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crop duster |
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crop dusterUsually, an aircraft used for dusting or spraying large acreages with pesticides, though other types of dusters are also employed. Aerial spraying and dusting permit prompt coverage of large areas at the moment when application of pesticide is most effective and avoid the need for wheeled vehicles that might damage crops. The technique was greatly improved in the 1960s with the development of ultra-low-volume applicators, in which concentrated pesticides are distributed in extremely small amounts. See also spraying and dusting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Army pilots and Ohio entomologists conducted the first major aerial crop dusting in 1921, spraying lead arsenate over six acres of catalpa trees to control the sphinx caterpillar. If you compare The Fugitive with Hitchcock's North by Northwest (another fugitive movie), you can see the difference: Harrison Ford hurtling down the waterfall was a well photographed stunt, but Cary Grant chased by the crop dusting plane was Kafka exploded into spectacle. It was used for crop dusting and later served as a firefighter aircraft. |
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