Linwood and Somers Point are scheduled for mosquito spray applications this week.
The Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control has scheduled spraying Zenivex E4 RTU — the trade name for etofenprox — for between 4:30 and 6 a.m. Thursday.
The areas to be treated are bounded by Kirklin Avenue, Wabash 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.
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.
For health information about the pesticides to be applied in this area, call the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control at 609-645-5948.
For more information, visit: www.atlanticcountynj.gov
