URGENT UPDATE: MOSQUITO CONTROL TRUCK TO SPRAY PALMYRA ON FRIDAY EVENING, 9/13!!! MOSQUITOS: CONCERN OF WEST NILE VIRUS TO SOME... HEARTWORM TO OTHERS; BOTH CAN BE FATAL AND PREVENTED!!!

URGENT UPDATE: Mosquito Control Truck to spray Palmyra on Friday evening!  URGENT UPDATE: 09/12/2013:

Burlington County Mosquito Control will be spraying the entire community on Friday night, September 13th from 7:00 PM to Midnight.  To learn more please see the Burlington County Mosquito Control website by clicking HERE.     

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Hello, Patch Pet Lovers! 

What do you think about when you see problem areas of mosquitos, or standing water, the ideal breeding place for mosquitos; is it West Nile Virus?  For me, it's the risk of heartworm in our pets! 

Both heartworm and West Nile Virus are contracted by infected mosquitos; therefore, eliminating mosquitos eliminates heartworm and West Nile Virus.  

So let's protect humans and pets:  Please discuss prevention with your vet... and see the information below, which was posted by the Borough of Palmyra, to help identify problem areas of mosquitos in Burlington County.

Heartworms in Dogs: Facts and Myths

WebMD separates the facts from fiction about canine heartworms.
http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/heartworms-in-dogs-facts-and-myths

Mosquito Control

"Mosquito problems in your neighborhood? Beware the dangers of WNV!

"September is the peak of West Nile Virus season! Please help us identify mosquito problem areas in our community by contacting the Burlington County Health Department, Division of Mosquito Control at 609-265-5064 or by email at mosquito@co.burlington.nj.us

"Residents can also complete the Mosquito Control Complaint Form on-line by clicking HERE."  
 
The following link has been inserted by I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC: http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/pages/pages.aspx?cid=1031 

"For more information and to learn more about the dangers of mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile Virus, please click on the link below.

http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/Pages/pages.aspx?cid=392

"To see a Public Health Reminder about West Nile Virus from the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, select the following link."

http://www.njslom.org/letters/2013-0904-West-Nile.html


Wishing everyone a purrrfect day free of mosquito bites!  : ) 

Lori