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Read the published research journals from Dr. Heping Zhu, Agricultural Engineer for the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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For controlling pests, decreasing pesticide use, and reducing production costs and worker exposure to pesticide risks, this new generation of intelligent sprayer delivers precisely what it was designed to do.
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The development and testing team represents a collaboration between CFAES, FABE, CFAES’s Department of Entomology and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service.
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The intelligent sprayer reduced airborne spray drift by up to 87 percent and reduced spray loss on the ground by 68 to 93 percent compared to a conventional sprayer.
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A team of Agricultural Research Service and university scientists has developed a new laser-guided spraying system that controls spray outputs to match targeted tree structures.
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ARS scientists and colleagues developed a laser-guided variable-rate spraying system that delivers orchard pesticides with more accuracy and less waste.
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A variable-rate air-assisted sprayer implementing laser scanning technology was developed to apply appropriate amounts of pesticides based on tree canopy characteristics.
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Variable rate spray applications using intelligent control systems can greatly reduce pesticide use and in nursery and orchard productions.
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Innovative new spray technologies will deliver pest control formulations in an economical, accurate, timely and environmentally sustainable manner.