date:Jun 07, 2013
The Beijing Agricultural Bureau has spent 500,000 yuan ($81,490) introducing a homemade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for vegetable protection in Shunyi district. The vehicle will help treat and prevent wheat pests, according to the bureau.
The UAV has a special spray that can spread the minimum level of drugs over cornfields for the purpose of pest control during mid or late stages of wheat development.
It uses one-off drug applications to guard against dry hot wind and stalk lodging. It has