Topic summary
Spray drift
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Pesticide drift.
Pesticide application
Weather conditions and timing affect the drift problem. The efficiency of the spray and reach of the spray drift can be computed. In addition to weather, windbreaks can mitigate the effects of drift. Other ways to mitigate spray drift is to apply the pesticide directly to the desired treatment area, as well as paying attention to where surface waters, gutters, drainage ditches, and storm drains are located. This is to make sure that the pesticide is applied in a way that prevents it from getting in to these spaces.