Albany – The Albany County Health Department plans to implement a strategic and targeting approach to larvicide application in 2007 that is directly based on West Nile Virus surveillance findings.

Beginning on or after July 2, when significant WNV activity has been documents in an area, the area will be surveyed for mosquito breeding sites and if appropriate either 30 day or 150 day residual mosquito Larvicide will be applied by certified municipal and county employees to targeting municipal storm sewer catch basins and seasonally wt standing water areas.

These activities and treatments may occur in the cities of Albany, Cohoes and Watervliet; the towns of Bethlehem, Colonie, Guilderland and Coeymans; and the villages of Colonie, Menands, Ravena, Voorheesville, Green Island, and Altamont.

The activities will continue in the targeted areas until the catch basins and seasonally standing water areas are treated.