Inventors:
Joseph Thomas Colarusso - Arlington TX, US
Dale Vilmer Kiplinger - Carrollton TX, US
Michael Lee Paulson - Copper Canyon TX, US
Assignee:
NCH Corporation - Irving TX
International Classification:
A01G 27/00, B67D 5/08, B67D 5/14
US Classification:
239 69, 239 67, 239332, 239 71, 222 59, 137 781, 137 782, 137 785
Abstract:
An automatic mist-sprayer system comprising a control unit having electronic circuitry adapted to activate the sprayer for a predetermined interval in response to a sensed ambient light condition of desired intensity and duration. The system desirably further includes an electrical power supply and a plurality of spaced-apart sprayer heads. A preferred utility for the system of the invention is spraying dilute solutions of insecticide or insect repellent during the periods of significant insect activity that typically occur around dusk and dawn. Manual overrides and a remote receiving unit are also disclosed for use of the system at times other than dusk and dawn.