Mosquito Control

Ocean County’s Unique Mosquito Problem Ocean County is home to roughly 28,000 acres of coastal salt marsh. That landscape stretches along Barnegat Bay from Point Pleasant south through Brick, Toms River, Lacey Township, and Barnegat. It is one of the largest mosquito breeding grounds on the eastern seaboard. The saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes sollicitans, is the … Read more

What Attracts Mosquitos? It turns out that mosquitos have a keen sense of smell and can detect certain odors up to 100 feet away. One of the most potent scents that attract mosquitos is carbon dioxide, the gas that we exhale during breathing. Additionally, mosquitos are drawn to body heat, so the warmer you are, … Read more