U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Drones Crucial in Battle Against Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles on Maui

In an ongoing multi-agency effort, drones are playing a critical role in the treatment, inspection, and surveillance of coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) on Maui. Despite the initial detection of 17 live CRB larvae in a single palm tree in Kīhei…

Haye Kesteloo
April 12, 2024

EPA warns against drones to spray disinfectants and fight COVID-19

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns against the use of drones, fogging, fumigation, and electrostatic spraying to apply disinfectants to help fight COVID-19, unless the product’s label provides specific instruction in how to do so, according to a recent…

Haye Kesteloo
October 8, 2020