-Caveat Lector- http://books.usapa.belvoir.army.mil:80/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/afr91_22/1.1 1.1 Policy a. Advantages and Limitations. The dispersal of pesticides form aircraft permits the rapid coverage of large areas and the treatment of areas inaccessible to ground-operated equipment. It is particularly useful when high operational efficiency is required to control unexpected outbreaks of vector-borne disease, and unusual outbreaks of economic pests, including control of insects and vegetation. On the other hand, this method has limitations, for example heavy vegetative cover, low visibility, and various meteorological conditions (temperature, excessive wind, rainfall, stability factors, convection currents, and other variables). Also, the risk of aerial deposition of the pesticide outside the target areas and inadvertent damage to non-target organisms is greater than ground application of pesticides. b. Aerial dispersal of pesticides may be authorized: (1) For the control of mosquitoes and other insects of medical significance when: (a) Reduction of breeding sites through draining, clearing or filling cannot be accomplished. (b) Areas requiring treatment are either too extensive or inaccessible to ground-operated equipment. (c) Screening, repellents, space sprays and residual treatment are not in themselves adequate to control vector-borne diseases. (d) Tactically necessary in a combat zone. (e) Sudden, excessively high insect population levels occur on military or other property which require the immediate suppression of potential vectors of disease (disaster relief, civil defense, etc.). (f) Aerial spraying is more economical than use of ground control methods. (2) For control of vegetation and economic pest that damage or destroy property when: (a) The infested areas are too large to be treated effectively from the ground. (b) Aerial spray is more economical than use of ground control methods. (c) Time does not permit ground control procedures and immediate control is necessary to prevent large scale outbreaks of pest populations, and to provide economic disaster assistance, Control of vegetation may be necessary to comply with laws regulating growth of noxious weeds and for other reasons where weed or brush presence is not desirable. c. The aerial application of pesticides is considered to be a commercial or industrial functional area as defined under Code S710, Insect and Rodent Control, DODI 4100.33. Performance of insect and rodent control, in-house or by contract, must adhere to the requirements of DODI 4100.33 and to the appropriate service regulation which implements the commercial and industrial activities program. d. Contract aerial applications are authorized when military aerial spraying capabilities are not available, or when contract versus in-service cost comparison analyses indicate cost advantages for contract operations. Contract aerial applicators must provide operational data for forwarding to the US Air Force environmental Technical Applications Center (USAFETAC) for incorporation in the spray deposition prediction model. e. Cooperation in local or regional organized disease vector/pest control programs is encouraged. f. Military Participation in Nonmilitary Control Programs: (1) Aerial dispersal of pesticides from military aircraft over non-Federal property is conducted only under unusual circumstances. Such projects may indicated: (a) when emergencies are declared at Federal department level or higher. (See AR 500-60 and AFRs 91-21 and 355-11.) (b) When a military facility and a non-Federal community have a joint interest in a common pest control problem. In such cases, aerial dispersal and pesticides may be conducted providing: 1. Military aerial dispersal operations over non-Federal property in no way conflict or compete with commercial spray concerns. 2. Military and civic officials agree on the need for the project and the details for the accomplishment of the aerial spray project. 3. Military participation and funding of the control effort is limited proportionately to the military interest in the problem. (2) HQ USAF/XOOSC (Autovon 22-70815) retains approval responsibility for all requests for aerial dispersal of pesticide missions conducted by AFRES units over non-DoD property. All requests for aerial dispersal of pesticides over non-Dod-controlled property (both foreign and domestic) by the Air Force Reserve AFRES) will be forwarded to HQ USAF/XOOSC for approval and coordination with HQ USAF/PREV. In non-Federal oversea areas, assistance will be given only when a formal request is submitted by proper national authorities through the Office of the US Ambassador. For domestic assistance, only requests forwarded through Federal departments for form a state agency through a Federal department, will be considered. Coordination of assistance requests with respect to resource allocations and priorities will be as prescribed by HQ USAF/XOOSC when AFRES services are involved. AR 40-574 * 26 April 76 * Unclassified IBM BookManager BookServer Copyright 1989, 1996 IBM Corporation. All rights reserved. The Electronic Publications POC Return to the USAPA home page. -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 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