UPDATE: Due to forecast weather conditions, aerial spraying will not take place tonight as planned.

Weather permitting, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will treat sections of the following communities as part of its ongoing annual effort to control the mosquito population.

Commissioner James Tomarken announced today that two mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus: one collected at Gardiner County Park in Bay Shore (1) on August 16^th, the other collected at Byron Lake Park in Oakdale (1) on August 15^th.  Both samples were Culex pipiens-restuans.

Weather permitting, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will treat sections of the following communities as part of its ongoing annual effort to control the mosquito population.

The beach closure issued for Shirley Beach has been lifted, as results of recent samples collected show the water quality to be within acceptable levels.