Pest Management Professional, May 2018
Cover Story Continued froM Page 36 The drone Tesh uses cost roughly 1200 with accessories Youve got to take wind and weather into consideration before you fly he says But there are units available now that have sensors to prevent you from getting too close to a building The FAA regulates drones for commercial and recreational purposes and individual states often have their own regulations and crashing The more you pilot drones the better you get at it PMPs also should keep the privacy of their clients and their When the UNEXPECTED Strikes EXPECT THE BEST FROM PCOPRO INSURANCE 65 years of meeting and exceeding our Pest Control Industry clients expectations When it comes to insurance there are no surprises with Brownyard Group As the longest running family owned and operated specialty insurer we set high expectations for ourselves a continuing promise to apply our deep knowledge of pest control industry risks to deliver exceptional coverage risk management and claims handling to Pest Management Professionals Set high expectations for your insurance with PCOPRO contact us for a competitive quote Insurance when you expect the BEST 800 645 5820 info@ brownyard com brownyard com We Insure Pest Management Professionals and Wildlife Control Professionals neighbors top of mind Anyone who might be within the drones field of view should be notified of the aerial inspection A drone is no different than someone on a ladder In both cases you have to notify people youll be up there Tesh says Operators also have to take care to not photograph people without permission and to be cautious about using images captured from a drone on social media Bigger Buzz Sheffield says he believes drones eventually will be used in conjunction with infrared cameras and that they will become more common in building inspections Were anticipating drones will take on a much larger role in the commercial arena Sheffield says I believe that eventually there will be systems that can use a drone to spot a termite colony in the ground and use infrared technology to treat the whole colony in the ground Tesh says the use of drones will take off Were going to do more I think the application of dronedelivered pesticides is going to be a big thing in the future Were going to see more of these tools implemented in our industry Tesh will have another employee certified to fly the companys drone within the next year and wants to expand the use of the drone with his wildlife team Its another tool in our toolbox he says Its not something that is necessarily going to make money for us but its important for improving safety and efficiency PMP You can reach ALBRIGHT a Cleveland Ohio based freelance writer at pmpeditor@ northcoastmedia net 38 May 2018 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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