New Jersey Thinks Mosquito

This is not unusual; especially as the summer progresses, rains and heat combine to create nesting pools for mosquitoes to propagate.

The West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis, and St. Louis encephalitis carried by some New Jersey mosquitoes can cause high fevers, brain swelling and meningitis.

Thus far, there have not been any cases reported this summer.

The Office of Mosquito Control Coordination reported that mosquito pools in six counties have tested positive for West Nile, primarily in the Northwestern regions of New Jersey.

Typically, such cases occur sometime in later August, early September.

Apply an EPA-registered insect repellent to your exposed skin

Wear long sleeves when possible

Wear long pants when possible

Screen windows

Screen doors

Always clear standing water from your property

The Department of Environmental Protection is providing increased resources to county mosquito commissions throughout New Jersey – including $500,000 in grants for mosquito control expenditures, more than 20,000 mosquito dunks and traps, and more than 500,000 mosquito larvae-eating fish – to aggressively combat the threat of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases.

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