(Lindenwold, NJ) – Early Wednesday 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 the weekend, 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, June 29 between the hours of 2am-6am in the following locations:
Cherry Hill
Knollwood Dr.
Coach Ln.
Darby Ln.
Eddy Ln.
Forge Ln.
Glen Ln.
Lafferty Dr.
Bellows Ln.
Chapel Ave.
Meryl Ln.
Pebble Ln.
Orchid Ln.
Kings Hwy.
Wagon Ln.
Tarry Ln.
Sherry Way
Holly Glen Dr.
Pams Path
Covered Bridge Rd.
Covered Bridge Ct.
Tarrington Rd.
Tarrington Ct.
Black Barron Rd.
Bentwood Dr.
Charleston Rd.
Fern Ave.
Clover Rd.
Heritage Rd.
Heritage Ct.
Gravel Bend Rd.
Horse Shoe Ct.
Bancroft Dr.
White Oak Rd.
Willow Way Ct.
Willow Way Pl.
Cotswold Ln.
Regency Ct
Embassy Dr
Laurel Terrace
Embassy Ct
Isaac Ln
Isaac Ct
Lloyd Ave
Hedy Ave
Aaron Ct
Maple Ave
Chestnut Pl
James Run
Beekman Pl
Appley Ct
Narragansett Dr
Garden State Dr
Tanforan Dr
Saratoga Dr
Jamaica Dr
Hialeah Dr
Suffolk Dr
Cherry Hill Blvd
Ascot Ln
Belmont Dr
Monmouth Dr
Bewie Ln
Aqueduct Ln
Santa Anita Pl
Rhonda Dr
Sicklerville
Hinchliffe Ln
Kearsley Rd
Jarvis Rd
Mary Ellen Ln
Haddon Heights
S Park Ave
13th Ave
Glover Ave
Fulling Mill Ln
Sylvan Dr
Thornolden Ave
W Kings Hwy
Sylvan Central Dr
Keswick 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.