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Grasshopper Cloud
Uruguayan aviation plans to attack insects on the ground
By: José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
On: 7/22/2020
Uruguay intends to attack the locust cloud that plagues Argentina using its agricultural aviation to spray crop protection products against the pest if it reaches the neighboring country.
Attack with two planes
Nestor Santos, secretary of ANEPA - National Association of Private Aeroagricultural Companies - informs that the plan is to use two aircraft to fight grasshoppers. He also informs that the ideal is to attack when the insects land to feed, once in flight the dimensions of the cloud become "astronomical".
1 title 80 hectares of insects! 2title
When on the ground the multitude of insects occupies up to 80 hectares.
Although the number is scary - after all, there are still 80 hectares of insects! - this area can be easily worked by agricultural aviation, capable of covering much larger areas of land.
The executive added that the products that will be used have the full approval of the country's authorities.
José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
He is a professional with almost four decades of experience in aviation. Having worked at Rio Sul and TAM in the 1980s and in the 1990's, joined Vasp where he spent 10 years in the Engineering area. He then created and operated the website www.aerospace.com.br for 4 years, now extinct and in 2004 he joined Gol, having stayed until 2017 and passed in various technical and business areas. Currently as a technical consultant still-and always-in the aviation area, he dedicates his private time to create and operate this our portal!
   
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