MOSQUITO CONTROL AGENCY: Union County Mosquito Control Bureau
DATE ESTABLISHED: 1912
MAILING ADDRESS: 2371 South Avenue, Westfield, NJ
07076
TELEPHONE #: (908) 654-9834
FAX#: (908) 654-9874
Email: cvollero@unioncountynj.org
Union County Mosquito Species List
AGENCY STAFF POSITIONS IN UNION COUNTY:
16
Part time: 1
MOST IMPORTANT LARVAL HABITAT TYPES IN UNION COUNTY (Rank habitat types 1-7, 1 being most important, 7 being least important in your county. Use any criteria you wish.):
- Salt Marsh ( 3 )
- SnowPool ( 7 )
- Woodland Pool ( 2 )
- Freshwater Swamp ( 5 )
- Fresh Floodwater ( 6 )
- Polluted Water ( 4 )
- Artificial Container / Treehole ( 1 )
MOSQUITO MONITORING (SURVEILLANCE) IN UNION COUNTY (An "X" indicates part of a program):
- Inspections ( x )
- Egg Sampling ( )
- Larval Collections / ID ( x )
- Adult Collections / ID ( x )
- Landing Rates ( )
- Bite Counts ( )
- NJ Light Trap ( x )
- CDC Trap ( )
- ABC Trap ( )
- EVS Trap ( )
- Gravid Trap ( )
- Pigeon Baited traps ( )
- Resting boxes ( )
- Emergence Traps ( )
- Sentinel Chickens ( )
- Disease Surveillance ( )
- Complaint Management ( x )
CONTROL PROGRAMS UTILIZED IN UNION COUNTY (An "X" indicates part of a program):
- Public Education ( x )
- Site Plan Review ( )
- Water Management
- Hand labor ( x )
- Heavy Equipment ( )
- Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) ( )
- Inspections ( )
- Breeding Site Mapping ( )
- Larviciding
- Ground Applications ( x )
- Aerial Applications
- Contracted Pilot ( )
- Agency Pilot ( )
- Pupaciding ( )
- Adulticiding
PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES INCORPORATED INTO CONTROL PROGRAM (An "X" indicates part of a program):
- General Mosquito Biology/Control Literature ( x )
- School Presentation ( x )
- Presentations To Civic Organizations ( x )
- Participation In Local Health Fairs ( x )
- Participation In County Fairs ( )
- Participation In State Association Events ( )
- Identification Of Other Insect Pests ( )
- Other: Union County Master Gardeners Class, Lucent Technologies, Overlook
Hospital Senior Contact Group
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Union County Bureau of Mosquito Control is responsible for leaf collections and snow removal from County roadways. We are responsible for water management projects, including assisting local municipalities.
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