NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH                                          Commissioner          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT EIGHTH ADULTICIDING OF THE SEASON TO REDUCE RISK OF WEST NILE VIRUS   Trucks will spray pesticide in parts of Queens and Brooklyn on Tuesday, August 21 and in the Bronx and Brooklyn on Thursday, August 23 August 17, 2018 – To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the Health…