(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.
“With heavy rains moving throughout the region recently, homeowners should check their yard and get rid any standing water to prevent mosquitos from spreading,” Nash said. “Be sure to check flowerpots and other plastic containers for standing water. Being proactive have major impact on the mosquito population and helps out the hardworking people at the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission in their efforts.”
Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Friday July 7, 2023, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Winslow
Halleck St
Rawlins St
Whiting St
Washburne Ave
Breckenridge Dr
Ashley Ln
Prentiss Ln
Winfield Dr
Summer DR
Pendelton Dr
Belmont Ct
Filmore Way
Oak Forest Dr
Wilton Way
Old Erial Rd
Woodhaven Way
Fawn Ln
Leanne Dr
Acorn Ct
Hampton Pl
Hampton Gate Dr
Harrington Ln
Hopewell Ln
Hathaway Dr
Hyacinth Ln
Heywood Ln
Hewitt Ln
Williamstown New Freedom Rd
Sicklerville Rd
Fenway Ave
Baker Ave
Ebbetts Dr
Forbes DR
Atco
Shoreline Dr
Beach Dr
Aqua Ln Vineyard Rd
Maple Ave
Hunt Blvd
Martha Blvd
Pederson Blvd
Columbia Ave
Raritan Ave
Tremont Ave
Beechwood Dr
Thomas Ave
Dorothy Ave
Waverly Ave
3rd St
Auburn Ave
Atco Ave
Bartram Ave
4th St
Louden
6th St
Clifford Ave
5th St
Mount Ephraim
Roosevelt Ave
W Kings Hwy
Harding Ave
Baird Ave
Grant Ave
S Oak Ave
Linwood Ave
Winthrop Ave
Somerdale
Evergreen Ave
Ava Ave
Park Ave
Fairview Ave
Garden Ave
Gloucester Ave
Magnolia Ave
Westmont
S Park Dr
Vesper Ave
Hampton Ave
Edgewood Ave
Bellmawr
Forrest Dr
Booth Dr
Anthony Dr
Peach Rd
Union Ave
Farragut Rd
Bergen Ave
Mercer Ave
Salem Ave
Creek Rd
Gloucester City
Monmouth St
Somerset St
S Burlington St
Cumberland St
Market St
Powell St
Hunter St
Bertwood Ave
Barwood Ave
Richwood Ave
Barwood Ave
Annwood Ave
Elmwood Ave
Dukewood Ave
Ashwood Ave
Dodwood Ave
Cedarwood Ave
Beechwood Ave
Birch Ave
Camden
Highland Ave
Fremont Ave
33rd St
Berkley St
S 32nd St
Burwood Ave
Wilmont Ave
Kaighns Ave
Sycamore St
Chestnut St
Louis St
Orchard St
Pennsauken
Cedar Ave
Penn St
N Centre St
Rogers Ave
Irving Ave
Harvey Ave
Stow Rd
Union Ave
Delair
Bannard Ave
Barrows Ave
Bridgeview Ave
John Tipton Blvd
“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.