(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.
Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“Since we have experienced heavy rains recently, it’s important for homeowners to check their yards and remove any standing water that could attract mosquitos,” Nash said. “Be sure to check flowerpots and other plastic containers for standing water. Being proactive have major impact on the mosquito population and helps the hardworking people at the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission in their efforts.”
Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Thursday, July 20, 2023, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Sicklerville
Erial Rd
New Brooklyn Park Disc Golf Course
High Woods Ave
Shenandoah Dr
Loft Mountain Dr
Skyline Dr
Hazeltop Dr
Swift Run Dr
Clubhouse Ln
Morgan St
Lincoln Ave
Kohomo Ave
Park St
Jerome Ave
Highland Ave
Line St
Fairmount Ave
Essex Ave
Sterling Ave
Delaware Ave
Cambridge Ave
Belleview Ave
Brookstone Dr
Marble Ct
Mullen Dr
Graypebble Circle
Red Gravel Circle
Waterview Dr
Granite Ct
Flagstone Dr
Pennsauken
N Park Dr
Atco
Atco Ave
Almira Ave
Raritan Ave
Church St
Dayton Ave
Camilia Ave
Gardens Ave
Carolyn Ln
Muray Hill Dr
4th St
2nd St
3rd St
Bellevue Ave
Bartal Ct
Hayes Mill Rd
Waterfords Edge Ct
Bruno Ln
Alley Ln
Grange Ave
Cooper Folly Rd
Dartmouth Rd
Briarcliff Rd
Cornell Rd
Harvard Rd
Columbia Dr
Sunset Ave
Pinehurst Dr
Colgate Ct
Colgate Rd
Joise Ln
Virgina Dr
Winslow
S Route 73
E Fleming Pike
Blackwood
Crestwood Ave
Oak St
Gravers Ln
St James Ct
Shadow Stone Dr
Bethany Ln
King St
Taylor Ave
Chews Landing Rd
Lindenwold
E Linden Ave
S Irving St
E Elm Ave
W Scott Ave
S Hawthrone Ave
S Emerson Ave
Myrtle Ave
Cedar Ave
Chestnut Ave
S Lowell Ave
Spruce Ave
Charles St
Cypress Ave
Oak Ave
Holly St
“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.