(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Friday 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, Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.
“As we’ve seen some rainfall this week, it’s important for homeowners 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 Friday, July 15 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
Blackwood
Jerome Ave
Cornell Ave
Lehigh Ave
Trinity Ave
Carol Ave
Adrienne Ave
Lake Ave
Indiana Ave
Ohio Ave
Cloverdale Rd
Pennsylvania Ave
New Jersey Ave
Lakeview Ave
Lincoln Ave
Washington Ave
Prospect Ave
Harrison Ave
Church St
Elm Ave
Central Ave
Sicklerville
Cedar Grove Dr
Aspen Rd
Innsbruck Dr
Vail Rd
Lake Placid Dr
Gable Ct
Saint Moritz Dr
Breckenridge Dr
Sugar Bush Dr
Kearsley Rd
Blue Spruce Dr
Cedar Grove Dr
Wood Thrush Ave
High Woods Ave
Lamont Ct
Locust Ct
Lawerence Ct
Linden Ct
Lennox Ct
Lehigh Ct
Lerner Ct
Andrews Rd
Erial Rd
Lehigh Manor Dr
Aberdale Ln
Arbor Meadow Dr
Amber Pl
Sickler Ave
Arborwood Ln
Church Rd
Rose Ct
Edgewood Acres 3
Gloucester City
Greenwood Ave
Highland Blvd
Sherwood Ave
Sylvan Ave
Oak Ave
Orlando Ave
Pennsauken
Stow Rd
June Rd
River Rd
Union Ave
Bannard Ave
John Tipton Blvd
Barrows Ave
Delaware Ave
Adams Ave
Morgan Ave
Zimmerman Ave
Velde Ave
Derousse Ave
Camden
Mechanic Ave
Atlantic Ave
Ferry Ave
Whitman Ave
Lansdowne Ave
Jackson St
4th St
Webster St
Waterford
Mauriello Dr
Susaun Ln
Goto Ln
Midili Dr
Millis Dr
Maiese Ave
Pump Branch Rd
Benedette Dr
McDough Rd
Ehrke Rd
Waterford Blue Anchor Rd
Lakeview Dr
Seth Dr
Judith Dr
Harvest Ln
Pilgrim Way
Curry Ave
Autumn Crest Dr
Pestleton Rd
Hunters Ln
De Pasquale Cr
Atco
Clifford Ave
6th St
Ellwood Ave
5th St
Denver Ave
Raritan Ave
3rd St
4th St
Oak Knoll RD
Atco Ave
Jackson Rd
Shady Ln
Blueberry Dr
Medford Rd
Pinewood Ln
Hillside Dr
Wexford Way
Fernwood Ave
Tremont Ave
Lorkim Ave
Ashland Ave
Lexington Dr
“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 [email protected]
