(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 25, 2023, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the following locations, weather permitting:
Atco
Brookview Ct
Bayberry Ct
Tallowood Ct
Windingbrook Ct
Hunters Ct
Horseshoe Ct
Windingbrook Dr
Brookview Dr
Woodvale Dr
Woodstream Dr
Hayes Mill Rd
Briarcliff Rd
Dartmouth Dr
Cornell Rd
Harvard Rd
Yale Rd
Waterbridge Dr
Laurie Ct
Leon Ct
Whispering Pines Dr
Pliner Ct
Memorial Ct
Andria Ct
Todd Ct
Sappling Way
Front St
Tricia Ct
Susan Ct
Albert Ct
Pamela Ct
Alsarah Ct
Cooper Rd
Camila Ave
Bellevue Ave
W Atlantic Ave
Almira Ave
Sicklerville
Cross Hill Rd
Elbow Ln
Funny Bone Ct
Elbow Ct
Double Woods Rd
Wiltons Landing Rd
Gatehouse Ct
Clements Hand Ct
Wagon Wheel Dr
Gander Ct
Gosling Ct
Coachlight Dr
Cross Hill Circle
Regan Ridge Rd
Gravely Hill Ct
Gooseneck Ln
Goose Neck Ct
Meetinghouse Circle
Turnabout Ln
Meadowrue Ln
Meadowood Ln
Highmeadows Dr
Barclay Ln
Eisenhower Ln
Eastmont Ln
Eastmont Ct
Eden Hallow Ln
Edgeview Ln
Eden Ct
Nottingham Dr
Muirfield Dr
Normandy Dr
Cedar Hill Dr
Hillside Ct
Woodside Ln
Fripps Old Rd
Old Farm Rd
Country Ln
Village Circle
S Central Ave
Cardinal Ln
Blue Meadow Ln
Berlin
Evelyn B Morine Blvd
Tom Wells Rd
Washington Ave
6th Ave
7th Ave
Fair Ave
Ontario Av
Tioga Ave
New Jersey Ave
Titgen Ave
Apple St
9th Ave
Florence Ave
10th Ave
Dill Ave
Park Ave
Heights Ave
Elm Ave
Union Ave
S Atlantic Ave
Atlantic Ave
Warren Ave
Lucas Ave
Hudson Ave
Patton Ave
Cherry Hill
Chestnut Pl
Maple Ave
Aaron Ct
Hedy Ave
Lloyd Ave
Isaac Ln
Isaac Ct
Laurel Terrace
Embassy Dr
Embassy Ct
Regency Ct
Cherry Hill Blvd
Aqueduct Ln
Hialeah Dr
Rhonda Dr
Bowie Ln
Santa Anita Pl
Hollywood Pl
Monmouth Dr
Belmont Dr
Suffolk Dr
Cherry Hill Blvd
Ascot Ln
Jamica Dr
Garden State Dr
Saratoga Dr
Tanforan Dr
Narragansett Dr
Sandringham Rd
Hille Dr
Nathaniel Ave
Monterey Ave
Brick Rd
Squire Ln
Gainsboro Rd
Henfield Ave
Sandringham Terrace
Henfield Terrace
Marlowe Rd
Harvard Ave
Yale Ave
Princeton Ave
Woodland Ave
3rd Ave
State St
Monroe Ave
Lincoln Ave
Union Ave
Glenwood Ave
Ivins Ave
Holly Ave
Church Ave
Barlow Ave
Linderman Ave
Petitt Ave
Thomas Ave
Victor Ave
Blackwood
Crestview Ave
W Blenheim Ave
Marino Ave
Geneva Ave
Taranto Ave
S Venetia Ave
Good Intent Rd
Almonesson Rd
Lower Landing Rd
Oak Ave
Cummings Ave
Graisbury Ave
Cedar 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.