(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.
“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 help 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, August 11, 2023, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the following locations, weather permitting:
Berlin
Toomer Ave.
Hazel Ave.
Larch Ave.
Myrtle Ave.
Marion Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Spruce Ave.
Cedar Ave.
Division Ave.
Cushman Ave.
Cooper Ave.
Magnolia Ave.
Voorhees
Hardwicke Dr.
Princeton Dr.
Westminster Dr.
Cambridge Dr.
Carlisle Dr.
Stamford Dr.
Yorkshire Dr.
Dorset Dr.
Yorkshire Dr.
Windsor Dr.
Radcliffe Dr.
Cherry Hill
Oakdale Rd.
Greenwood Rd.
Ashbrook Rd.
Sunnybrook Rd.
Laurelbrook Rd.
- Brookfield Rd.
- Brookfield Rd.
Brookfield Ct.
Pinebrook Rd.
Valleybrook Ct.
Willowbrook Rd.
Maplebrook Ct.
Cedarbrook Rd.
Chapel Ave.
- Forge Ln.
Rhode Island Ave.
Brookline Ave.
Valley Run Dr.
Haverhill Ave.
Mackin Dr.
McGill Ave.
- Miami Ave.
Windsor Dr.
Windsor Cir.
Berkshire Ave.
Berkshire Ct.
Brentwood Ave.
Royal Oak Ave.
Westwood Ave.
Massachusetts Ave.
Pelham Rd.
Pelham Ct.
Redstone Ridge
Westover Dr.
Wayland Rd.
Brookmead Dr.
Sawmill Rd.
Sawmill Ct.
Timothy Ct.
Sharrowvale Rd.
Briar Rd.
Midway Dr.
Stratford
Laurel Rd.
Academy Dr.
Liberty Dr.
Oak Dr.
Oak Ct.
Saratoga Rd.
Temple Ave.
Robert Rd.
Warwick Rd.
Winding Way Rd.
Drexel Ave.
Longwood Dr.
Barrington
Austin Ave.
3rd Ave.
4th Ave.
5th Ave.
Albany Ave.
Kingston Ave.
Haddonfield
Warwick Rd. N.
Oakwood Rd.
Copley Pl. S.
Wayne Rd.
Copley Rd.
Bellmawr
Braisington Ave.
Grafton Ave.
Glenview Ave.
Bradley Ave.
Spruce Ave.
Curtis Ave.
Anthony Dr.
Booth Dr.
Peach Rd.
Creek Rd.
Collingswood
Berwick Ave.
Bellevue Ave.
Blenheim Ave.
Delaware Ave.
Woodlynne
Evergreen Ave.
Front St.
Elm Ave.
Ferry Ave.
Camden
Idaho Rd.
Wasp Rd.
Trent Rd.
Sumter Rd.
Kansas Rd.
- 6thSt.
Carl Miller Blvd.
Filmore St.
Ferry Ave.
Pennsauken
Howard Ave.
Patterson Ln.
Union Ave.
Gladwyn Ave.
Githens Ave.
Hesson Ln.
Collins Ave.
Morton Ave.
Colonial Ave.
Haddonfield Rd.
Harvey Ave.
Irving 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.