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How does temperature and humidity affect my drift potential?

Last Updated: April 23, 2012

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Warm and dry conditions may allow water to evaporate from a spray droplet while leaving the pesticide intact, which can still drift. Other formulations may volatilize and give off vapors in warm weather that can move off-site. Learn more about temperature and humidity and other weather factors that affect pesticide applications by visiting this web site:(http://pesticidestewardship.org/drift/Pages/EvaluatetheWeatherConditions.aspx)

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