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3/10/2026 - 2026 Ocean County Mosquito Ext. Commission Public Notice
Ocean County Mosquito Commission: https://www.oceancountymosquito.org/
PUBLIC NOTICE
In compliance with Section 9.10 & 9.15 of the New Jersey Pesticide Control Code
(N.J.A.C. Title 7 Chapter 30), The Ocean County Mosquito Extermination Commission,
P.O. Box 327, Barnegat, NJ 08005, may be applying insecticides for the control of adult
mosquito populations on an area-wide basis, as needed, throughout Ocean County during
the period from May 15 through November 30.
The pesticides used will be those recommended by the New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station for the control of adult mosquitoes which include: Malathion
(Fyfanon ULV), Prallethrin/Sumithrin/Piperonyl butoxide (Duet HD, AquaDuet),
Pyrethrins (Merus 3.0) or Etofenprox (Zenivex E4/E20, Aqua Zenivex E20). Products
will be applied from the ground by truck or by aircraft, all using Ultra Low Volume
techniques.
Contact the National Pesticide Information Center @ 1-800-858-7378 for routine
pesticide related health inquiries. Call the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection’s Bureau of Pesticide Compliance and Enforcement @ 1-609-984-6568 for
pesticide regulation information, pesticide complaints and health referrals. In the case of
any pesticide emergency, please contact the New Jersey Poison Information and
Education System @ 1-800-222-1222.
Upon request, The OCMEC shall provide a resident with notification at least 12 hours
prior to the application, except for Quarantine and Disease Vector Control only, when
conditions necessitate pesticide applications sooner than that time.
Visit our website @ www.oceancountymosquito.org for updated information on
mosquito operations and for further information regarding OCMEC activities. Call
OCMEC @ 1-609-698-8271.
Michael Senyk
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