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Lake life in Mount Arlington brings visitors from far and wide, including the creepy-crawly kind. Pests love the area due it’s moisture filled terrain and large amount of food sources.
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Mount Arlington: Lakefront Living
Mount Arlington is a quaint town on the shores of Lake Hopatcong. Defined by its lake culture, it’s a borough that feels more resort-like than residential. Scenic, inviting, and vibrant, a quarter of the city is made up of lakefront properties. While winter brings snowshoeing, photography, and ice skating (when conditions allow), the summer months burst with waterskiing, sailing clubs, boating, fishing, and paddleboarding. Nearby trails and rolling terrain welcome nature lovers who want to enjoy panoramic views without getting their hair wet.
Historically, Mount Arlington evolved from a love of the Victorian era. Visitors came for the grand hotels, outdoor adventure, warm evening breeze, and the wooden rollercoaster at the local amusement park (which opened in the 1800s and closed in 1983). They stayed for the community connection, year-round activities, and small-town values. Today, the borough offers a bit of everything, from upscale dining and shopping to birdwatching and picnicking. While close to New York City, it feels as though it’s a world away.
Mount Arlington’s Mounting Pest Problem
Mount Arlington might have a regal name, but it’s not immune to dirty, disease-ridden creatures. With so much open space and food sources, the town is teeming with pests.
Mosquitoes are particularly prominent, as they enjoy the lake life, too! Standing water is vital to the mosquito lifecycle; they must lay eggs in or near water, and living in humid areas helps extend their lifespan. Regarded as the deadliest animal on Earth, mosquitoes pose a threat to human health due to their tendency to spread disease.
Cockroaches also spread disease, though they do this indirectly. The German Cockroach is especially common in New Jersey and known for infecting countertops, dishes, tables, and other surfaces with debris, feces, bacteria, and garbage. Ticks are vectors of Lyme disease and other bacterial infections.
Rats and mice spread salmonella, leptospirosis, rat-bite fever, and more. One of the most serious rodent-borne viruses is hantavirus. While it hasn’t been reported in Mount Arlington or any part of New Jersey and is most often linked to states west of the Mississippi, some research indicates infected rodents are moving east.
Of course, pests don’t need to be disease-spreading to do damage. Any infestation, from wasps to termites, can cause discomfort and stress and thousands of dollars in repairs.