Remember the smoke truck? Then the "tree huggers" came along and he was eradicated. Thus the beginning of West Nile and now you can't go in your backyard at night because you'll get ate up.

Let's thank the self-serving PIGs of the Sierra Club, the "American" Littoral Society and pain in the necks like Jeff Tittel.

Middlesex and other counties have Mosquito Control Commissions, and I think they still spray breeding areas from the air. Does Ocean County do anything?

I had West Nile Virus about 6 years ago. It wasn't too bad but thankfully I now have an immunity to it and therefore can't get it again.

No the political team listens, says they will look into it and get back to you, you'll die waiting for an answer...it's listen and then do nothing like they never heard a complaint about it ! Your the FIRST to raise that question, which he has repeated 40 times already to 40 different PPL. at many venues in O.C. !!!!Ah , got an answer, don't go out at night, if you do wear long pants and a long sleeve shirt in the heat of the summer, and use bug repellent ! That should help you...love "Joe Freeholder " !

We used to follow that smoke truck all through the neighborhood! Must have been 20 or more of us. Now most of us are in our late 50's and as far as i know none have any serious health issues. Now we cant enjoy an evening sitting in our yards because of all these sierra nuts!

I would have to agree!!! This summer (and the past ones) have been hell!!! Can't even take the kids out in our back yard without all the bites, and welts!!! Bring back the spray!!!

I had a bird tested positive from my back yard last year and I haven't let my kids play in the yard ever since. It's so bad that I have to swat them away getting in the car and as I go into the house. My kids get bit inside our home from the ones that hitch rides on our clothes. Ive even had to take my daughter to the doctor to be put on antibiotics because of them. Not one time have they done anything in my area. So disappointed, this could make me move.

Please be sure to empty all standing water. Who cares why at this point. Lets try and minimize any potential for a medical issue!

@ so much to say, Start here and if you can get past the big words. Maybe a little stroll through the former Ciba Geigy property might bring back memories of harmful chemical effects. Rebuke theses studies with your own research and then you might be worth listening to.
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Just to agree with Daniel Née, I live in Manahawkin (originally from Toms River) and they do spray for mosquitos in Manahawkin. I'd say I see the truck maybe once or twice a month. I agree with you all though, something needs to be done with all the Mosquitos. We personally call the county when we see people that have a stagnant pool, etc. they go out and give a timeframe in which it needs to be taken care of.

A++++ TomsRiverMom

I was the one diagnosed with it last week unless there is another case that popped up! I live off Whittier ave by island heights. I just wanted to let everyone know, just watch your children cause I had it pretty bad for about 4-5 days horrible headache from my brain being swollen and I felt dizzy along with a rash from head to toe. I do have a small child and now deathly afraid he will get bit! Be safe everyone watch your kids use bug spray.

@jess.... I live over in money island.. and it is so horrible over here! !! Did they say anything was gonna be done about it? Can "we" do anything about it? It just seems to get worse and worse each year!!!

The rash looked like the measles my mom said it was red bumps they were all different sizes some small, some larger but did not itch at all! My lymph nodes were very swollen and still are. I feel like I have a stiff neck. The Mosquitos are horrible I hope we have a very cold snowy winter hopefully it will help!

I'm still waiting for the health dept to call me so .. We'll see of they do anything about it! I doubt it! Just spray your yards and keep all stagnant water out of yard!

Sorry, but I agree 100% with "So Much", The OC MCC is totally useless, I think they should either start being more aggressive or it is time to eliminate them and take away their budget. Other counties actively spray to protect their residents! I The tree huggers are ruining this country and this is why bedbugs have made a come back as well as many others that are on the horizon as well. I am tired of paying taxes for nothing and watching NJ & the USA turn into a 3rd world country. Perhaps the victim if he or she survives it should contemplate a lawsuit against Ocean County after seeing that other counties throughout the state effectively manage their mosquito populations. As far as the tree huggers go- There is a time and place for intervention THIS is NOT one of them. (I wonder if TR Mom would still feel that way it if were her son or daughter infected and possibly dying)!

County Mosquito Out-of-Control Commission "should either start being more aggressive or it's time to eliminate it and take away its budget." Can its director explain what (if anything) it did with taxpayers' money? Or is he at the Florida political convention now?

I know a 19 year old that was in the hospital with this diagnosis about a month a go. She was very sick.so glad she was fortunate to heal. I think we all need to become educated with the symptoms so that if we or anyone we know has any of them..get a blood test. If her parents didn't act so quickly, it would have been too late. EDUCATE..STAY INFORMED...

