Welcome to the Hudson Regional Health Commission-Mosquito Control Website!

"Licensed to Kill"

From left to right: Greg Williams, Robert Sasso, Michael Iverson, Jomo Richards, Maureen LoCascio, Gary Cardini

This website contains information on municipal mosquito control activities in Hudson County, as well as related information.

Mosquito control in New Jersey is mandated under Title 26, Chapters 3 and 9 of the New Jersey Health Statutes.  Each county in New Jersey is responsible for providing mosquito control for its citizens.  The Hudson Regional Health Commission is empowered by the Hudson County Department of Roads and Public Property to provide mosquito control for the citizens of Hudson County.

News!

Check here for the latest information on our program such as scheduled adulticide applications and current events.

Come see us at MeadowFest

The Mosquito and Vector Control Unit will be at MeadowFest in Laurel Hill Park on June 14, 2008.  Come see our display.  Staff will be on hand to answer question.  Click on the link for details.

Mosquito Control awarded federal grant to study Aedes albopictus control

The Hudson Regional Health Commission, Mosquito and Vector Control Unit has been awarded a $60,000 Northeast Integrated Pest Management grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency to study new methods of controlling the Asian tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus.  This mosquito is very difficult to control and leads to numerous service requests from the public every year.  The three-year study, being done in cooperation with Rutgers University, will investigate the area-wide application of biological control agents to control the mosquito larvae in the containers in which they are found.  If successful, this technique will greatly increase our ability to control the Asian tiger mosquito in New Jersey.

Mosquito Control picks up illegally-dumped tires

The Mosquito and Vector Control Unit is scouring Hudson County looking for illegally dumped tires.  We retrieve the tires and properly dispose of them utilizing funds generously provided by the Hudson County Improvement Authority.  Besides being unsightly, these tires provide prime mosquito habitat for the Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), an aggressive biter that is very difficult to control.  This year we picked up over 37 tons of tires.