Did You Know Disney World Florida Has No Mosquitoes? Here's Why

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Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is lovingly called the most magical place on earth. And it’s certainly a treat for our inner child.

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But did you know that there are no mosquitoes at Disney World, despite being built on a swamp land?

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The credit for achieving this massive feat goes to Major General William Everett Joe Potter, an MIT graduate and engineering expert.

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He was supposedly hired on the spot by Walt Disney, after he got to know about his previous experience of controlling mosquitoes at the World Fair, in 1964.

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To achieve this goal, he first built drainage ditches (came to be known as Joe’s Ditches), to make the swamp lands buildable.

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The second step in the process was to ensure that water is constantly flowing, as mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water.

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Even the ponds at Disney World have fishes that eat mosquitoes, like minnows and goldfish.

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For landscaping, plants with mosquito-repellent properties were planted across the area.

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Finally, a minute amount of garlic spray is used to ensure there are no mosquitoes. This amount is so tiny, that humans cannot detect the stench!

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