The Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control has scheduled mosquito ground spray applications for portions of Linwood and Somers Point as part of the county’s ongoing efforts to control adult mosquitoes and reduce the spread of mosquito-borne illness.
The ground spray applications will take place, weather permitting, between 4:30 AM and 6:00 AM on Thursday, September 4, using Zenivex E4 RTU, the trade name for etofenprox, applied as an ultra-low volume aerosol.
The areas to be treated are bounded by Kirklin Avenue, Wabash, Avenue, Kirklin Avenue, Berkeley Street, Seagarden Drive, East Royal Avenue, Ocean Heights Avenue, Shore Road, Ocean Avenue, Bay Avenue, Pierson Avenue, Bethel Road and New Road.
The Environmental Protection Agency does not require people to relocate or take special precautions during mosquito control spraying. The public may choose to avoid or minimize exposure by staying indoors during application; keeping windows shut; window fans and air conditioning off or set to circulate indoor air; keeping children’s toys indoors; keeping pets and their food, water dishes and toys indoors.
For health information about the pesticides to be applied in this area, call the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control at (609) 645-5948.
Mosquito Control officials remind residents of the importance of removing standing water from their properties, cleaning their gutters to eliminate potential mosquito breeding grounds, repairing holes in screen windows and doors, and cutting high grass around their yards.
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