Why Are There No Mosquitoes at Disney World?
Disney World, the “most magical place on Earth”, takes a lot of precautions to preserve the magic and mystique. From careful staff routes that ensure everyone gets to see their favorite character to the magical way that those characters can reappear across the park in no time, Disney World is a true feat of entertaining excellence. The engineers at Disney have found a way to sustain this magic, even in the bug-filled Florida climate. Here’s why it seem like there are no mosquitoes at Disney World.
From a location standpoint, Disney World should be a mess. Built over 25,000 acres of prime Florida swampland, Disney World should be home to hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes, but yet guests often never come into contact with one. The park has found a way to ensure guests can enjoy the entertainment and high-priced eats without being disturbed by these pesky bugs. This both helps to improve the guest experience, but also helps Disney World to protect park visitors from Zika, West Nile, and other less common mosquito-borne illnesses.
Disney World takes a proactive approach to mosquito treatments using mosquito surveillance programs across its parks. One of the primary tools used by this department is carbon dioxide traps which emit carbon dioxide, the same gas that humans exhale, to attract and then trap mosquitoes. This allows scientists at Disney to understand the number and species of mosquitoes in the area to determine the best way to reduce or eliminate them, often through mosquito treatment sprays.
Another way Disney World monitors the mosquito population is with chickens. Live chickens are kept across the part as a sort of mosquito-borne illness sentinel. The chickens can get these diseases but aren’t harmed by them, which allows scientists to detect the disease, identify where the mosquitoes that passed it are located, and eradicate them.
When it comes to actually killing the mosquitoes that are in the park, Disney World employs a similar strategy of mosquito control as many homeowners in southeast Michigan: mosquito treatment sprays. These barrier treatments allow for hyper-effective mosquito control with only a single application that lasts for weeks, isn’t washed away by rain, and is pet and people-friendly.
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