The Camden County Mosquito Comission is preparing to spray multiple Cherry Hill neighborhoods on June 12 from 2 to 6 a.m., weather permitting.
The Camden County Mosquito Commission regularly checks several thousand suspected mosquito breeding sites across the county. Spraying is scheduled on an as needed basis based upon the results of their surveillance efforts.
“As the weather starts to heat up and we get into the summer months homeowners should routinely check their yard for standing water and eliminate any areas near your home where mosquitoes can thrive,” said Freeholder Jeffrey Nash, liaison to the Camden County Mosquito Commission. “This simple act can help reduce the mosquito population in your neighborhood, and assist the efforts of the Camden Count Mosquito Commission.”
The Camden County Mosquito Commission will conduct spraying in the following locations:
- Wayne Road
- Bala Road
- Amber Road
- St. Davids Road
- Media Road
- Merion Road
- Colwick Road
- Colmar Road
- Kent Road
- Chapel Avenue
- King George Road
- Cornwall Road
- Trent Road
- Preston Road
- Lee Ann Road
- Hastings Road
- Bancroft Road
- Salsbury Road
- Sheffield Road
- Kingston Road
- Yorkshire Road
- Bradford Road
- Kingston Drive
- Browning Lane
- Juniper Lane
- Lily Lane
- Dogwood Drive
- Pleasant Drive
- Iris Road
- Cranford Road
- Nature Drive
- Randy Lane
- N Woodleigh Drive
- Astor Drive
- Tearose Lane
- Morris Drive
- Garwood Drive
- Birch Drive
- Marlowe Road
- Henfield Avenue
- Sandringham Road
- Brick Road
- Squire Lane
- Gainsboro Road
- Nathaniel Avenue
- Hille Drive
- Stoney Brook Lane
“Our county mosquito 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 for West Nile Virus 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.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the main route of human infection with West Nile Virus is through the bite of a mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds. Individuals over the age of 50 are more likely to develop serious symptoms of West Nile Virus, and should take special care to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
Residents should check their property for any object that holds water for more than a few days. All pre-adult mosquito stages must be in stagnant water in order to develop into adult mosquitoes.
