This Is The Reason Why There Are No Mosquitos At Disney World

Published on 12/10/2020
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No Water Plants

When it comes to the park’s water characteristics, the employees ensure that no water lilies are present and the like. They might be hiding mosquito eggs, after all. Lucas said to explain this tactic, “They also stock-fill those places with minnows, goldfish, and a type of fish called mosquito fish that eat the larvae.”

No Water Plants

No Water Plants

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No Nasty Pesticides

The distances Disney has taken to avoid stagnant puddles are certainly blown away by us! Disney uses sprays as well, besides these things. That being said, Walt Disney, himself demanded that he abstain from using horrible pesticides. “[He] didn’t want to ruin the environment at all so that pesticides couldn’t be used… It would be easy just to spray the whole thing, but he wanted it to be natural,” Lucas said.

No Nasty Pesticides

No Nasty Pesticides

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