Bill > S1901

Introduced Session

This bill would empower a county board of chosen freeholders to authorize its county mosquito extermination commission to conduct a program to reduce the population of greenhead flies in areas of the county where they have become a significant nuisance or pest problem. The bill specifies that the programs would consist of the manufacture, placement, and maintenance of greenhead fly box traps that have been developed by Rutgers, the State University. The bill would appropriate $50,000 for the funding of greenhead fly extermination programs in affected counties. Greenhead fly larvae develop in New Jersey's coastal marshes. The fly population becomes abundant from June to September, reaching peak numbers in July. In order to continue to lay eggs during its lifespan of three to four weeks, adult female greenheads travel from the salt marsh environment to surrounding open and wooded areas in search of blood sources such as people, cattle, and other animals. High concentrations of these flies have a detrimental impact on residents and others who live, work, or enjoy recreational activities in close proximity to them, and are of special concern in shore municipalities that rely on tourism for their prosperity.

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Carmen Amato (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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