The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection released Thursday a list of precautions that people can use to prevent mosquito population after confirmation case of West Nile virus.

Among the recommendations, state officials said.

At least six cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed by the state, including cases reported in Teaneck, Ridgefield Park, Maywood and Dumont. A 62 year old man from Lodi and an elderly woman died this month.

"The DEP and the New Jersey Department of Health take mosquito control and disease prevention very seriously," said Ray Bukowski, DEP's Deputy Commissioner of Natural and Historic Resources, who oversees the Office of Environmental Protection's Coordinating Office. fight against mosquitoes. "Through close monitoring in partnership with local health and mosquito control agencies, we are able to focus control efforts to maximize their effectiveness and minimize health risks."

Here are other precautions that people can use according to the recommendations of the DEP.

  • Use EPA-approved insect repellents on the outside and wear protective clothing.
  • Stay in air-conditioned places or rooms with mosquito nets that prevent access to mosquitoes.
  • Dispose of food cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, or similar water containers that have accumulated on your property.
  • Drill holes in the bottom and raise the recycling containers left outside.
  • Repair and clean gutters damaged by storms, especially if the leaves of surrounding trees tend to clog sewers. Gutters can produce millions of mosquitoes each season.
  • Turn over wading pools and plastic wheelbarrows when not in use.
  • Avoid letting the water stagnate in the bird baths.
  • Ventilate ornamental ponds or store them with fish. Aquatic gardens become big producers of mosquitoes if they stagnate.
  • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, including those not in use. An unsupervised pool can produce enough mosquitoes to cause neighborhood-level complaints. Be aware that mosquitoes can also breed in the water that accumulates on pool covers.
  • Repair and maintain barriers, such as window and door screens, to prevent mosquitoes from entering buildings. Barriers on rain barrels or cisterns and septic tanks will prevent female mosquitoes from laying eggs on the water.

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