There's a war going on in south florida. An army of highly skilled aviators is flying battle-ready helicopters and airplanes at all hours of the day and night, supported by a team of engineers. They're all working to combat a worthy foe-the mosquito. Mosquito netting, quinine water, smoke oil belched from trucks-you name it, they tried it. It was not until the mid-1950s that an engineer named T. Wayne Miller unified the Lee County Mosquito Control District (LCMCD). First, his group discovered which bugs carried disease (called the "vector"). Then they learned where the critters laid eggs, how the bugs matured, and when and where they flew. Finally, researchers realized that the best method for killing adults was to hit the mosquitos with a chemical mist while they flew. Aerial application was the best way to make that happen.
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机译：佛罗里达州南部正在进行一场战争。在一组工程师的支持下，一支技术精湛的飞行员大军在白天和黑夜全天候飞行准备战斗的直升机和飞机。他们都在努力抗击一只名叫蚊子的敌人。蚊帐，奎宁水，从卡车上抽出来的烟油-他们起了名字，他们尝试了。直到1950年代中期，一位名叫T. Wayne Miller的工程师才统一了利县蚊子控制区（LCMCD）。首先，他的小组发现了哪些虫子带有疾病（称为“媒介”）。然后，他们了解了小动物在哪里产卵，虫子如何成熟以及它们何时何地飞行。最终，研究人员意识到，杀死成年人的最佳方法是在飞翔时用化学烟雾击中蚊子。空中应用是实现这一目标的最佳方法。
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