Mosquito/Fly Permitting

Under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:30-9.2, anyone who applies any pesticide on a community or area wide basis for the control of larval or adult forms of mosquitoes and/or flies (in the Order Diptera) must have an approved Mosquito/Fly Control Permit prior to application. Community or area wide is defined as “any pesticide application performed on aggregate areas greater than three acres of land or water which is either part of a pesticide control program performed or contracted by a governmental agency or is performed by, or contracted for, one person who has control over the use of the land to which the pesticide is applied”.
The exceptions to the permit requirement are:

  1. Applications made for agricultural purposes;
  2. Applications conforming to the provisions of the Mosquito Extermination statutes (NJSA 26:9-1 et seq.).

If the proposed treatment is for mosquito control, contact your County Mosquito Control Agency to arrange to have your equipment checked and to discuss your proposed control program. The county mosquito control agency will send the application to the Bureau of Pesticide Control for our review. If your county mosquito control agency will not cooperate in this program, contact the Bureau of Pesticide Control at 609-984-6568 for alternate instructions.

If the proposed treatment is for fly control, send your application directly to the Bureau of Pesticide Control. Applications, for mosquito or fly control, are also reviewed by the State Office of Mosquito Control Coordination. The issuing authority for all permits, however, is the Bureau of Pesticide Control.