Both our poisonous species - Timber Rattlesnake and Copperhead - prefer rocky, open woodland areas except for down in the Pine Barrens where you pretty much just have sand and pine trees. The "bottomlands" of the Passaic are really not to their liking.
The first generation of mosquitoes is out now. They only live a week or so, breed and then die(similar to other ephemeral insect species like cicadas or mayflies). What will help is that most of the stagnant waters they breed in - like the numerous puddles located along the river(some of which are the size of swimming pools) - are drying up. Even after laying eggs, they need another 7-10 days of water. No water, no breeding. Also if you ever see abandoned tires along the river, tip them over and drain them. They are perfect for mosquitoes.
The Morris Cty Mosquito Comm is already spraying:
Quote:
April 24, 2015
In partnership with the NJDEP, we will be using a helicopter to treat along the river floodplains for larval mosquitoes. The applications will be targeted to the flooded areas along the Passaic, Whippany and Rockaway rivers and some of their tributaries in the following municipalities:
Chatham Boro, Chatham Twp, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Lincoln Park, Long Hill Twp, Montville and Parsippany.
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I fished a few of those areas on both friday and saturday. They need to spray again!
