Which of the following actions can further help minimize pesticide drift during application?

Minimizing pesticide drift is critical for ensuring the effectiveness of the application and protecting surrounding areas, including non-target crops, wildlife, and human health. Working when wind speeds are stable is an effective way to achieve this. When wind conditions are consistent and moderate, it reduces the likelihood of spray particles being carried off-target, which can occur with strong or variable winds. This practice helps maintain better control over the pesticide application, resulting in reduced drift.

Choosing stable wind conditions considers the environmental factors that can influence how pesticides behave in the air. By applying pesticides under these conditions, applicators can significantly improve the accuracy and safety of their applications.

Other practices, such as using updated and well-maintained equipment, planning the timing of applications, and potentially increasing the spray volume, are also relevant to the application process but do not directly address drift minimization as effectively as working in stable wind conditions.