Photo by Peter Nicolas
Students learn about Mosquito and Tick Safety
The Morris County Division of Mosquito Control returned to Brooklake Elementary School on June 3, 2024, to teach the Third and Fourth Grade students how to identify mosquitos and ticks and stay safe during the summer and beyond.
Teresa Duckworth, Assistant Superintendent of the Morris County Division of Mosquito Control and her team returned for her fifth time since 2018 to share engaging educational presentation with many cautions and tips.
Examples included the importance of emptying out standing water with an adult, using an EPA registered repellent, and avoiding areas of high mosquito activity at dawn and dusk are all ways to reduce mosquitoes and their bites. Tick checks on pets, children and yourself are an easy way to help minimize tick-borne diseases.
Each student also received a Morris County Division of Mosquito Control bag with several handouts such as “Don’t Let a Tick Make You Sick!”, a Test Your Knowledge Crossword puzzle, coloring pages, and Quick Reference cards.
Commented Peter Nicolas, “A summer activity assignment could be to check those handouts and also the student dictionaries (donated by the Florham Park Rotary) to review a few words heard in the presentations – habitat, larva, parasite, saliva, and stagnant.”
Principal Foster thanked Duckworth and her team for “taking the time to present to our students this week. They were all so excited and learned so much. Even our staff commented on how much they enjoyed the presentation. Looking forward to welcoming you back soon!”
