(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.
“Standing water causes mosquitos to spread, so homeowners should check their yards and get rid of any standing water that they find,” 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 28, 2023 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Runnemede
Pine Ave
Forrest Ave
Stratford Ave
Davis Rd
Barrington
W 1st Ave
W 2nd Ave
W3rd Ave
W 4th Ave
Thomas Ave
Dubois Ave
Bellmawr
Ellen Dr
Brooks Ct
Oakland Ave
Majestic Ave
S Bellmawr Ave
E Browning Rd
Hampton Pl
Logan Ave
Park Dr
Grant Ave
Garfield Ave
Sherman Ave
Sheridan Ave
Buchanan Ave
McClelland Ave
Creek Rd
Edgewood Ave
Worthman Ave
Dobbs Ave
Patterson Ave
Kingston Ave
S Bell Rd
Leaf Ave
Cardinal Ave
Belmont Rd
Sunnyside Ln
Rockville Dr
W Browning Rd
Lawnside
Ashland Ave
River Run
Spicer Pl
Freeman Terrace
Edwards Ct
Silk St
Mount Ephraim
Cleveland Ave
Jefferson Ave
Roosevelt Ave
Harding Ave
Baird Ave
Grant Ave
Winthrop Ave
Garfield Ave
Camden
N 29th St
River Ave
Hayes Ave
Pierce Ave
Harrison Ave
N 30th Ave
Louis Ave
Princess Ave
Euclid St
Haddon Ave
Lansdowne Ave
Somerdale
Hampton Ln
Roberts Dr
Hartford Rd
Hartford Pl
Fenwick Ln
Orchard Ave
Voorhees
Coventry Dr
Battery Hill Dr
Oxford Ct
Henley Ln
Addington Ct
Crofton Ct
Beacon Pl
Foxton Ct
Harwood Dr
Harwood Pl
William Feather Dr
Cherry Hill
Cunningham Ln
Wilderness Dr
Manning Ln
Galway Ln
Dublin Ln
Fries Ln
Gwen Ct
Jodi Ct
Juniper Dr
Lily Ln
Iris Rd
Pleasant Dr
Cranford Dr
Randy Ln
Astor Dr
Garwood Pl
Nature Dr
Tearose Ln
Morris Dr
Synder Ct
Katherine Ave
Poplar Terrace
Oak Ave
Poplar Ct
Coolidge Rd
Marshall Ave
Jade Ln
Ivy Ln
Liberty Ln
Columbia Blvd
Sliver Hill Rd
Kennebec Rd
Christian Ln
Washington Ave
Tyler Ave
Lake Dr E
Lake Dr W
Berlin
Taunton Run Village
E Taunton Ave
Cooper Rd
Centaurian Dr
Acorn Rd
Peppermill Rd
Clover Ave
Briarwood Rd
Briarwood Ct
N Park Dr
Park Blvd
Watsontown Rd
Sicklerville
Harbor Ln
Loch Lomond Dr
Blackwell Ct
Andrea Ct
Heatherwood Dr
Melbourne Ln
Turnerville Hickstown Rd
Marcia Ct
Morningstar Ct
Mimosa Ct
Peter Cheeseman 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.