Mosquito Spraying Throughout Camden County Thursday

(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Thursday morning the Mosquito Control Commission will be in the community spraying and surveilling areas throughout Camden County. Summer weather has created an ideal environment for mosquitoes to breed.

With rain in the forecast for this week Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission, talked about being cognizant of standing water.

“Please 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 Thursday, June 23 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:   

 

Bellmawr

Kingston Ave.

Leaf Ave.

Patterson Ave.

Dobbs Ave.

Worthman Ave.

Edgewood Ave.

1. Well Rd.

Creek Rd.

Apple Ave.

Brown Ave.

Wilson Ave.

Braisington Ave.

Lewis Ave.

1. Maple Ave.
2. Chestnut Ave.

Carter Ave.

Bergen Ave.

Union Ave.

Warren Ave.

Princeton Ave.

Carter Ave.

1. Browning Ave.

Mercer Ave.

Farragut Rd.

Salem Ave.

Bergen Ave.

Union Ave.

 

Runnemede

High St.

Irish Hill Rd.

E 3^rd Ave.

E 4^th Ave.

Union Ave.

Maple St.

Oak St.

Chestnut St.

Gravel Hill Rd.

Garden Terr.

Hill Ave.

 

Mt. Ephraim

2^nd Ave.

3^rd Ave.

4^th Ave.

Pennsylvania Ave.

Delaware Ave.

New Jersey Ave.

 

Stratford

Wright Ave.

Cornell Ave.

Whitman Ave.

1. Kirkwood Ave.

Central Ave.

Saratoga Rd.

Oak Dr.

Oak Ct.

Liberty Dr.

Academy Dr.

Longwood Dr.

Holly Rd.

Hillside Rd.

Longwood Ct.

Nancy Rd.

Winding Way Rd.

Chestnut Ave.

Trenton Ave.

Almond Ave.

Hazel Ave.

Atlantic Ave.

Filbert Ave.

 

Gloucester City

Maple Ave.

Chestnut Ave.

Oriental Ave.

Thompson Ave.

Holly Ave.

Walnut Ave.

 

Pennsauken

Haines Rd.

Sheppard Rd.

Union Ave.

Balfour Rd.

Bridgeview Ave.

Eden Ln.

Holman Ave.

Barrows Ave.

 

Audubon

Chestnut St.

Elm Ave.

Wyoming Ave.

Cedarcroft Ave.

1. Pine St.

Oak St.

Washington Terr.

Walnut St.

 

Magnolia

Monroe Ave. W.

Atlantic Ave.

Evesham Rd.

Warwick Rd.

1. Adams Ave.
2. Washington 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.