(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Tuesday 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.
“It’s important that homeowners 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 Tuesday, Aug. 16, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
West Berlin
Fairview Ave
Oak Ave
Stratford Ave
Hill Ave
Prospect Ave
Kelly Dr
Bradford Dr
Deangelo Dr
Voorhees
Tallwood Dr
Harwood Dr
Durham Ct
Antietam Rd
Hardwood Pl
Foxton Ct
Beacon Pl
William Feather Dr
Battery Hill Dr
Addington Ct
Henley Ln
Oxford Ct
Whitby Ct
Tarnsfield Ct
Coventry Dr
Victor Blvd
Briarwood Dr
Woodhurst Dr
Woods Dr
Hollybrook Way
Chippenham Dr
Hartley Ln
Hartley CT
Cedar Hill Ct
Edge Hill Ln
Woodstone Dr
Brantley Way
Champlain Dr
Saratoga Ct
Brookwood Dr
Hazelhurst Dr
Bronwood Dr
Eastwood Dr
Eastwood Ct
Chipley Rn
Bradford Way
Rollingwood Dr
Sliver Hill Ln
Cresthill Ct
Stonehurst Dr
Thornwood Dr
Mosswood Dr
Ashbrooke Dr
Royal Ct
Kimberly Ct
Foxcroft Ct
Cherry Hill
Valley Run Dr
Valley Pl
Ridge Rd
Ridge Circle
Maine Ave
New Hampshire Ave
Pennsylvania Ave
Rhode Island Ave
Massachusetts Ave
Connecticut Ave
New York Ave
Morningside Dr
Royce Ct
Green Acre Dr
Anders Dr
Birchwood Park Dr
Lucille Ln
Westbury Dr
Hilltop Dr
Hilltop Ct
Cliff Dr
Strathmore Dr
Kings Point Rd
Lisa Ln
Huntington Dr
Karen Dr
Darien Dr
Tracey Terrace
Forest Hill Dr
Westbury Dr
Brookville Dr
Roberts Dr
Edison Ave
Park Dr
Harrison Ave
Madison Ave
Cooper Ave
Wesley Ave
Grant Ave
Sheridan Way
Sheridan Ave
Jefferson Ave
Wayne Ave
Conwell Ave
Whitman Ave
Webster Ave
Curtis Ave
Pearlcroft Rd
Courtland Rd
Wayside Dr
Wayside CT
Old Carriage Rd
Munn Ave
Caldwell Rd
Shephard Rd
Stanford Rd
Churchill Rd
Edison Rd
Edison Ct
Park Circle
Newell Ave
Bel Aire Ave
Plymouth Rd
Uxbridge Dr
Sutton Pl
Vanessa Way
Embassy Row
Centenial Dr
Tavistock Rd
Deerchase Ct
Haddon Ct
Waterford Ct
Ponds Ct
Tavistock Ct
McPhelin Ave
Ashland
Valleybrook Rd
Oakdale Rd
Ashbrook Rd
Valleybrook Ct
Greenwood Rd
Sunnybrook Rd
Willowbrook Rd
Laurelbrook Rd
Brookfield Rd
“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.