Middlesex County Spraying for Mosquitoes This Week

North Brunswick, NJ - If you saw low-flying helicopters in the area in and around North Brunswick this past week, it may have been part of Middlesex County's mosquito control program.

The Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission routinely inspects and treats the county's many marshes, wetlands and other natural areas, all of which are common breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

This week, the county sprayed pesticide in an uninhabited, wetland area of North Brunswick on Wednesday, April 13 through Friday, April 15. The spraying was done between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. on those three days.

Because its impossible to get to Middlesex's marshy areas with a ground vehicle, they must be treated by a low-flying helicopter, the county said. Treatment is necessary after a heavy rainfall or tide.

Human exposure to the larvicide is very minimal. You may have seen the commission’s helicopter flying over residential areas, however, no spraying was done over neighborhoods, the county said. The pilot is merely positioning the helicopter to approach wetlands in nearby areas.

If the conditions are not ideal, the treatments will not be conducted. For more information, please contact the Mosquito Commission at (732) 549-0665 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.