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A PZL-106 Kruk crop duster applying a fine mist A Mil Mi-8 spreading fertilizer. Aerial application, or what is informally referred to as crop dusting, [1] involves spraying crops with crop protection products from an agricultural aircraft. Planting certain types of seed are also included in aerial application.
The first commercial operations were attempted in the US in 1924 and use of insecticide and fungicide for crop dusting slowly spread in the Americas and, to a lesser extent, other nations. Crop dusting poisons enjoyed a boom in the US and Europe after World War II until the environmental impact of widespread use was recognised following the ...
An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use – usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertilizer (aerial topdressing); in these roles, they are referred to as "crop dusters" or "top dressers".
Jul. 21—Monday's crop-dusting helicopter crash in Elgin is bringing the safety concerns of the industry to the forefront. Accidents are unfortunately commonplace, said Terry Hamilton of Mower ...
Here are some of the most common plants that are toxic to dogs, according to Dr Wismer: Sago Palm This handsome prehistoric-looking palm is the most dangerous houseplant on the list for dogs ...
Lt. John A. Macready, a U.S. Army pilot, used a modified Curtis JN-6 to dust a field of catapla trees with arsenate to kill sphinx moth larvae. [5] This early crop dusting led to aerial seeding. Aerial reforestation, a type of aerial seeding, specifically to repopulate forest land after some type of disaster was being used as early as the 1930s.
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