Apparatus for spraying insecticides

An apparatus for dispensing an insecticide across an area of land, the area of land defining a ground surface, the apparatus comprising:

• a vehicle configured to travel along a travelling path across the ground surface, the vehicle defining a direction of travel, the vehicle comprising an insecticide dispensing device configured to dispense an insecticide along said traveling path when the vehicle travels along the travelling path;
• a dispensing control system configured to control an amount of insecticide to be dispensed when the vehicle travels along the travelling path;
• an insect sensor configured to detect airborne insects in a detection volume while the detection volume moves relative to the ground surface;
• wherein the detection volume is located in front of the vehicle relative to the direction of travel and elevated above the ground surface by a minimum vertical offset;
• wherein the dispensing control system is configured to receive sensor data from the insect sensor, the sensor data being indicative of detected insects in the detection volume, and to control the amount of dispensed insecticide responsive to the received sensor data.