C-130: The Bird mosquitoes fear the most

A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, fuels-up for another anti-mosquito egg spray mission on June 6, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Hercules aircraft can dispense approximately 300 gallons a minute through its 12-nozzle system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachiah Roberson)

Mission 'Bug off' takes off

An Air Force Reserve aircrew flying a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, takes off to begin its anti-mosquito egg spray mission on June 6, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. To allow the mosquito egg spray to effectively be dispersed, it is dumped through a pressurized set of nozzles located on both sides of the rear end of the aircraft.. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachiah Roberson)

Mosquitoes don’t have a prayer with the C-130 sprayer

An Air Force Reserve aircrew flying a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, sprays a mosquito egg sanitation spray on June 6, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The “spray” crew is the only one of its kind in the Air Force, assisting multiple bases year-round with their specific area of expertise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachiah Roberson)

Mosquitoes don’t have a prayer with the C-130 sprayer

An Air Force Reserve aircrew flying a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, sprays a mosquito egg sanitation spray on June 6, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The spray crew is the only one of its kind in the Air Force, assisting multiple bases year-round with their specific area of expertise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachiah Roberson)

Mosquitoes don’t have a prayer with the C-130 sprayer

An Air Force Reserve aircrew flying a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, sprays a mosquito egg sanitation spray on June 6, 2013, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The spray crew is the only one of its kind in the Air Force, assisting multiple bases year-round with their specific area of expertise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Xavier Navarro)

Grand Forks AFB Wages War on Mosquitos with the Help of the 910th Airlift Wing

Published June 10, 2013