Salt Lake City planning aerial assault by an Air Force C-130 on mosquitoes near the Great Salt Lake
Pest-control officials see free use of the C-130 as a way to rein in the insects and save money, but environmentalists warn of health dangers from the spraying.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mosquitoes at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District's facility on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.