4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Har vey ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁▁ ▁C - 1 3 0 s ▁tempor arily ▁based ▁at ▁Kelly ▁Field ▁conducted ▁mos qu ito ▁control ▁aer ial ▁sp ray ▁applications ▁over ▁areas ▁of ▁eastern ▁Texas ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Har vey . ▁This ▁special ▁mission ▁treated ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 . 3 ▁million ▁acres ▁at ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency ▁( FE MA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁Health ▁Services ▁( D SH S ) ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁recovery ▁efforts ▁by ▁helping ▁contain ▁the ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁p est ▁insect s ▁caused ▁by ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁standing , ▁st agn ant ▁water . ▁The ▁ 9 1 0 th ▁Airl ift ▁Wing ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ' s ▁only ▁aer ial ▁sp ray ▁cap ability ▁to ▁control ▁p est ▁insect ▁populations , ▁eliminate ▁und es ired ▁and ▁invas ive ▁veget ation ▁and ▁dis per se ▁oil ▁sp ills ▁in ▁large ▁bodies ▁of ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁aer ial ▁sp ray ▁flight ▁also ▁is ▁now ▁able ▁to ▁operate ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁with ▁N V G ' s , ▁which ▁increases ▁the ▁flight ' s ▁best ▁case ▁sp ray ▁capacity ▁from ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 ▁thousand ▁acres ▁per ▁day ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 1 9 0 ▁thousand ▁acres ▁per ▁day . ▁Sp ray ▁miss ions ▁are ▁normally ▁conducted ▁at ▁d usk ▁and ▁night time ▁hours ▁when ▁p est ▁insect s ▁are ▁most