(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.
“With heavy rains 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 Tuesday, August 15, 2023, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the following locations, weather permitting:
Cherry Hill
Narragansett Dr.
Pimlico Pl.
Tanforan Dr.
Saratoga Dr.
Jamaica Dr.
Cherry Hill Blvd.
Aqueduct Ln.
Aqueduct Ave.
Chestnut Pl.
Maple Ave.
Aaron Ct.
Hedy Ave.
Lloyd Ave.
Isaac Ln.
Isaac Ct.
Laurel Terr.
Embassy Dr.
Embassy Ct.
Regency Ct.
Voorhees
Amherst Rd.
Yale Rd.
Harvard Rd.
Cornell Dr.
Sunset Dr.
Alluvium Lakes Dr.
Elena Ct.
Paradise Dr.
Robin Ln.
Bowling Green
Milburn Way
Blue Jay Terr.
Cardinal Ln.
Hummingbird Ln.
Moonlight Terr.
Country Ln.
Sycamore Ave.
Park Dr.
Preston Ave.
- End Ave.
Homer Ave.
Lotus Ave.
Ebert Ave.
Prospect Ave.
Sir Lawrence Ct.
Holly Oak Dr.
Oak Hollow Dr.
Oak Hollow Ct.
Hidden Acres Dr.
Shingle Oak Dr.
Shingle Oak Ct.
Oak Ridge Dr.
Oak Ridge Ct.
- Red Oak Dr.
Red Oak Dr.
Red Oak Ct.
Acorn Hill Dr.
Acorn Hill Hollow
Evergreen Dr.
Pinecone Dr.
Fir Ln.
Sassafras Ct.
Pin Oak Ct.
Linden Ave.
Front St.
Poplar Ave.
Maple Ave.
Burnt Mill Rd.
Cedar Ave.
Atlantic Ave.
2nd Ave.
Front St.
White Horse Rd.
Gibbsboro Rd.
Walnut Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Berlin
Rosamond Ave.
Day ave.
Crest Ave.
Juniper Ave.
Holly Ave.
Ellis Ave.
Ridgewood Ave.
Blair Ln.
- Arlington Ave.
Clementon Berlin Rd.
- Arlington Ave.
Haddon Heights
Sylvan Dr.
Sylvan Central Dr.
Fulling Mill Ln.
13th Ave.
- Park Ave.
- Park Ave.
Dallas Ave.
Keswick Ave.
Thornolden Ave.
Glover Ave.
Prospect Ridge Blvd.
Haverford Ave.
“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.