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Caption:
NEW ORLEANS -- A U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from the 910th
Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, sprays Dibrom, a
pesticide approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, over
the city Sept. 13. The C-130 crew plans to spray the New Orleans
area first, then other affected Gulf Coast areas as required.
Crews will target are primarily mosquitoes and filth flies, which are
capable of transmitting diseases such as Malaria, West Nile virus, and
various types of Encephalitis. The C-130 is capable of spraying
about 60,000 acres per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.
Jacob N. Bailey)
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