MOSQUITO CONTROL AGENCY:
Essex County Public Works, Division of
Environmental Services / Mosquito Control
Mailing Address:
99 W.
Bradford Ave., Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Telephone:
(973) 239-0342
FAX:
(973) 239-8637
Email:
Lferchak@essexcountynj.org
or essexmosquito@netscape.net
Essex County Mosquito Species List
AGENCY STAFF POSITIONS IN ESSEX COUNTY:
- Fulltime: 23 Lawrence J. Ferchak, Superintendent
- Part Time:
- Seasonal:
MOST IMPORTANT LARVAL HABITAT TYPES IN ESSEX COUNTY
(Rank habitat types 1-7, 1 being most important, 7 being least important in your county. Use any criteria you wish.):
- Salt Marsh ( 7 )
- SnowPool ( 6 )
- Woodland Pool ( 5 )
- Freshwater Swamp ( 2 )
- Fresh Floodwater ( 1 )
- Polluted Water ( 4 )
- Artificial Container / Treehole ( 3 )
MOSQUITO MONITORING (SURVEILLANCE) IN ESSEX COUNTY
(An "X" indicates part of a program):
- Inspections (x )
- Egg Sampling ( )
- Larval Collections / ID ( x )
- Adult Collections / ID ( x )
- Landing Rates ( x )
- Bite Counts ( x )
- NJ Light Trap ( x )
- CDC Trap ( x )
- ABC Trap ( x )
- EVS Trap ( x )
- Gravid Trap ( x )
- Pigeon Baited Trap ( )
- Resting Box ( )
- Emergence Trap ( x )
- Sentinel Chickens ( )
- Disease Surveillance ( x )
- Complaint Management ( x )
CONTROL PROGRAMS UTILIZED IN ESSEX COUNTY
(An "X" indicates part of a program):
- Public Education ( x )
- Site Plan Review ( x )
- Water Management
- Hand labor ( x )
- Heavy Equipment ( x )
- Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) ( x )
- Inspections ( x )
- Breeding Site Mapping ( )
- Larviciding
- Ground Applications ( x )
- Aerial Applications
- Contracted Pilot ( x )
- Agency Pilot ( )
- Pupaciding ( x )
- Adulticiding
PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES INCORPORATED INTO CONTROL PROGRAM
(An "X" indicates part of a program):
- General Mosquito Biology/Control Literature ( x )
- School Presentations ( x )
- Presentations To Civic Organizations ( x )
- Participation In Local Health Fairs ( x )
- Participation In County Fairs ( x )
- Participation In State Association Events ( x )
- Identification Of Other Insect Pests ( )
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