(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Monday 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 30 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Winslow Township
Huntington Dr.
Michaels Ct.
Barrington
Courtney Dr.
E Williams Ave.
Center St.
Shreveport Ave.
Davis Rd.
S Moore Ave.
Richards AVe.
Russell Ave.
Madison Ave.
Edwards Ave.
Adams Ave.
Lott Ave.
Willmont Ave.
W Williams Ave.
E Williams Ave.
Reamer Dr.
Cedar Ave.
Lennon Ave.
Cleveland AVe.
Stratford
W Temple Ave.
Drexel Ave.
Bryn Mawr Ave.
S Temple Ave.
Duke Ave.
Brynmawr Ave.
Bucknell Ave.
College Cir.
Beaver Cir.
Clementon
Washington Ave.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Spring Lake Ave.
Gibbsboro Rd.
Silver Lake Dr.
Ohio Ave.
S Trout Ave.
Haddonfield
Gill Rd.
Glenwood Rd.
Colonial Ridge Dr.
Upland Way
Washington Ave.
Greenmount Rd.
S Atlantic Ave.
Pennybrook Dr.
Concord Dr.
Oak Ridge Dr.
Concord Cir.
Camden
Mt Ephraim Ave.
Carl Miller Blvd.
Cope St.
Decatur St.
Dayton St.
Browning St.
Sayers Ave.
Norris St.
Halloween Ln.
Baird Blvd.
Glenn Dr.
Kaighn Ave.
Forest Dr.
Park Blvd.
Pennsauken Township
King Ave.
Roosevelt Ave.
Drexel Ave.
Burwood Ave.
Columbus Ave.
Collins Ave.
Wyndam Rd.
Powell Ave.
Cedar Ave.
Whitman Terr
Walnut Ave.
Lexington Ave.
Springfield Ave.
Merchantville Ave.
Delaware River Port Authority
Adams Ave.
Zimmerman Ave.
Velde Ave.
Curtis Ave.
Morgan Ave.
Derousse Ave.
Cherry Hill Township
Clayton Ave.
Homer St.
Scovel Ave.
Penn St.
Magnolia Ave.
Chapel Ave.
Wisteria Ave.
Miller Ave.
Merchant Ave.
William St.
Lawrence St.
Main St.
Locust St.
Maple Terrace.
Woodlawn Ave.
Prospect St.
Orchard Ave.
Somerset Ave.
Westminster Ave.
Saint James Ave.
Plymouth Pl.
Greenleigh St.
Hinchman Ave.
Evergreen Ave.
Essex Ave.
Sussex Ave.
Kresson Rd.
Springdale Rd.
Vanessa Ct.
Southwood Dr.
West Doris Dr.
East Doris Dr.
Saint Marys Dr.
Doncaster Rd.
Oakley Ct.
Whitby Rd.
Whitby Ct.
Village Dr.
Cooper Run Dr.
Forage Ln.
Fox Hollow Dr.
Fox Hollow Rd.
Hunters Dr.
Hawthorne Dr.
Hawthorne Ct.
Saddlesbrook Ct.
En Provence.
En Provence Ct.
Gloucester Township
Morgan Ave.
Park St.
Belleview Ave.
Cambridge Ave.
Delaware Ave.
Essex Ave.
Fairmount Ave.
Girard Ave.
Highland Ave.
Sterling Ave.
Highland Ave.
Jerome Ave.
Kohome Ave.
Lincoln Ave.
Linre St.
Laurel Springs
Park Ave.
Lakeview Ave.
Tomlinson Ave.
Lindsay Ave.
West Maple Ave.
East Maple Ave.
East Maple Ave.
West Elma Ave.
Poplar Ave.
West Stafford Ave.
East Stafford Ave.
Columbia Ave.
West Park Ave.
Whitman Ave.
Stone Rd.
Central Ave.
Arch Ave.
Broadway
Grand Ave.
Fairmount Ave.
Madison Ave.
Hemlock Ave.
Summit Ave.
Summit Ave.
West Central Ave.
South 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.