(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Friday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. The summer weather has created an ideal environment for mosquitoes to breed.
Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“Even though this has been one of the driest periods on record through May into the first full week of June mosquitoes are still out there,” Nash said. “Mosquitos need standing water to breed, so you can help keep them off your property by removing water from places like flowerpots and containers. This helps us reduce the pest population in your neighborhood, and it assists the efforts of the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission.”
The Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Friday, June 9 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
Gloucester Twp.
Belleview Ave.
Cambridge Ave.
Sterling St.
Delaware Ave.
Essex Ave.
Morgan St.
Fairmount Ave.
Girard Ave.
Highland Ave.
Jerome Ave.
Kohomo Ave.
Lincoln Ave.
Park St.
Williamstown-Erial Rd.
Line St.
Evesham Rd.
Albert Rd.
Albert Ct.
Beryl Ln.
Sherwood Terr.
Beryl Ct.
George Ln.
Trudy Ln.
Furman Dr.
Betsy Dr.
- Betsy Ct.
- Betsy Dr.
Hartford Dr.
Lillian Pl.
Fernwood Dr.
Saxony Ct.
Plantation Dr.
June Dr.
Doral Dr.
Aberdeen Ln.
Wimbledon Way
Fairway Dr.
Masters Dr.
Augusta Ln.
La Costa Dr.
Greens Way
Golfview Dr.
Cypress Point Ct.
Sawgrass Ct.
Valleybrook Ct.
Muirfield Ct.
Pebble Ln.
Pinehurst Ct.
Exeter Dr.
Springdale Dr.
Woodland Dr.
Douglas Ave.
Glamis Rd.
Braemar Ave.
Argyle Ave.
Hampton Ct.
Camelot Ct.
Duval Ct.
Inverness Ct.
Erial Rd.
Hazeltop Dr.
Skyline Dr.
Shenandoah Dr.
Swift Run Dr.
Clubhouse Ln.
Loft Mountain Dr.
Clementon
Watson Blvd.
Knight Ave.
Brand Ave.
Dover Ct.
Chelsea Circle
Coventry Ct.
Shetland Dr.
Point Breeze Ave.
Albertson Ave.
Palethorpe Ave.
Overington Ave.
Palmetta Ave.
Sepviva Ave.
Hazzard Ave.
- Atlantic Ave.
Central Ave.
Niagara Ave.
Flury Ln.
Elton Ave.
Lake Ave.
Lee Ave.
Saratoga Terr.
Gloucester City
Maple Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Walnut Ave.
Oriental Ave.
Holly Ave.
Thompson Ave.
Highland Blvd.
Sylvan Ave.
Greenwood Ave.
Rosalind Ave.
Park Ave.
Orlando Ave.
Sherwood Ave.
- Harley Ave.
- Burdsall Ave.
- Harley Ave.
- Stinson Ave.
- Stinson Ave.
Hunter St.
- Thompson Ave.
Lane Ave.
Camden
Magnolia Ave.
Empire Ave.
Langham Ave.
Baird Blvd.
Wildwood Ave.
Mt. Ephraim
Bell Rd.
Lincoln Ave.
Liberty Ave.
Garfield Ave.
Davis Ave.
Grant Ave.
Bellmawr
Cardinal Dr.
Belmont Rd.
Sunnyside Ln.
Rockville Dr.
- Browning Rd.
Pennsauken
Baker Ave.
Terrace Ave.
Walton Ave.
Garfield Ave.
Browning Rd.
Oaklyn
Hillcrest Ave.
- Beechwood Ave.
Reading Ave.
Manheim Ave.
Haddonfield
Tanner St.
- Euclid Ave.
Allen Ave.
Wilkins Ave.
Stiles Ave.
Audubon
- Atlantic Ave.
- Vassar Rd.
- White Horse Pike
Ervin Ave.
Collingswood
Merion Ter.
Haddon Ave.
Atlantic Ave.
- Narberth Terr.
- Wayne Terr.
- Franklin Ave.
“The commission works with the Public Health Environmental Laboratories in Trenton to verify the presence of West Nile Virus and other communicable diseases in their samples,” Nash said. “If a pool tests positive, the Mosquito Commission returns to spray the area. The sprayings take place when the mosquitoes are most active.”
The mosquito spray is not harmful to humans or pets, but you should avoid direct contact if you have respiratory concerns or are sensitive to irritants.
Residents should check their property for any object that holds water for more than a few days. All pre-adult mosquito stages (eggs, larvae, and pupae) must be in stagnant water in order to develop into adult mosquitoes.
- Swimming pools are a common problem. All pools must be checked and maintained to keep them mosquito-free. Swimming pools can breed mosquitoes within days after you stop adding chlorine or other disinfectant. Pool covers can catch rainwater and become a mosquito development site. Add a little chlorine to kill mosquitoes.
- Maintain screens to prevent adult mosquitoes from entering your home or business.
- Personal protection is strongly urged if you are outside when mosquitoes may be active—generally dawn and dusk. Insect repellants containing between 10-35% DEET are very effective, however, be sure to follow the label directions and take extra precautions with children and infants.
The Camden County Mosquito Commission suggests checking around your yard for mosquito breeding containers. The following is a checklist of tips to help eliminate mosquito breeding:
- Dispose of unnecessary containers that hold water. Containers you wish to save turn upside down or put holes in the bottom so all water drains out.
- Lift up flowerpots and dump the water from the dish underneath every week.
- Stock fish or add mosquito larvicide to ornamental ponds.
- Change water in bird baths, fountains, and animal troughs weekly.
- Screen vents to septic and other water tanks.
- Store large boats so they drain and small boats upside down. If covered, keep the tarp tight so water does not pool on top of the tarp.
- Do not dump leaves or grass clippings into a catch basin or streams.
- Do not allow water to collect on sagging tarps or awnings.
- Do not allow trashcan lids to fill with water.
- Check downspouts that are able to hold enough water to allow mosquito larvae to mature.
For more information, or to report a problem, contact the Camden County Mosquito Commission at (856) 566-2945 or skeeters@camdencounty.com.