(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Thursday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. During the summer and fall months the commission schedules on an as-needed basis based upon the results of their surveillance efforts and input from the public.
“Even brief rain, showers, and storms can create substantial opportunities for standing water to develop and accumulate,” said Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission. “Mosquitos need standing water to breed, so the first thing you should do after any rain is check your yard and remove any standing water to help eliminate the threat. This simple act can help reduce the pest population in your neighborhood, and assist the efforts of the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission.”
The Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Thursday, June 24th between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Runnemede
Oak st.
Chestnut st.
Maple st.
Union Ave.
Hill Ave.
4th Ave.
E 3rd Ave
Irish hill rd.
Payne Ave.
Crescent Ave
Rambler Ave
Orchard Ave.
N read Ave.
N Oakland Ave
Manor Ct
Bowers Ave
Smith lane
Gravel Hill Rd.
Barrington
N cedar Ave
W 4th Ave
W 3rd Ave
W 2nd Ave
W 1st Ave
Copley rd
Wayne rd
Mercer Dr
Somerdale
Franklin circle
Tylers ct
Stevens ct
Haddon Heights
Gloucester Ave
Wayne Ave
Narberth Ave
Bryn Mawr Ave
Mt. Ephraim
White Ave
James st
Glover Ave
Audubon
Walnut st.
3rd Ave
Cherry st
Spruce st
W Graisbury Ave
Mansion Ave
Oak st
Virginia Ave
Haddon Township
Grandview Ave
Pershing Ave
Delaware Ave
Berwick Ave
Bellevue Ave
Blenheim Ave
Marlborough
New York Ave
Marlborough Ave
Nicholson rd
Ohio ave
Wilson ave
New Jersey ave
Lincoln ave
Pennsylvania ave
Washington ave
Golden ave
Grant ave
Haddonfield
E Atlantic ave
Chestnut ave
Centre st
E park ave
E cottage ave
E summit ave
Reilwood ave
Lincoln ave
Cherry Hill
Maple Ave
Kent Road
Colmar Road
Colwick Road
Merion Road
Lenape Road
Saint Martins Road
Saint Davids Road
Amble Road
Bala Road
Wayne Road
Media Road
Colwick Drive
Longfellow Drive
Hillside Drive
Kipling Road
Keats Place
Eaton Way
Dumas Road
Chaucer Place
Byron Terrace
Ashely Court
Walt Whitman Blvd
McIntosh Road
Burnt Mill Road
Philmar Ave
Waterford
Carolyn Lane
Murray Hill Drive
Camilla Ave
Bellevue Ave
2nd Street
Gardens Ave
Church Street
Dayton Ave
3rd Street
Auburn Ave
Raritan Ave
Maple Ave
Oneil Drive
Pederson Blvd
Hunt Blvd
Martha Blvd
Fernwood Ave
Columbia Ave
Thomas Ave
Beechwood Dr
Pestletown Road
Autumn Crest Drive
Harvest Lane
Curry Ave
Hunters Lane
De Pasquale Estate Drive
Hayes Mill Road
Villas Ct
Cooper Folley Road
Lakeside Drive
Wakefield Road
Foxton Drive
Bromley Ct
Oakton Dr
Bartal Ct
Gibbons Ct
Trout Drive
Tremont Ave
Chateau Ct
Lincoln Ave
Fernwood Ave
Willow Way
Lorkim Ln
Pinewood Ln
Hillside Dr
Plymouth Dr
Lexington Dr
Ashford Terrace
Anthony 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.