Detention basin for storm water was a big concern. Sixty-eight units would be maintained by the Mosquito Section and the public was concerned with the debris and water that they held back causing a potential mosquito problem. Damage to small waterways are still being found and corrected by water reduction crews. Surveillance New Jersey light traps are used to monitor adult mosquito s population at twelve locations. These levels are recorded at each site and are in service from May to September.
Inspector reports and landing counts are also a way of monitoring mosquitoes.
Somerset County is broken down into four sections that have been mapped and recorded stops that are checked for larval and updated each year during the winter months. Due to the West Nile virus a chicken flock will be in use in Somerset County for blood sampling with Mosquito Research and Control at Rutgers University. Public complaints by phone and all other complaints are investigated by a foreman or an inspector to determine if adult mosquitoes are a problem. All complaints are recorded and kept on file. The ditches that Somerset County Mosquito Control has installed over many years are maintained each year in the winter months by hand cleaning and brush removal.