low-volume spraying

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Low-volume spraying in agriculture involves applying pesticides in very small amounts, often as little as one ounce per acre. This technique, significantly improved with ultra-low-volume (ULV) applicators in the 1960s, uses concentrated pesticides, sometimes undiluted, dispersed as fine drops. Aircraft, known as crop dusters, are commonly used for this method, allowing for prompt coverage of large areas and avoiding damage to crops from vehicles. ULV spraying has been successful in controlling pests like desert locusts and can drastically reduce the amount of chemicals released into the environment.123

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Low-volume spraying was invented about 1950, particularly for the application of herbicides, in which 10 or 20 gallons of water, transformed into fine drops, would carry the pesticide. Ultralow-volume spraying has also been introduced; four ounces (about 110 grams) of the active ingredient itself (usually…
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Low-volume spraying was invented about 1950, particularly for the application of herbicides, in which 10 or 20 gallons of water, transformed into fine drops, would carry the pesticide. Ultralow-volume spraying has also been introduced; four ounces (about 110 grams) of the active ingredient itself (usually…
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