(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.
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 helps out the hardworking people at the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission in their efforts.”
Camden County Mosquito Commission will be conducting ULV “spraying” operations on Friday August 4, 2023, between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations, weather permitting:
Clementon
Lincoln Dr
Washington Dr
Appomattox Dr
Brandywine Rd
Ticonderoga Rd
Hartford Rd
Sumter Ct
Royalty Ln
Tucker Ct
Chews Landing Clementon Rd
Chews Land Clem Rd
Gibbsboro
Clementon Rd
Hillards Rd
Kirkwood Rd
Kingsbridge Rd
Farwood Rd
Windsor Rd
Winding Way
Edgehill Rd
Cedarcroft Rd
Woodbridge Rd
Chatham Rd
Wextford Rd
Ridgewood Rd
Clearbrook Dr
Hawthorne Rd
Alden Rd
Wedgewood Pl
Woodhaven Rd
Washington St
Haddon Ave
Democrat Rd
Democrat Way
Linden Ave
West Rd
Manor Rd
North Rd
Norcross Rd
Holly Rd
Fenimore Rd
Central Ave
Voorhees Rd
Henry Rd
East Rd
Pine Rd
Birchwood Way
Dirtwood Way
McKee Rd
Johnson Rd
Atco
Raritan Ave
Lincoln Ave
Dana Dr
Richards Ave
Linden Ave
Green Meadows Dr
Richards Ct
Anthony Rd
Ashford Terrace
Sesame St
Jackson Rd
Ilene Ln
Judith Ln
Dartmouth Dr
Harvard Rd
Princeton RD
Yale Rd
Cornell Rd
Briarcliff Rd
Virgina Dr
Joise Ln
Colgate Rd
Columbia Dr
Pinehurst Dr
Colgate Ct
Sunset Ave
Rising Sun Ave
Glendora
Jefferson Ct
Plantation Dr
Saxony Ct
Thorny Ln
Fernwood Dr
Hartford Dr
Besty Dr
Lillian Pl
Stephen Dr
E Evesham Rd
Randy Rd
Furman Dr
Trudy Ln
George Ln
Albert Rd
Beryl Ln
Beryl Ct
Blackwood
Poplar Ave
Apple Ave
Highland Ave
Cummings Ave
Woodland Ave
Fairview Ave
Graisbury Ave
Cedar Ave
N Venetia Ave
Almonesson Rd
Berlin
Cherry Rd
Pine Terrace
S Walnut Circle
Maple Dr
Fairview Ave
Harker Ave
N Rose Ln
S Rose Ln
Andes Trail
Hillside Ln
Day Ave
Clover Ave
Park Ave
Fern Circle
Powell Ave
Oak Ct
Holly Ave
Oak Ave
Evanine Dr
Delwood Ln
Brandywine Dr
Villanova Ct
Greenleigh Ct
Aristone Dr
Orchard Ln
Laurel Hill Ct
Hickory Ln
Glenwood Ct
Winding Way
Evergreen Dr
Princeton Ct
Tricia Ln
Blatherwick Dr
Columbia Terrace
Summit Ave
Ridgeview Ave
Glenview Ave
New Freedom Rd
Thomas Ave
Leroy Ave
Clearview Ct
Leroy Ave
Gardens Ave
Central Ave
W Taunton Ave
Moss Ave
Estaugh Ave
Tansgate Blvd
Martin Pl
Jason Dr
Evans Ct
Tansboro Rd
Gatsby Ln
Smokey Run Dr
Harmony Ln
Bryce Rd
Sequoia Dr
Zion Dr
Wyndam Rd
Canyon Dr
Olympic Dr
Glacier Dr
West Berlin
Boyer Ave
1st Ave
McClellan Ave
2nd Ave
Franklin Ave
Clarence Ave
Grant Ave
3rd Ave
Veterans Ave
Washington Ave
Minck Ave
Fiske Ave
Thurman Ave
Cleveland Ave
Morton Ave
Harrison Ave
Blaine Ave
Redman Ave
Lincoln Ave
Mount Vernon Ave
Potter Ave
Grove Ave
Runnemede
Lindsey Ave
Knight Ave
Johnson Ave
Ardmore Ave
Union Ave
Corbett Rd
Gladwyn Ave
Burning Tree Rd
Payne Ave
Crescent Ave
Broadway
Rambler Ave
N Read Ave
Manor Ct
Bowers Ave
Smith Ln
Orchard Ave
N Oakland Ave
Collingswood
Washington Ave
Lincoln Ave
Wilson Ave
Pennsylvania Ave
New Jersey Ave
Nicholson Rd
Mount Ephraim
E Buckingham Ave
George St
Hill St
Baird Ave
Grant Ave
S Oak Ave
Linwood Ave
Haddonfield
Centre Ave
States Ave
Lakeview Ave
Walnut St
Park Ave
Spruce St
Bellmawr
Logan Ave
Catherine Ave
Central Ave
Howard Ave
Logan Ave
Romance Ave
Lucille Ave
Chalmers Ave
Poplar Pl
Victory Dr
Aspen Pl
Laurel Pl
Barrington
N Cedar Ave
W Gloucester Pike
W 1st Ave
W 2nd Ave
W 3rd Ave
Thomas Ave
Magnolia
Brooke Ave
Albertson Ave N
Walnut Ave N
“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.