(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Monday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. During the fall months the commission schedules on an as-needed basis based upon the results of their surveillance efforts and input from the public.
“Although we are expected to have a clear and sunny start to the weekend, showers are possible late Sunday. 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 Monday, October 4 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Cherry Hill Township
Country Club Dr.
Country Club Pl.
Morris Dr.
Junewood Dr.
Lavender Hill Dr.
Downs Dr.
- Cranford Rd.
Lilac Ln.
- Fireside Ct.
Barby Ln.
Gatewood Rd.
Russett Dr.
Rolling Ln.
Viking Ln.
Queen Ann Rd.
Doral Dr.
Echo Pl.
Echo Ct.
Heartwood Dr.
- Country Club Ct.
Gloucester Township
Lane of Acres
New Brooklyn Erial Rd.
Innsbruck Dr.
Breckenridge Dr.
Aspen Rd.
Vail Rd.
Lake Placid Dr.
Cross Keys Berlin Rd.
Kearsley Rd.
Diane Dr.
Avondale Ct.
Redcliff Ct.
Gladwynne Ct.
Bryn Mawr Ct.
Yardley Ct.
Montrose Dr.
Killington Ct.
Edelweiss Ct.
Val David Ct.
St. Moritz Dr.
Stowe Ct.
Mont Blanc Ct.
Sugarbush Dr.
Persia Ct.
Gable Ct.
High Woods Ave.
Cedar Grove Dr.
Wood Thrush Ave.
Oak Leaf Ct.
Blue Spruce Dr.
Kenwyck Ct.
Kearsley Ct.
Washington Ave.
Lincoln Ave.
Booker Ave.
Yetta Dr.
Linda Ave.
Fay Ann Dr.
Barbara Ln.
Elaine Ave.
Eva Pl.
- Black Horse Pike
Cressmont Ave.
Grand Ave.
Drexel Ave.
High St.
Fairfax Ave.
Hillcrest Ave.
Frankford Ave.
Dearborne Ave.
Fairmount Ave.
Davistown Rd.
Estelle Ave.
Lehigh St.
State St.
Matthews Ave.
Hortman St.
Oak Ave.
Maple Ave.
Fairwyck Ln.
Colwyck Dr.
Pickwyck Dr.
Bittersweet Dr.
Boxwood Dr.
- Collins Ct.
Brewer Ln.
Heathrow Ct.
- Landing Rd.
- Brewers Ave.
Walnut Ave.
Brown Ave.
3rd Ave.
2nd Ave.
1st Ave.
Garden Ave.
Batten Ave.
Princess St.
Hillcrest Ln.
Ridge Ave.
Keystone Ave.
Pine St.
Empire Ave.
Richmond 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.