(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.
Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“It’s important to remember that after any rainfall, homeowners should 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, Aug. 31, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
Gloucester Township
Lower Lake Dr.
- Railroad Ave.
- Central Ave.
Clifton Ave.
SW Ave.
Wilcox Ln.
Pine Ave.
Sofia Dr.
Sofia Ct.
Liberty Dr.
- Somerdale Rd.
Poplar Terr.
Rex Rd.
McKinley Ave.
Orchard Ave.
Wilson Ave.
Briarwood Dr.
Barbara Pl.
High St.
Wyngate Rd.
Holly Ct.
Cressmont Ave.
Grand Ave.
Drexel Ave.
Hillcrest Ave.
Frankford Ave.
High St.
Fairfax Ave.
Dearborne Ave.
State St.
Lehigh St.
Matthews Ave.
Estelle Ave.
Hortman St.
Black Horse Pike
Cecelia Dr.
Jerome Ave.
Carol Ave.
Cornell Ave.
Lehigh Ave.
Indiana Ave.
Indiana Ct.
Trinity Ave.
Vassar Pl.
Belleview Ave.
Cambridge Ave.
Delaware Ave.
Essex Ave.
Fairmount Ave.
Girard Ave.
Highland Ave.
Jerome Ave.
Kohomo Ave.
Park St.
Lincoln Ave.
Williamstown Erial Rd.
Morgan St.
Sterling St.
Huntington Ave.
Bozarth Ave.
Price Ave.
Austin Ave.
Station Ave.
Woodland Ave.
Main St.
High St.
Oak Ave.
Clementon
Sunset Dr.
Quail Ridge Rd.
Little Gloucester Rd.
Windmill Dr.
Rainbow Pl.
Erial Rd.
Cedar Creek Dr.
Bull Run Rd.
Stoney Bridge Rd.
Grant Ct.
- Kennedy Dr.
Grant Dr.
Kennedy Blvd.
Madison Dr.
Hamilton Dr.
Colonial Ct.
- Kennedy Blvd.
Pine Hill
- Branch Ave.
Chateau Dr.
Normandy Dr.
Wilson Rd.
Woodland Dr.
Cross Rd.
Woodrow Ave.
Signal Hill Rd.
Ashelman Rd.
Waterford Township
Maple Ave.
5th St.
Gennesse Ave.
4th St.
3rd St.
Raritan Ave.
Windsor Dr.
Kingsford Ln.
Ellwood Ave.
1st St.
Old White Horse Pike
Ohio Ave.
Lambert Ave.
Elm Ave.
Merion Ave.
Hendricks Ave.
Atlantic Ave.
Cedar Ave.
Chestnut Ave.
Garfield Ave.
Dale Ave.
Pacific Ave.
Washington Ave.
7th Ave.
Fair Ave.
Ontario Ave.
Tioga Ave.
New Jersey Ave.
Titgen Ave.
Apple St.
Florence Ave.
Camden Ave.
Girard Ave.
Nelson Ave.
Richardson Ave.
Stevens Ave.
12th Ave.
11th Ave.
10th Ave.
9th Ave.
Landing Rd.
Winslow Township
Wharton Ave.
Howard Ave.
Verona Ave.
Oxford Ave.
Minerva Ave.
Gilder Ave.
Main Ave.
Oakland Ave.
Terrace Ave.
Myrtle Ln.
- Elm Ave.
Walnut Ave.
Peartree Ave.
Bittlewood Ave.
Woodcrest Ct.
Wedgewood Ct.
Chestnut Ave.
Evergreen Ave.
Pine Valley Rd.
Springfield Ave.
Tavistock Dr.
Kresson Ct.
Sunflower Ave.
Sharp 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.