(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.
“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 Wednesday, August 23, 2023, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the following locations, weather permitting:
Blackwood
Taylor Ave
King St
Saint James Ct
Bethany Ln
Gravers Ln
Crestwood Ave
Oak St
Shadow Stone Dr
Clementon
Sherri Way
Mason Ct
Grassmur Turn
High Trail
Mountainview Dr
Slalom Ct
Ridge Run
E 4th Ave
E 5th Ave
E 6th Ave
E 7th Ave
E 8th Ave
E 9th Ave
E 10th Ave
E 11th Ave
E 12th Ave
E 13th Ave
Wright Ave
Kayser Ave
Wills Ave
Daniels Ave
Mill Stream Rd
Gristmill Ln
Players Ln
Forrester Ave
Golf Vie Ct
Bromley Estate
Lake Ave
Renaissance Dr
Rembrandt Ct
Hickstown Rd
Porter Ave
Shultz Ave
Erial Clementon Rd
Sicklerville
Breckenridge Dr
Val David Ct
Lake Placid Dr
Killington Ct
Vail Rd
Innsbruck Dr
Stowe Ct
Saint Moritz
Mont Blanc Ct
Sugar Bush Dr
Gable Ct
Persia Ct
Kearsley Rd
Highwoods Ave
Cedar Grove Dr
Wood Thrush Ave
Blue Spruce Dr
Wood Thrush Ave
Cherry Hill
Chestnut Pl
Maple Ave
Aaron Ct
Hedy Ave
Lloyd Ave
Isaac Ln
Isaac Ct
Laurel Terrace
Embassy Dr
Embassy Ct
Regency Ct
Cherry Hill Blvd
Aqueduct Ln
Hialeah Dr
Rhonda Dr
Bowie Ln
Santa Anita Pl
Hollywood Pl
Monmouth Dr
Belmont Dr
Suffolk Dr
Cherry Hill Blvd
Ascot Ln
Cherry Hill Blvd
Jamica Dr
Garden State Dr
Saratoga Dr
Tanforan Dr
Narragansett Dr
Lindenwold
Locust Ave
Whitter Ave
E Walnut Ave
Taft Ave
Taylor St
E Maple Ave
E Linden Ave
N Holland St
Bryant Ave
N Carlton St
West Rd
Norcross Rd
Elm Ave
Holland St
Elm Ct
Myrtle Ct
Myrtle 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.