Helicopter Treatment Schedule

#DateTimeMunicipalityTreatment Area MAPStatus
16/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMTeterboroTeterboro – East Riser Ditch Area  Scheduled
26/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMTeterboroTeterboro – Airport Rt. 46 AreaScheduled
36/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMMoonachieMoonachie – West Riser Ditch AreaScheduled
46/05/20266:00am-12:00pmMoonachieMoonachie –  Lindbergh Drive AreaScheduled
56/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMLittle FerryLittle Ferry – Losen Slote AreaScheduled
66/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMEast RutherfordEast Rutherford – Berry’s CreekScheduled
76/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMEast RutherfordEast Rutherford AreaScheduled
86/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMCarlstadtCarlstadt AreaScheduled
96/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMLyndhurstLyndhurst AreaScheduled
106/05/20266:00AM-12:00PMNorth ArlingtonNorth Arlington – Vreeland Ditch AreaScheduled

The Bergen County Mosquito & Vector Control (BCMC) routinely inspects and treats non-residential areas by helicopter to control mosquitoes. These areas include marshes, wetlands, and other natural areas which are common habitats for mosquitoes. Due to their size and inaccessibility by ground vehicles, these areas are treated when necessary, with larvicides by low-flying helicopter following heavy rainfall or tidal events.

You may see the helicopter flying over residential areas. However, no applications are made over houses and backyards. The pilot is merely positioning the helicopter to approach the wetlands in nearby areas.

Treatment Locations may include uninhabited wetland areas located in the following municipalities:

AlpineLyndhurstRidgefield
CarlstadtMahwahRidgefield Park
ClosterMoonachieRidgewood
Franklin LakesNorth ArlingtonRockleigh
Harrington ParkNorwoodTenafly
LeoniaOld TappanTeterboro
Little FerryPark RidgeEast Rutherford
EmersonRamsey 

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A “SPRAYING” ACTIVITY.

No precautions are recommended for this treatment. Human exposure to product is very minimal.
Method of Application: Low altitude, granular application using a helicopter:
Mosquito Control Larvicide Products: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), and (S)-methoprene.

Contact Us

Warren Staudinger

Director of Mosquito Control

Amanda Rae Nathan

Spray Inquires Only
Email: ANathan@bergencountynj.gov

Grace Grootenboer

Assistant
Email: ggrootenboer@bergencountynj.gov

Bergen County Department of Public Works

220 East Ridgewood Ave • Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: 201-634-2881