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SECTION TWO-PAGE 7-PLAINDEALER-JUNE 25, 1975 "If men were meant to fly they would have been given wings" skeptics used to say. Well, they do fly and they don t have wings. Wingless flying is one of the best ways to treat for mosquitoes says Stanley Rachesky, consulting entomologist for the Clarke Outdoor Spraying company^ The mosquito problem started a long, long time ago when the mosquito found man living in a cave. The mosquito really liked his new find, in fact he got nice and fat and sassy on him Life was good for the mosquito in the early days and his populations grew and grew. However the more mosquitoes there were the more man began to itch. Needless to say man did not like his pesty enemy at all. "If only I could fly like the mosquito, I could follow him home and destroy them all where they breed," man used to sav as he scratched a small bump on the back of his neck. Man had one big advantage over the mosquito, he had^a highly developed brain. He began to figure out how the mosquito lived and that there were over 1700 different species. He also observed that only the female had this thing about sucking blood. Man got real busy. He became mobile by inventing the auto. It certainly made it easier for him to travel around looking for mosquito breeding areas, but it was a rather expensive and time consuming process. At the same time man was also busy discovering insecticides. Then man discovered the airplane. He was now able to fly like a bird. But that wasn't good enough. "If I'm going to beat the mosquito I've got to fly like she does." Then it happened - man built a better mosquito. It not only looked and sounded like a mosquito but it could fly like one. He called it a helicopter. If you're awakened early one morning this summer by the sound of a helicopter flying over your community, don't be _ also requires the helicopter to undergo a daily preflight inspection by the pilot. The FAA is contacted a few days in advance of the flight itinerary. The community police department is also contacted on the day and time the copter will arrive. Now man could hop over trees and hover over swampy areas. He could land, inspect on the spot, and treat all in the same day if necessary. He could cover 300 square miles a day instead of 8 at a far less cost per square mile. He could now treat the mosquito larva with an insecticide (larvicide) in areas that would be impossible to treat with ground equipment. He could carry on an in-depth survey of a community for greater source reduction and evaluate a community's mosquito problem more efficiently. "At last I'm able to control the mosquito," man said, while scratching a small bump on the back of his neck. Fights Nuisance Man Made Mosquito A bird's eye view for the pilot enables him to spot the mosquito infested areas easily during the low level spraying. alarmech^It's prdbably the Clarke Outdoor Spraying congjaany's^elicopter. Their, pilot is a U.S. Army trained Vietnam veteran with many hours of flying experience. He is licensed and regulated to spray chemicals by the State of Illinois, Department of Agriculture. The Federal Aviation Administration has strict regulations that the pilot must follow before being allowed to fly over congested areas. The pilot is required to take an oral, written and practical examination, and is observed under actual spray operation. The helicopter itself is FAA checked. All mechanical work on the helicopter must be done by FAA certified mechanics. Every 50 hours of flying time it undergoes detailed inspection. Every 100 hourkthe copter must pass an even more stringent check. At 6«Hiours of operation the engine must pass a str^ng^nt FAA inspection. At 1200 hours of operation the engine is fe&placed^Tjie FAA Jack Pepping (left), McHenry alderman, and pilot, Phil Thompson, study map of the infested areas. Mosquitoes are, by far, one of McHenry area's biggest . > nuisance problems during the warmer months of the year, Aedes vexans, the floodwater mosquito, provides up to 90 percent of our biting problem. This specie arrives into populated areas in predictable brood formations. These broods are triggered by rainfalls of 4- 10 inch or more. Their development and migration are a direct result of the tem­ perature patterns following each significant storm. McHenry area residents^are doing something about th^se pests that hamper outdoor activities. The Clarke Outdoor Spraying company has been hired by the City of McHenry to combat these vicious devils. By land (trucks) and by air (helicopter) the Clarke Army is at work defending us from the mosquito's stinging attacks. The cost is small for the en­ joyable evenings as it averages about one dollar a person for the entire season. If mosquito biting is a problem in your particular backyard, call the "Mosquito hot-line" toll free at 800-942-2555. A low level flight above a swampy area, and the pilot starts the spraying of the powder insecticide. Thompson adds the insecticide to the hopper mounted on the side of his copter. V, Resembling a giant mosquito, the helicopter arrives in McHenry during an early sunrise to start its battle against the small, but nuisance, insect, the mosquito. Staff Photographs by Wayne Gaylord