I live in Silverton behind Witches Pond and the Mosquitos were brutal until I installed a bat house! They are almost gone.

I was actually referring to the constant ignorance of many of those who comment here. Kind of like the mention of bedbugs. They are pretty much resistant to DDT (you can look that up) and many insects quickly build a resistance to it. Unfortunately, the human population has a life span a bit longer than a house fly, and our resistance to chemicals and their effects on us takes longer than a few years to build. If you'd like to volunteer to have DDT sprayed on you to measure the long term effects, I'm sure you could volunteer somewhere.

As for my children, I spray them when they go outside...I keep spray in my garage, by my back door, one outside, and one in my purse. You see, I don't blindly think its the governments responsibility to take care of my family. When my children asked why the mosquitoes are so bad this year, I attributed it to a mild winter and very damp spring/summer instead of blaming it on Ocean County. What humans have to understand, is that we are not in control of nature. When we are gone, the insects will still be here.

Just so you know, I am not a "tree hugger" per se. I am simply an educated woman who doesn't think the gov needs to micro manage my life, I can take care of myself. If I'm having a party, I treat my yard myself, you know, I actually take responsibility for me. I don't blame, blame, blame.

And, Jess, glad you are feeling better. Bill K. - kudos to you.

Our neighborhood in Brick has been invaded by a new species of mosquito! About three years ago we started to notice these very small black mosquitoes that have white bands on their legs and wings, They are very tiny and ferocious! They are called Asian Tiger Mosquitoes. They are different than the typical Jersey Skeeter, they are out all day and most of the night and bite all the time. You can not feel them land or bite, they swarm together and fifty to a hundred can land and bite at one time. One does not feel the bite until five to ten minutes later, the itch and burning is horrible. They are so bad in my backyard and my neighbors back yard that we can not use our backyards at all. Yet a block from here there are none. One of my friends that lives about three blocks away came over and went into my backyard and within seconds was covered and bit. These things have a totally different lifestyle than our normal mosquitoes, they do not breed in swamps, their eggs can survive poison as they have a protective shell, they breed in standing water no matter how small it is, a thimble full of water is enough to breed over a thousand of them. The only way to control these things is to eradicate all standing water in the neighborhood no matter how small it is. The following is information from the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission. http://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/61/The%20Asian%20Tiger%20mosquito%20%28Aedes%20albopictus%29.pdf

Thanks for that useful info. Not a word from the Ocean County political appointees on our do-nothing commission.

Why are they not spraying anymore? It has been on their website since the beginning of summer that there are no plans to spray.

Funny how those who followed the "smoke" of the mosquito truck years ago claim they have no health issues today (yet make some statements that indicate possible brain damage). Do they suggest that maybe "the science of the detrimental effects of DDT" is unsettled? After living in Brick over 50 years I think the mosquitos were worse years ago. For those who can't enjoy their own backyard I suggest a screened room, screened porch, or a screen tent ($50-$100 at w-mart)

This is a picture of the new Asian Tiger Mosquitoes. It has been highly magnified, they are much smaller than the picture shows. If this is what's been biting you this summer, start looking for anything that holds water on your property and get rid of it!
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/PublishingImages/Asian%20tiger%20mosquito.jpg

I also agree with So Much To Say. Bring back the spraying for the mosquitoes. The "niceties" of this world do not matter much to me if my child's health is at stake. As a mom, frankly, I dont care much if DDT affects the health of a few birds, my childrens health is much more important. It has been used for years, and yet our population is not dwindling. There are many things in this world that are not healthy for us, and the risks of DDT are also risk that are produced by other things that are still in use. The amount being used should be monitered. How is that relying on the goverment to take care of our children? Then I guess we are also relying on them to make sure they are safe by having police,or smart by having teachers teach them, why not do it all ourselves? I also spray my children before they go outside, but they are still getting bit. The spraying wouldnt be a constant, all year round. Im not saying have your children directly running through the spray, but I say bring the spraying back!

Leave it to the Lord, and stop playing with his footstool!

This story brings back so many memories of being here at the shore and ridding my bycycle behind those trucks. Ah the good ol days.....

@ Commenting and @ TRmom Good job u two.........It amazes me to c the level of ignorance these kidz have nowadayz. @ So much to say..... Who in their right mind doesn't know the harm that DDT does. ? U asked for proof and the proof was provided. So u insult them with the immature cut & paste comment. By any chance did u grow up in a house with lead paint. So much to say but no brain to say it. Cheers

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