Originally Posted by
sycamore
I would think that they have to be spraying at night as well,with a large aircraft,such as DC-3,to be really effective,as the insects probably don`t fly at night.
I was in the business in Florida back in the 70's. Cessna Agtrucks (some) were equipped with turning lights and such for night operations. I never did it myself, but I know several friends who did it.
It was fairly well restricted to larger fields for all the obvious reasons.
It never caught on real big, but it did have some advantages they say.