(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Tuesday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. During the summer and fall months the commission schedules on an as-needed basis based upon the results of their surveillance efforts and input from the public.
“After even small periods of rain, it is extremely important that residents check their property for any standing water which may have accumulated,” said Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission. “Mosquitos need standing water to breed, so the first thing you should do after any rain is check your yard and remove any standing water to help eliminate the threat. This simple act can help reduce the pest population in your neighborhood and assist the efforts of the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission.”
The Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Tuesday, Aug. 3rd between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Barrington:
Haines Ave.
Reading Ave.
2nd Ave.
Lawrence Ave.
Trenton Ave.
Barrington Ave.
Haddonfield:
Wayne Road
Oakwood Road
Copley Place
Copley Road
Bellmawr:
Kingston Ave.
S Bell Road
Patterson Ave.
Leaf Ave.
Dobbs Ave.
Worthman Ave.
Edgewood Ave.
6th Ave.
5th Ave.
4th Ave.
3rd Ave.
2nd Ave.
1st Ave.
N cedar
S bell Road
Cornelia Drive
Meyner Drive
Collingswood:
County Hwy 561
E Franklin Ave.
E browning Road
E Ardmore Terrace
E Wayne Terrace
Haddon Twp:
Wilson Ave.
New Jersey Ave.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Delaware Ave.
Blenheim Ave.
Bellevue Ave.
Marlborough Ave.
New York Ave.
Greenridge Ave.
Ohio Ave.
Oaklyn:
W Park Ave.
W Holly Ave.
Capitol Ave.
W Cedar Ave.
Washington Ave.
Golf Ave.
Harding Ave.
Ridgeway Ave.
Eden Ave.
Brooklawn:
Noreg Place
Nansen Ave.
Maude Ave.
S Hannevig Ave.
S Wilson Ave.
Bergen Street
Christiana Street
Gloucester City:
Lane Ave.
N Stinson Ave.
Hunter Street
Barnard Ave.
Stites Ave.
W Thompson Ave.
Thompson Ave.
7th St.
6th St.
Powell St.
Newton St.
8th St.
Camden:
Farragut Ave.
N 35th St.
Farragut Ave.
N 33rd St.
Bergen Ave.
N 32nd St.
Harrison Ave.
High St.
N 29th St.
Westfield Ave.
Cramer St.
High St.
Saunders St.
N 27th St.
Pine Hill:
Mill stream Rd.
Players Ln.
Forrester Ave.
Gristmill Ln.
Berlin:
Adams Ave.
Jefferson Court
Franklin Ave.
Grand 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.