(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Wednesday 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.
With rain in the forecast this week, Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“Remember, after any rainfall homeowners need to 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 Wednesday, July 26 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
Sicklerville
Sicklerville Rd
Jarvis Rd
Briar Creek Rd
Foxwood Ct
Sherwick Ct
Dunlin Way
Willet Ct
Willow Ct
Garwood Rd
Woodshire
Winfield Rd
Keith Ct
Woodshire Dr
Kim Ln
Berkshire Rd
Hampshire Rd
Brookshire Rd
Yorkshire Rd
Prospect Ave
Eidnshire Rd
Prospect Ct
Jerrys Ct
Lincoln Ave
Parks Ave
Morgan St
Kohomo Ave
Jerome Ave
Highland Ave
Line St
Girad Ave
Fairmount Ave
Essex Ave
Cambridge Ave
Sterling St
Delaware Ave
Bellview Ave
Laurel Springs
Columbia Ave
Atlantic Ave
Whitman Ave
Park Ave
Stone Rd
Stafford Ave
Elma Ave
Maple Ave
Haddon Heights
Parks Ave
Fullings Mill Ln
Glover Ave
Sylvan Dr
Sylvan Central Dr
Keswick Ave
13th Ave
Blackwood
Church St
Baptist Ln
Washington Ave
Harrison Ave
Cleveland Ave
Garfield Ave
Lincoln Ave
Black Horse Pike
Lakeview Ave
Prospect Ave
Clementon Ave
Good Intent Rd
Walling Ave
Crestview 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.