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  2. Agricultural aircraft - Wikipedia

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    The CA-28 was a crop spraying aircraft of the 1950s. Aerial spraying has been controversial since the 1960s, due to environmental concerns about pesticide drift (raised for example by Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring). It is now often subject to restrictions, for example spraying pesticide is generally banned in Sweden, although exceptions ...

  3. Aerial application - Wikipedia

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    The first commercial cropdusting operations began in 1924 in Macon, Georgia [6] by Huff-Daland Crop Dusting, which was co-founded by McCook Field test pilot Lt. Harold R. Harris. [4] Use of insecticide and fungicide for crop dusting slowly spread in the Americas and, to a lesser extent, other nations in the 1930s. The name 'crop dusting ...

  4. Aerial topdressing - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 7 Safe and Effective Ways to Get Rid of Poison Oak From ... - AOL

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    Poison oak is a leafy shrub that grows in shady areas of your yard where it can reach six feet in height. The leaves and stems of the western poison oak plant ( Toxicodendron ) can release an oil ...

  6. Crop-dusting safety at forefront after crash near Elgin - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. A guide to some of NC’s most dangerous plants, from poison ...

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    Poison ivy and poison oak are the most common around the Triangle, Briggs said, while sumac is in much wetter areas, such as the coastal plains and mountain bogs. An oily chemical is what makes ...

  8. Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema - Wikipedia

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    The Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema is a Brazilian agricultural aircraft used for aerial application, particularly crop dusting.It is produced by Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva, a subsidiary of Embraer located in Botucatu, Brazil.

  9. Pesticide application - Wikipedia

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    A manual backpack-type sprayer Space treatment against mosquitoes using a thermal fogger Grubbs Vocational College students spraying Irish potatoes. Pesticide application is the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to their biological targets (e.g. pest organism, crop or other plant).

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