(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.
“Based on the precipitation throughout the county, homeowners should check their yard and get rid of any standing water to prevent mosquitos from spreading,” Nash said. “Be sure to check flowerpots and other plastic containers for standing water. Being proactive can have a major impact on the mosquito population and helps the hardworking people at the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission in their efforts.”
Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” on Friday June 23, 2023, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Somerdale
Sunset Dr
McMichael Ave
Liberty Dr
Poplar Terrace
W Somerdale Rd
Rex Rd
W Preston Ave
W Wood Ave
W Helena Ave
S Warwick Rd
Stratford
E Vassar Ave
E Atlantic Ave
Columbia Ave
Cornell Ave
N Grand Ave
Haddon Township
Akron Ave
Oneida Ave
Utica Ave
Melrose Ave
Center St
Collingswood
Taylor Ave
Collings Ave
Comly Ave
Eldridge Ave
Cattell Ave
Conard Ave
Stokes Ave
Ogden Ave
Park Ave
Mount Ephraim
Northmont Ave
Green Ave
Market St
Gloucester City
Thompson Ave
Holly Ave
Oriental Ave
Walnut Ave
Brooklawn
Christina St
Maude Ave
Nansen Ave
Haakon Rd
Noreg Pl
Sicklerville
Eaton Dr
Aberdeen Dr
Perryville Ct
Annapollis Dr
Glendora
Evesham Rd
Albert Rd
Beryl Ln
Beryl Ct
Blackwood
Fox Chase Dr
Benson Way
Kimberly Ct
Fox Run Rd
Devon Pl
Laurel Springs
Monitor Ct
Lincoln Dr
Manassas Pl
Vicksburg Rd
Fredricksburg Pl
Roanoke Rd
Spring Hill Dr
Pennsauken
Irving Ave
Morton Ave
Collings Ave
Colonial Ave
Winslow
Wharton Ave
Fleming Pike
Egg Harbor Rd
Hall St
Hay St
Peoria Ln
Pierson Rd
Penfield Ln
Patton Ln
Piedmond Ln
Andrews Rd
Pinewood Ln
Pritchard Ln
Parkhill Ln
Peachton Ln
Atco
3rd St
Atco Ave
Audburn Ave
4th St
Bartram Ave
Clifford Ave
5th St
6th St
Fenway Ave
Baker Ave
Ebbetts Dr
Forbes Dr
Shoreline Dr
Beach Dr
Aqua Ln
Vineyard Rd
“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.