Major Potter Had Experience with Mosquitoes
The Panama Canal Zone was considered U.S. territory from 1903 to 1979. It was also an area infested with Malaria-carrying mosquitoes. To build the Panama Canal, authorities had to figure out how to keep these pests at bay, and that’s where Potter figured out how to create a mosquito-free zone. Disney knew about Potter’s work in the Panama area, so he knew he would be a valuable asset to his team while they were working in Florida.