(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.
“With heavy rains recently moving through the area, homeowners should check their yard and get rid any standing water to prevent mosquitos from spreading,” Nash said. “Be sure to check flowerpots and other plastic containers for standing water. Being proactive have major impact on the mosquito population and help 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 10, 2023, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the following locations, weather permitting:
Voorhees
Surrey Rd.
Long Ln.
Green Ridge Rd.
Pelham Rd. N.
Pelham Rd. S.
Eaton Pl.
Great Oak Rd.
Acorn Ln.
Blue Ridge Rd.
Saddle Ridge Rd.
Round Hill Rd.
Mercer Ave.
Audrey Ct.
Whyte Ct.
Burnham Ln.
Whyte Dr.
Lynch Rd.
Lynch Ct.
Stead Ct.
Johnson Ln.
Regan Ct.
Regan Ln.
Bunning Dr.
Covington Ln.
Carlton Ln.
Lindenwold
Cypress Ave.
Irving St.
Vasey Ave.
- Lowell Ave.
Cedar Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Holly St.
Oak Ave.
Spruce Ave.
Berlin Rd. S.
- Emerson Ave.
- Lowell Ave.
- Elm Ave.
- Linden Ave.
- Hawthorne Ave.
Elizabeth Ave.
Myrtle Ave.
Clementon
Bromley Estate
Mill Stream Rd.
Players Ln.
Renaissance Dr.
Lake Ave.
Forrester Ave.
Gristmill Ln.
Ski Mountain Dr.
Golf View Ct.
Jay St.
Rembrandt Ct.
Porter Ave.
Shultz Ave.
Erial Clementon Rd.
Gloucester Twp.
Wimbledon Way
Golfview Dr.
Pebble Ln.
Sawgrass Ct.
Fairway Dr.
Masters Dr.
Aberdeen Ln.
Doral Dr.
Valleybrook Ct.
Muirfield Ct.
Cypress Point Ct.
Pinehurst Ct.
La Costa Dr.
Augusta Ln.
Greens Way
Winslow
Winfield Dr.
Prentiss Ln.
Ashley Ln.
Summer Dr.
Washburne Ave.
Brenkenridge Dr.
Willard Way
Rawlins St.
Whiting St.
Pendelton Dr.
Joseph Dr.
Cheryl Ann Ct.
Halleck St.
Greystone Ln.
Glen Forge Dr.
Gardenia Ct.
Oak Forest Dr.
Fillmore Way
Wilton Way
Ford Ct.
Belmont Ct.
Cobblestone Ct.
Woodhaven Way
Fawn Ln.
Leanne Dr.
Acorn Ct.
Indian Hill Ln.
Ivy Ln.
Ivy Hall Ln.
Tamerlane
Juniper Ln.
Jackson Ln.
Jackson Ct.
Forbes Dr.
Baker Ave.
Fenway Ave.
Lake Dr.
Beach Dr.
Aqua Ln.
Ebbetts Dr.
Ebbetts Ct.
Shoreline Dr.
Wrigley Ct.
Crosley Dr.
Bruce Ave.
Verona Ave.
Glider Ave.
Surrey Ave.
Verona Ave.
Main Ave.
Oakland Ave.
Minerva Ave.
Oxford Ave.
Waterford
Rosella Ave.
Dorothy Ave.
Beachwood Dr.
Pederson Blvd.
Thomas Ave.
Maple Ave.
Columbia Ave.
Martha Blvd.
Hunt Blvd.
“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.