(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Thursday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County.
Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“After heavy rains moved through the region recently, it’s important for homeowners to 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, October 5, 2023, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the following locations, weather permitting:
Gloucester Twp.
Poplar St.
Walnut St.
Andrea Ct.
Sicklerville Rd.
Hickstown Rd.
Blackwell Ct.
Sovereign Way
Orr Rd.
Red Bank Dr.
Billingsport Dr.
Garwood Rd.
Cattell Dr.
Baunbridge Ct.
Cherry Hill
Williams St.
Miller Ave.
Wisteria Ave.
Horner St.
Scovel Ave.
Penn St.
Merchant St.
Main St.
Magnolia Ave.
Chapel Ave. W.
Spruce St.
Locust St.
Maple Terr.
Woodlawn Ave.
Prospect St.
- Center St.
Hinchman Ave.
Greenleigh Ct.
Sussex Ave.
Westminister Ave.
St. James Ave.
Plymouth Pl.
Kresson Rd.
Browning Ln.
- Woodleigh Dr.
Hidden Ln.
Woodleigh Dr. N.
Bunker Hill Dr.
Heartwood Dr.
Plymouth Rock Dr.
Mayflower Ln.
Fort Duquesne Dr.
Crown Point Ln.
Heron Rd.
Liberty Bell Dr.
Berlin
Berlin Park
Watsontown Rd.
New Freedom Rd.
Evanine Dr.
Villanova Ct.
Laurel Hill Ct.
Glenwood Ct.
Delwood Ln.
Greenleigh Ct.
Brandywine Dr.
Hickory Ln.
Orchard Ln.
Aristone Dr.
Evergreen Dr.
Winding Way
Blatherwick Dr.
Princeton Ct.
Tricia Ln.
Columbia Terr.
- Park Dr.
Cross Keys Rd.
Summit Ave.
Glenview Ave.
Thomas Ave.
Ridgeview Ave.
Camden
Farnham Park
Baird Blvd.
Kaighn Ave.
Forest Dr.
Glenn Dr.
Park 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.