NEW YORK (AP) - Passengers at New York’s LaGuardia airport are dealing with unfriendly fliers - a swarm of mosquitoes plaguing the terminals and outdoor areas of the waterfront airport.
With a rainy and humid spring, workers and passengers are now swatting away the mosquitoes for the entire day. A New York City Health Department spokesperson tells the New York Post (https://nyp.st/2sgaXks ) the insect swarm may have been caused by a combination of new construction at the airport and close proximity to the Flushing Bay.
La Guardia Gateway Partners, which operates Terminal B, also blamed the rainy spring and says it has brought in exterminators.
New York-area mosquitoes are not believed to carry Zika, but health department officials still urge caution in mosquito-infested areas.
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