(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Thursday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. The summer weather has created an ideal environment for mosquitoes to breed.
With rain in the forecast,, Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“Remember that after any rainfall, homeowners should check their yard and remove any standing water to help eliminate the threat of mosquitos,” Nash said. “Mosquitos need standing water to breed, so you can help keep them off your property by removing water from places like flowerpots and containers. This helps us reduce the pest population in your neighborhood, and it assists the efforts of the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission.”
The Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Thursday, July 7 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
Gloucester Township
Haines Ave.
Hamilton Ave.
Prospect Ave.
Harrison Ave.
Lincoln Ave.
Garfield Ave.
Cleveland Ave.
Church St.
Washington Ave.
Black Horse Pike
Baptist Ln.
Saint Moritz Dr.
Sugarbush Dr.
Breckenridge Dr.
Mont Blanc Ct.
Stowe Ct.
Edelweiss Ct.
Val David Ct.
Lake Placid Dr.
Killington Ct.
Vail Rd.
Innsbruck Dr.
Aspen Rd.
Persia Ct.
Kearsley Rd.
Hinchliffe Ln.
Highwoods Ave.
Cedar Grove Dr.
Wood Thrush Ave.
Oak Leaf Ct.
Parkview Dr.
Blue Spruce Dr.
Indiana Ave.
Cloverdale Rd,
- Lake Ave.
Trinity Ln.
Devonshire St.
State St.
Cecelia Dr.
Vassar Pl.
Trinity Ave.
Lehigh Ave.
Cornell Ave.
Jerome Ave.
Adrienne Ave.
Adrienne Ct.
Carol Ave.
Indiana Ct.
Crestview Ave.
6th Ave.
Wallings Ave.
Clementon
Stone Rd.
Grand Ave.
Broadway
Madison Ave.
Central Ave.
Columbia Ave.
- Stafford Ave.
- Elma Ave.
Maple Ave.
- Atlantic Ave.
Fairmount Ave.
Waterford
Granger Ave.
Aqua Ln.
Lake Dr.
Shoreline Dr.
Beach Dr.
Fenway Ave.
Ebbetts Dr.
Ebbetts Ct.
Forbes Dr.
Baker Ave.
Crosley Dr.
Wrigley Ct.
Tioga ave.
Fair Ave.
Ontario Ave.
7th Ave.
Landing Rd.
Titgen Ave.
Apple St.
9th Ave.
10th Ave.
7th Ave.
12th Ave.
Florence Ave.
Camden Ave.
Girard Ave.
Nelson Ave.
Richardson Ave.
Stevens Ave.
New Jersey Ave.
Gibbons Ct.
Hayes Mill Rd.
Cooper Folly Rd.
Bartal Ct.
Trout Dr.
Lakeside Dr.
Lakeside Ct.
Wakefield Rd.
Bruno Ln.
Waterfords Edge Ct.
Bromley Ct.
Villas Ct.
Foxton Dr.
Oakton Dr.
5th St.
Bellevue Ave.
Bellevue Ct.
Almira Ave.
Atco Ave.
4th St.
Jackson Rd.
Dayton Ave.
Camilla Ave.
3rd St.
Fox Ct.
Fox Ln.
Fox Run Dr.
Forrest Dr.
Louden Ln.
Louden Terr.
Longwood Ln.
Richards Ave.
Cannery Row
Linda Ln.
Partridge Way
Linden Ave.
Judith Ln.
Ilene Ln.
Todd Ct.
State St.
Gardens Ave.
Whispering Pines Dr.
Waterbridge Dr.
Front St.
Sapling Way
Alsarah Ct.
Mary Anna Dr.
Susan Ct.
Plinder Ct.
Leon Ct.
Pamela Pl.
Andria Ct.
Gerald Ct.
Memorial Ct.
Tricia Ct.
Albert Ct.
Pamela Ct.
Laurie Ct.
Lelache Ave.
Murray Hill Dr.
Almira Ave.
Bellevue Ave.
2nd St.
Church St.
Raritan Ave.
Cooper Rd.
Anderson Ave.
Murray Hill Dr.
Carolyn Ln.
Maple Ave.
Carriage Ln.
Ashland Ave.
6th St.
Gennessee Ave.
Winslow Twp.
Elsworth Dr.
Elsworth Ct.
Patterson Ln.
Meade Ct.
Madison Ln.
Crawford Dr.
Sherman Ln.
Franklin Ln.
Morris Dr.
Orlando Dr.
Dayton Ct.
Baldwin Dr.
Bassett Ct.
Wilson Dr.
Brearly Dr.
Read Dr.
Rutledge Dr.
Carroll Ct.
Gerry Ln.
Mercer Ln.
Orlando Ct.
Randolph Ln.
Martin Ln.
“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.