(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.
“Be sure to check flowerpots and other plastic containers for standing water,” Nash said. “Being proactive have major impact on the mosquito population and helps out 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 August 3, 2023, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Pine Hill
Turnerville Rd
Daniels Ave
Estates Rd
Country Club Rd
Congress Rd
Melrose Dr
Mac Knight Dr
Richards Ave
Hill Dr
North Dr
Valley Dr
Crest Rd
S Club Rd
Club Ct
Kennedy Ct
Valley Ct
Penn Dr
Cranford Dr
W Woodburn Ave
W ClearView Ave
Forrester Ave
W Cloverdale Ave
W Branch Ave
W 9th Ave
W 8th Ave
W 7th Ave
W 6th Ave
Erial Rd
Waterford
4th Ave
6th Ave
Francis Ave
Payson Ave
Harvey Ave
7th Ave
Edwards Ave
Sigfried Ave
5th Ave
Nelson Ave
Sicklerville
Chews Landing Rd
Hartsdale Ln
Hawthrone Rd
Howell Pl
Heather Dr
Chruch Rd
Hanover Pl
Elmtowne Blvd
Birch Ave
Spruce Ave
Oak Ave
Pine Ave
Poplar Ave
Willow Ct
Wildcat Branch Rd
N Star Ct
Peaceful Ct
Quiet Rd
Friendship Ct
Blackboard Ln
Meetinghouse Circle
New Hope Ln
Harmony Circles Rd
Quilting Ln
Scattergood Ct
Normans Ford Dr
English Ivy Dr
Concord Blvd
Revere Way
Salem Ct
Chews Landing Rd
Orlando Dr
Wilson Dr
Martin Ln
Randolph Ln
Brearly Dr
Orlando Ct
Mercer Ln
Gerry Ln
Gery Ct
Andrews Rd
Sassafras Dr
Thousand Oak Dr
Tupelo Ln
Conifer Ct
Conifer Way
Hemlock Ln
Redjacks Dr
Drexel Ct
Drexel Gate Dr
Decatur Ln
Dover 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.