(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.
“The summer may be over, but mosquito season is not. We should all remain stay vigilant about checking our yards for standing water. Mosquitos need standing water to breed, so it important to routinely check your yard and remove any standing water to help eliminate the threat,” said Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission. “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, September 23 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Cherry Hill Township
Brookdale Dr.
Brookdale Ct.
Gregory Ct.
Old Salem Rd.
Hillcroft Ln.
Crooked Ln.
Dean Ln.
Old Salem Ct.
Stagecoach Rd.
Farmhouse Ln.
Farmhouse Ct.
Cranberry Ct.
Peppermint Dr.
Kings Croft Dr.
Hillside Dr.
Longfellow Dr.
Kipling Rd.
Keats Pl.
Eaton Way
Dumas Rd.
Chaucer Pl.
Byron Terr
Ashley Ct.
Walt Whitman Blvd.
McIntosh Rd.
Baldwin Rd.
Delicious Way
Winesap Rd.
Sussex Ave.
Valley Run Dr.
Chapel Ave. W
Rhode Island Ave.
Mackin Dr.
South Forge Ln.
Windsor Dr.
Brentwood Ave.
Berkshire Ave.
Berkshire Ct.
Windsor Ct.
Windsor Cir.
Westwood Ave.
Haverhill Ave.
McGill Ave.
W Miami Ave.
Park Blvd.
Bortons Mill Rd.
Kresson Rd.
Elmhurst Ave.
Woodlawn Ave.
Brace Rd.
Bortons Mill Ct.
Old Carriage Rd.
Kitty Hawk Rd.
Fenwick Rd.
Fenwick Ct.
Iron Master Rd.
Nantucket Dr.
Fieldstone Rd.
Pearlcroft Rd.
Warfield Rd.
Rockingham Rd.
Farmington Rd.
Gloucester Township
Lakeland Rd.
Melrose Ave.
Oakwood Ave.
Elmwood Ave.
Woodland Ave.
S Blackhorse Pike
Main St.
Amber Ct.
E Central Ave.
Woodlyn Ave.
Lakeview Ave.
Linden St.
Main St.
Barrington
Austin Ave.
Albany Ave.
Kingston Ave.
Reading Ave.
Haines Ave.
Trenton Ave.
Barrington Ave.
Second Ave.
Third Ave.
Fourth Ave.
Fifth Ave.
Lawrence Ave.
Newton Ave.
School Ln.
Woodland Ave.
Erie Ave.
Clements Bridge Rd.
Pine Hill
W Grove St.
Spring St.
E Buttonwood Ave.
E Cloverdale Ave.
W Woodburn Ave.
E Woodburn Ave.
W Clearview Ave.
E Clearview Ave.
E Branch Ave.
Pine St.
Oak St.
W Grove St.
Turnerville Rd.
Erial Rd.
Forrester Ave.
Kayser Ave.
E 12th Ave.
E 11th Ave.
E 10th Ave.
E Ninth Ave.
E Eighth 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.