How long can pesticide drones fly?

The efficiency of using drones to spray pesticides is too high. It can be completed in about 5 minutes on 2 acres of land, without pressing the wheat, spraying evenly. It’s really fast and good! “On April 19th, in a wheat field in Shiquan Guanzhuang Village, Fangxia Street, Laiwu District, Jinan City, Xu Peng, a member of the two committees of Shiquan Guanzhuang Village, praised this.

Accompanied by the buzzing sound of the rotor, a plant protection drone is working back and forth at low altitude, evenly spraying foliar fertilizer downwards. The curling airflow causes waves to rise in the green wheat fields. Compared to traditional manual work methods, plant protection drones spray more evenly and have better prevention and control effects. Xu Peng said that the work that used to require 10 people to complete in 10 days can now be completed in 3 days with drones, saving time and effort.

According to Wu Qiang, the head of the Agricultural Technology Station in Fangxia Street, in the winter of 2022, more than 20000 acres of wheat in Fangxia Street were subjected to varying degrees of frost damage due to weather conditions, resulting in a decrease in wheat tillering and affecting the number of ears per acre. At present, it is the critical period of wheat booting. Timely spraying foliar fertilizer with drones can quickly be absorbed by the leaves, improve frost resistance and disease resistance, and its speed and effect are faster and better than the effect of soil fertilization.

It is reported that plant protection drones have advantages such as high efficiency, uniform spraying, good atomization effect, and are not limited by crop growth and terrain. At the same time, the huge airflow under the rotor can promote the uniform dispersion of pesticide mist, which is conducive to reducing pesticide residues and environmental pollution, making agricultural production more efficient. Around May 10th this year, Fangxia Street will also spray drone pesticides on over 20000 acres of wheat throughout the street to prevent and control wheat diseases and pests, ensuring stable wheat production and supply.

In recent years, Fangxia Street has vigorously promoted the form of technology+agriculture, effectively improving agricultural production efficiency and reducing agricultural operating costs. Next, Fangxia Street will continue to do a good job in the field management of wheat at all stages, promptly inviting agricultural technicians to go deep into the field for guidance and imparting scientific field management techniques. At the same time, we will promote the mechanization of crop production throughout the entire process, fully utilize technological means to improve the quality and efficiency of agricultural production, empower and promote rural revitalization with technology, and further achieve increased agricultural production and farmers’ income.