Mavic 2 used to aid tree-trimming

[Jim D]

I live in western WA where we can get Evergreen bagworm infestations this time of year. The first line of defense is to cut off the affected area, but on a large douglas fir like I have in my back-yard that can be very difficult if it is high up on the end of a limb. I noticed a couple of small affected areas last week and tried to reach them from a high ladder using an extending snipper, but they were just out of reach. Yesterday I bought 100 ft. of light cord, tied it around the center of my drone, turned off object avoidance, and very carefully flew up, over then across the limb. Once the cord was draped I flew about 40 ft. sideways to make a big dip in the cord, then brought the drone down with the cord hanging below (so it wouldn't catch in the props). I then tied on the end of a climbing rope, pulled that up over the limb, tied one end off to a fence, then pulled hard to get the end of the limb in reach and clipped that end off to a sling and carabiner tied to another tree. In a couple minutes I had to bugs cut out, stomped on, and thrown away. Unclipped the rope, pulled it down, and put away. The only problem is that there are a couple of other infestations higher up that I can't use this technique on

 

[UAV Ernst]

I live in western WA where we can get Evergreen bagworm infestations this time of year. The first line of defense is to cut off the affected area, but on a large douglas fir like I have in my back-yard that can be very difficult if it is high up on the end of a limb. I noticed a couple of small affected areas last week and tried to reach them from a high ladder using an extending snipper, but they were just out of reach. Yesterday I bought 100 ft. of light cord, tied it around the center of my drone, turned off object avoidance, and very carefully flew up, over then across the limb. Once the cord was draped I flew about 40 ft. sideways to make a big dip in the cord, then brought the drone down with the cord hanging below (so it wouldn't catch in the props). I then tied on the end of a climbing rope, pulled that up over the limb, tied one end off to a fence, then pulled hard to get the end of the limb in reach and clipped that end off to a sling and carabiner tied to another tree. In a couple minutes I had to bugs cut out, stomped on, and thrown away. Unclipped the rope, pulled it down, and put away. The only problem is that there are a couple of other infestations higher up that I can't use this technique on

Wow, a very creative (and somewhat brave) use of your UAV!

 

[Drbobk]

I'm not really recommending this on a fir tree, but I can remember my neighbor burning tentworms when I was a kid.

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[FormerMember07122019_2]

Very creative and a great “think outside the box“ moment. Congrats!