Spraying underway for W. Nile on West River

According to a New Haven Register article, barrier spraying of Talstar began on Thursday after 3 recent cases were reported in the area, including a death of an elderly New Haven woman.

Roger Wolfe, mosquito management coordinator in the state Department of Environmental Protection, said the goal was to kill adult mosquitoes and create a barrier to prevent the insects from traveling beyond breeding pools and wetlands along the West River.