of the course in the very near future. Third are the tools to effectively and efficiently spray pesticides over a small area. Right now our sprayers are designed to spray multiple acres, and spraying only a few hundred thousand square feet is oftentimes overly burdensome. But current technologies like the Hahn Spray Bug are already available and in use at courses around the country (Figure 4), and future technologies such as spraying by drone have already
started to appear in agriculture and are ideal for small, precision sprays that are often needed in turf (Figure 5). The good news is that many of you are already familiar with precision turf management in the form of your Spectrum TDR Moisture Probe. These widely used devices give superintendents immediate feedback on the moisture levels all around the golf course, and have al-
Figure 5: Drone pesticide sprayers are being developed for agricultural purposes and may provide ideal for small, site-specific applications in turfgrass. Page 45