Accession Number:

AD0729053

Title:

Pre-Service Test of the U. S. Army Ultra Low Volume Aerial Spray System for Rotary Wing Aircraft

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL MEDICAL FIELD RESEARCH LAB CAMP LEJEUNE NC

Personal Author(s):

• Grothaus, Roger H.

Report Date:

1971-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

A pre-service test on the U.S. Armys Ultra Low Volume Aerial Spray System, Rotary Wing Aircraft, was conducted during the summer of 1970. The system was utilized to treat a 500-acre plot infested with lone star ticks. The system proved adequate from a biological and engineering standpoint.

Descriptors:

• *HELICOPTERS
• *INSECT CONTROL
• *AEROSOL GENERATORS
• CONTROL
• SPRAYS
• EPIDEMIOLOGY
• PESTICIDES
• DISEASE VECTORS

Subject Categories:

• Helicopters
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE