The Youngstown Air Reserve Station has been helping Louisiana after hurricane Delta and Laura pummeled the area. 

The 910th Airlift Wing was called to assist in an aerial spray mission for mosquitos in the southwestern part of the state. 

"So these guys got the word on Friday, and they arrived on Monday. They started spraying on Tuesday; that's rapid," said Defense Coordinating Officer Col. Dale Snider.

"They're getting as many as 100 mosquito bites in a minute on some of these counts," said Entomologist Lt. Col. Jen Remmers.

It's a problem not everyone thinks about in the aftermath of a hurricane with flooding.

"This is the last thing they need to be thinking about," said Remmers. "Rescue workers, people trying to rebuild their homes, their businesses, take care of their families, people around them. They don't want to be eaten alive by mosquitoes, right? So by helping them do that, we are helping the overall picture and the overall rebuilding of the area."

Crews are working mainly at night when mosquitoes are most active. They're able to spray about 100,000 acres each evening.

So far, about 900,000 have been completed, and they have a goal of 1.3 million.

As Hurricane Zeta also hits the state, the 910th Airlift Wing is located about five hours from the storm and will help with mosquito clean up following the storm if needed.

"We have the only fixed-wing aerial asset to perform these functions," said Chief of Aerial Spray Maj. Ryan Cooley.