(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 small pockets of rain can leave behind pools of standing water around your yard,” 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, August 25th between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Cherry Hill
Park Blvd.
Curtis Ave.
Webster Ave.
Whitman Ave.
Conwell Ave.
Wayne Ave.
Sheridan Ave.
Jefferson Ave.
Grant Ave.
Edison Ave.
Wesley Ave.
Cooper Ave.
Park Dr.
Madison Ave.
Harrison Ave.
Harding Ave.
Chanticleer
Heather Ct.
Avalon Ln.
Ventnor Ct.
White Cap Terr.
Stone Harbor Ct.
Ct. G
Cape May Ct.
Longport Ct.
Stone Harbor Ct.
Waldon Pond Rd.
Normandy Ct.
Brittany Ct.
Sorrell Tree Ct.
Thistle Ct.
Domain Ct.
Emerson Ct.
Stevenson Ct.
Hemingway Ct.
Kilmer Ct.
Reynard Ct.
Belle Arbor Dr.
Sheffield Rd.
Cambridge Rd.
Avon Rd.
Brighton Rd.
Chelton Pkwy.
Drake Rd.
Princess Rd.
Knight Rd.
Deland Ave.
Daytona Ave.
Queens Ave.
- Tampa Ave.
- Miami Ave.
- Ormond Ave.
Edgemoor Rd.
Edgemoor Terr.
Orlando Rd.
Orlando Terr.
Abington Rd.
Kingston Dr.
Richard Rd.
Howard Rd.
Bruce Rd.
Bruce Terr.
Johns Rd.
Ramble Rd.
King George Rd.
West Berlin
- Taunton Ave.
Cooper Rd.
- Rose Ln.
Astor Ave.
Holly Dr.
- Rose Ln.
Walnut Circle
Maple Dr.
Andes Trail
Hillside Ln.
Park Ave.
Day Ave.
Oak Ct.
Clover Ave.
Taunton Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Marion Ave.
Myrtle Ave.
Magnolia Ave.
Cushman Ave.
Division Ave.
Larch Ave.
Hazel Ave.
Fern Circle
Toomer Ave.
Cedar Ave.
Spruce Ave.
Briarwood Rd.
Briarwood Ct.
Centaurian Dr.
Centaurian Ct.
Peppermill Rd.
Acorn Rd.
- Walnut Circle
- Walnut Circle
Maple Dr.
Cherry Rd.
Pine Terr.
Winslow
Hickstown Rd.
Little Mill Rd.
York Terr.
Erial Rd.
Winfield Rd.
Kim Ln.
Woodshire Dr.
Wynmere Dr.
Willow Ct.
Garwood Rd.
Erial Clementon Rd.
Lee Ln.
Keith Ct.
Pleasant View Dr.
Porter Ave.
Shultz Ave.
Peter Cheeseman Rd.
Sonora Ct.
Keats Ct.
Canterbury Cove
Lancaster Pl.
Mission Ln.
Jaeger Ct.
Flores Ln.
Del Sol Pl.
La Jolla Ln.
Burberry Ct.
Hartley Ct.
Heath Ct.
Elena Ct.
Thackery Ct.
Terrestria Ln.
Thornhill Ct.
Abbey Ct.
Shelby Ct.
Brighton Ct.
Dickenson Dr.
Walden Ct.
Berwick Ct.
Sicklerville Rd.
Andrews Rd.
Peoria Ln.
Peoria Ct.
Pierson Pl.
Patton Ln.
Penfield Ln.
Piedmond Ln.
Pritchard Ln.
Parkhill Ln.
Pittman Ln.
Pittman Pl.
Primrose Ln.
Price Ln.
Pershing Ln.
Pinewood Ln.
Peachton Ln.
Old Erial Rd.
Oakwood Dr.
Cold Springs Ct.
Belmont Ct.
Oak Forest Dr.
Wilton Way
Ford Ct.
Cobblestone Ct.
Filimore Way
Woodhaven Way
Fawn Ln.
Leanne Dr.
Acorn Ct.
Bairdmore Ave.
Roberts Ave.
Central Ave.
Spring Rd.
Hay St.
Hall St.
Voorhees
William Feather Dr.
Chatham Dr.
Barclay Ln.
Brookview Dr.
Brookview Ct.
Fox Hollow Rd.
Westbrook Ct.
Wyndham Rd.
Kings Croft Ln.
Signal Hill Dr.
Sherwood Ln.
Barrington
Mercer Dr.
Avon Rd.
Princeton Rd.
Whitman Dr.
Letitia Ln.
Kent Rd.
Hutchinson Ave.
Peltoma Rd.
Warwick Rd.
Mercer Dr.
Wayne Rd.
Oakwood Rd.
Chesterfield Rd.
Copley Rd.
Copley Pl. N.
Copley Pl. S.
Bellmawr
McClelland Ave.
Garfield Ave.
Sherman Ave.
Sheridan Ave.
Buchanan Ave.
Romana Ave.
Lucille Ave.
Chalmers Ave.
Catherine Ave.
Logan Ave.
Center Ave.
Hamton Pl.
Howard Ave.
Grant Ave.
Magnolia
Bryant Ave.
Ashland Ave.
Lincoln Ave.
Lapierre Ave.
Cumberland Ave.
Stephen Pl.
Monroe Ave. E.
Gloucester Ave.
- Washington Ave.
Lafayette Ave.
Jefferson Ave.
Lawnside
Watkins Ave.
- Phoenix Ave.
Kings Ct.
Gloucester Ave.
Thomas Ave. S.
Thomas Ave. N.
Mouldy Rd.
- Emlen Ave.
Moore Ave.
Elizabeth Ave.
Bryant Ave.
Hilliard T. Moore Sr. Ave.
Mount Ephraim
Hill St.
George St.
- Buckingham Ave.
- Kings Hwy.
Audubon
Wyoming Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Elm Ave.
Walnut St.
- Pine St.
Oak St.
Cedarcroft Ave.
Washington Terr.
Audubon Park
Eagle Rd.
Albatross Rd.
Bobolink Rd.
Goldfinch Rd.
Ibis Dr.
Jackclaw Dr.
School Ln.
Road A
Farm Ln.
Peacock Rd.
Cardinal Ct.
Dove Terr.
Kingfisher Pl.
Mockingbird Ln.
Nightingale Rd.
Oriole Dr.
Road B
Pelican Dr.
Raven Pl.
Road C
Redwing Ct.
Robin Terr.
Sandpiper Pl.
Skylark Ln.
Turtledove Ct.
Road D
Waxwing Ct.
Kennedy Dr.
Flamingo Pl.
Hummingbird Rd.
Wren Rd.
Whippoorwill Way
Tanager Ct.
Pennsauken
Irving Ave.
Horner Ave.
Cedar Ave.
Rockland Ct.
- Centre St.
Harvey Ave.
Penn St.
Rogers 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.