Posted Wednesday, May 27th, 2020
Number One Tool: Eliminate Standing Water from Your Property
COVID-19 may be front and center on most fronts this Spring but Morris County’s pesky mosquito population could care less.
While residents seek social-distanced refuge in their back yards and decks or parks and trails, these persistent bugs are ready to take an outdoor bite out of your already reduced fun.
Morris County’s mosquito control teams are attacking wet areas of the county, treating and eliminating breeding grounds for mosquito larvae. They also are spraying infested areas — targeting sections of Montville, East Hanover, and Florham Park in recent days. (Upcoming spraying schedule: https://morriscountynj.gov/mosquito/)
While those efforts can pay major dividends in minimizing infestation, individual property owners have the ability to make a major difference, too
If everyone would take steps around their own homes to eliminate standing water, it could reduce the number of mosquitoes by many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, where you live,’’ said Morris County Mosquito Division Superintendent Kristian McMorland.
Steps you can take to reduce mosquito populations include:
In addition to the nuisance, mosquitoes also bring the possibility of diseases such as West Nile Virus, Eastern equine and St. Louis encephalitis, which are transmitted through mosquito bites.
For more details on mosquitoes, visit: https://morriscountynj.gov/mosquito/info/
Also, check out the following videos for good advice on dealing with mosquitoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ekfQ-F4F4 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQXLZnU7lA