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File: 110196_aacpc_03.txtQ10. WHERE AND WHEN WILL IT BE SPRAYED? A10. OVER PORTIONS OF THE KTO WHERE POPULATED AREAS SUCH AS POW AND REFUGEE CAMPS ARE LOCATED. LARGE POPULATED AREAS WHERE SANITATION SYSTEMS HAVE BROKEN DOWN WOULD ALSO BE LIKELY SPRAYING WOULD OCCUR MAINLY IN THE MORNING AND EVENING HOURS. Q11. HOW OFTEN WILL YOU APPLY INSECTICIDE TO AREAS IN THE KTO. - A11. ONE APPLICATION SHOULD BE ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR ADEQUATE MOSQUITO INSECT CONTROL. HOWEVER, FILTH FLY CONTROL WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE TREATMENTS BECAUSE ONLY THE ADULT FLIES WILL BE KILLED WITH PAGE 06 RUCIEHA0318 EACH APPLICATION. NEW ADULTS CAN EMERGE DAILY FROM MAGGOTS REQUIR- ING ADDITIONAL SPRAYING. Q12. HOW WILL RESIDENTS IN THE AREA KNOW HEN THE SPRAYING WILL BE HAPPENING? A12. EVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS IN THE SPRAY AREA BY NEWSPAPER, RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS BEFORE ANY AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS. - Q11. WHAT TIME OF DAY WILL THE AREA BE SPRAYED? A13. MOSTLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING AND EVENING TIMEFRAME FOR BET- TER SPRAY EFFECTIVENESS. THE BEST VISIBILITY AND TEMPERATURE FOR SPRAY OPERATIONS OCCURS-DURING THIS PERIOD. Q14. WHY IS THE AIR FORCE SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES AND SAND AND FILTH FLIES? A14. IN THE KTO, SANITATION FACILITIES SUCH AS SEWAGE TREATMENT FA- CILIATES, WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES AND GARBAGE MANAGEMENT HAVE BEEN SEVERELY DEGRADED. AERIAL SPRAYING ILL BE USED AS A STOP-GAP MEA- SURE TO HALT THE SPREAD OF DISEASES BY INSECTS CAPABLE OF SPREADING DISEASE SUCH AS THE MOSQUITO AND THE SAND AND FILTH FLY. THIS SPRAYING WILL NOT ONLY SAFEGUARD THE CIVILIAN POPULATION BUT OUR OWN SOLDIERS AS WELL. BT ,0318 KNNN
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