sprayed with larvicide next week as city launches 2018 mosquito-killing campaign

By Robert Pozarycki
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Part of Ridgewood and all of Bushwick will be sprayed for mosquitoes next week

By Robert Pozarycki
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Southeast Queens neighborhoods will undergo spraying next week to kill mosquitoes

By QNS News Team
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UPDATE: After two postponements, western Queens will undergo mosquito spraying tomorrow

By Robert Pozarycki
College Point

Here we go again: City to spray parts of Queens this week to kill disease-carrying mosquito larvae

By Robert Pozarycki
Bayside

These two sections of Queens will be sprayed Tuesday as city’s war on Zika virus continues

By Robert Pozarycki
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War on mosquitoes and Zika virus turns to western Queens with spraying this evening

By Robert Pozarycki
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See which Queens neighborhoods will be sprayed this week to reduce Zika virus threat

By Katarina Hybenova
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Pesticide spraying across many Queens neighborhoods set for Monday night

By Robert Pozarycki
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More West Nile spraying in Queens today

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More West Nile spraying this week; 2 confirmed cases in Queens

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Abandoned Whitestone lot forces curfew on family

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More West Nile spraying in Queens this week

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West Nile spraying begins today in Queens

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