Associated Executives of Mosquito Control Work in New Jersey - County Agency Profiles

MOSQUITO CONTROL AGENCY: Morris County Mosquito Extermination Commission

DATE ESTABLISHED: 1928

MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 405 Morris Plains, NJ 07950

TELEPHONE #: (973) 538-3200

FAX#: ( 973) 538-3857

Website: www.morrismosquito.org

Morris County Mosquito Species List

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Morris County Mosquito Commission, founded in 1928, has the goal of reducing the number of nuisance and disease transmitting mosquitoes within the County. The Commission employs a number of techniques to provide this service to residents with minimal impact on the environment. The program can be summarized as follows:

  1. Water Management - The Commission carries out extensive efforts to remove blockages from Morris County waterways, and to maintain drainage systems as needed. Such work is done carefully, with environmental impacts kept clearly in mind. This program helps reduce the use of insecticides needed to control mosquitoes.
  1. Larval Control - Mosquitoes all start out in water as larvae, or "wrigglers". In areas where water management is not feasible, larval control is necessary. Some locations are suitable for stocking with mosquito fish, which provide continuous, biological control of mosquitoes. In other areas, larvicides may be used to eliminate mosquitoes. We choose only low impact products for this purpose, and these are put out by trained staff. Locations receive treatment only when surveys show that large numbers of mosquitoes are a threat to populated regions. These products are put out by hand crews, by light ground equiptment, or by helicopter. Larval habitats are treated only when larvae are present.
  1. Adult Control - Although this is the most visible aspect of mosquito control, we consider this to be a last resort. We try to stop mosquitoes before they are out and flying around. When adult control is needed because of a severe mosquito infestation, we generallly use truck mounted sprayers that put out 1/2 ounce of material per acre. Sometimes, small hand sprayers are used to treat remote locations.

The Morris County Mosquito Commission is constantly striving to improve our operations. These efforts include employing newer, safer products, using new equipment that gets us into problem areas more easily, and trying new methods for controlling mosquitoes. The employees of the Commission take their service to the public seriously, and will work to serve Morris County residents with the best possible mosquito control efforts.

If you have any questions about the Morris County Mosquito Commission, please let us know.

COMMISSIONERS/ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDE YEARS OF MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICE TO COMMINITY:

President - Mr. Henry F. Sawoski - Initial Appointment  - May 24, 1995

Vice-President - Mr. Floyd W. Tomkins, Jr., Initial Appointment- August 9, 1978

Treasurer - Mr. Edmund Milewski, Initial Appointment- July 8, 1998

Assistant Treasurer - Dr. H. Cory Walling, Initial Appointment- January 1, 1953

Commissioner - Mr. Kevin Breen, Initial Appointment- January 26, 2000

Commissioner - Mr. Frank J. Druetzler, Freeholder, Initial Appointment- January 1, 1994

Commissioner - Mr. Anthony Radice, Initial Appointment- April 12, 2000

AGENCY STAFF POSITIONS IN MORRIS COUNTY:

FULLTIME: 28

SEASONAL: 4-6

MOST IMPORTANT LARVAL HABITAT TYPES IN MORRIS COUNTY (Rank habitat types 1-7, 1 being most important, 7 being least important in your county. Use any criteria you wish.):

MOSQUITO MONITORING (SURVEILLANCE) IN MORRIS COUNTY (An "X" indicates part of a program):

CONTROL PROGRAMS UTILIZED IN MORRIS COUNTY (An "X" indicates part of a program):

PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES INCORPORATED INTO CONTROL PROGRAM (An "X" indicates part of a program):

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