Dear Designated Responsible Official:

Every year, the Mosquito Commission sends each municipality an annual packet of information regarding our adult mosquito control program. This is required under the NJ Pesticide Regulations, NJAC 7:30-9.10 (e) 1.

The Warren County Mosquito Control Commission uses an Integrated Pest Management approach (1PM) to keep mosquito populations at a tolerable level and reduce the threat of mosquito-borne diseases. Our 1PM approach includes public education, source reduction, water management, biocontrol, and public health insecticides. Most of the Commission's efforts are aimed at the larval (immature, aquatic) stage of the mosquito since it is much more efficient to control them at this stage. However, sometimes it is necessary for the Commission to perform adult mosquito control. This is typically done using truck-mounted sprayers. Area wide notification is required for any application of insecticide used for the control of adult mosquitoes to an area larger than 3 acres. This notification is not required for applications of insecticides for larval mosquito control.

Insecticide applications for adult mosquitoes may be necessary in your municipality at some point during the upcoming year but this is impossible to predict. Therefore, this packet is being sent to every municipality, via mail and email. Receipt of this packet does not verify that spraying for adult mosquitoes will actually take place. When actual insecticide applications for adult mosquito control are planned, email notification will be sent to the municipal clerk address on file as a courtesy.

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