Wondering How Come You Have Never Seen A Mosquito At Disney World? Here Is Why

Published on 08/13/2020
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No Water Plants

When it comes to the water features in the park, the employees ensure that there are no water lilies and the like. After all, they might hide mosquito eggs. “They also stock-fill those places with minnows, goldfish and a type of fish called mosquito fish that eat the larvae,” Lucas said to explain this tactic.

No Water Plants

No Water Plants

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No Nasty Pesticides

We are definitely blown away by the lengths that Disney went to prevent stagnant puddles! Apart from these things, Disney uses sprays as well. However, Walt Disney himself asked to refrain from using nasty pesticides. “[He] did not want to ruin the environment at all, so they couldn’t use pesticides… It’d be easy to just spray the whole thing, but he wanted it to be something natural,” Lucas recounted.

No Nasty Pesticides

No Nasty Pesticides

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