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Salem County honors mosquito-control worker and hears expanded surveillance plans
Summary
The Salem County Board of County Commissioners presented the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association’s 2026 outstanding-worker award to Brandon Musnoff and received an update that the county has increased disease-vector surveillance, reduced routine adulticide use in favor of larval control, and will participate in a state-led efficacy trial for a new control chemical.
The Salem County Board of County Commissioners on June 3 presented the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association’s 2026 Outstanding Mosquito Control Worker award to Brandon Musnoff, identified in the meeting record as a mosquito identification specialist with the county program.
Commissioners were told the county’s mosquito-control operation has placed greater emphasis on larval source reduction and hand‑cleaning of breeding habitats, which staff said has allowed the county to significantly reduce routine adulticide applications compared with about a decade ago. County mosquito-control staff reported an increase in disease‑vector surveillance activities and participation in a voluntary tick‑surveillance program supported by grant funding.
Officials said the county was invited by the New Jersey office of mosquito control coordination and Central Life Sciences, a producer of mosquito-control products, to join field efficacy trials for a newer control chemical; staff described the invitation as a chance to evaluate treatments in Salem County following trials in California and Florida. Staff also said localized adulticide applications were planned in targeted areas to reduce current adult populations, with an application tentatively scheduled for Friday morning.
A resident from Lower Creek told the board that county mosquito-control services are available to residents through county taxes and urged neighbors to use the public program instead of hiring private pest control. The county representative briefing commissioners noted the department aims to be science‑based and to prioritize surveillance and source reduction.
The presentation included recognition of the department’s award recipients and a brief description of staffing challenges and turnover, along with thanks from commissioners for the program’s ongoing work. No formal action or funding decisions were recorded in this segment; the board continued with its consent and resolutions business after the remarks.
