11.   The swarms of mosquitoes grew so abnormally strong after tropical storm Allison that the Federal Emergency Management Agency stepped in to pay for the bulk of a spraying program.

12.   They blame a state spraying program to eradicate boll weevils for killing off beneficial insects that normally eat armyworms.

13.   Who would not support an aerial spraying program that promised whiter teeth and clearer skin, not to mention dissolving those unsightly hand warts?

14.   That angered officials from the U.S. State Department, which manages the spraying program in Colombia.

15.   The criticism by Serpa, a former Interior Minister who is leading the polls to replace Pastrana, echoes growing questioning of the aerial spraying program here.

16.   The spraying program that will soon be undertaken is the response recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.

17.   Walters acknowledged that diverting helicopters from anti-drug operations could weaken spraying programs, at least temporarily.

18.   The spraying program will continue until the end of the harvest, in July or August, he said.