Services

Precision Aerial Applications

I.            Invasive Plant Control

  • 1. Saltcedar (Tamarisk)
  • 2. Arundo (Giant Reed)
  • 3. Cheat grass
  • 4. Phragmites
         and more...

Invasive Plants or Noxious Weeds are growing at an alarming rate in the United States. New and old invasive species are taking over critical and endanger habitats. Let us help you restore the native habitat with our Precision Aerial Application Services.



II.           Brush and Weed Control

  • 1. Mesquite
  • 2. Prickly pear
  • 3. Spike 20P & Spike 80 DF
  • 4. South Texas Mixed Brush
  • 5. Weed Control
  • 6. Defoliation of Mesquite
         and more...

Brush Control is essential for maintaining both water and the right foliage on your ranch or wildlife management land. Let us help you control your unwanted brush while leaving the wanted cover for wildlife.



III.           Forestry

  • 1. Herbaceous Weed Control
  • 2. Site Preparation
  • 3. Woody Release

As a precision aerial applicator we can give you the peace of mind that your Tree Farm was sprayed following all BMP practices. Let us help you promote a productive forest while creating and sustaining a healthy habitat.





IV.         Aquatic Plant Control

  • 1. Alligatorweed
  • 2. Giant Salvinia
  • 3. Water Hyacinth
  • 4. Cattails

Invasive Aquatic Weeds can and will quickly take over your water ways. Both environmentally and economically precision aerial herbicide applications can be the best answer for your aquatic weed control.





V.         Right-of-Way

  • 1. Pipeline
  • 2. Railroad
  • 3. Utility

Precision Aerial Application is an essential tool all Vegetation Managers of right-of-ways need at their disposal. With increased security, more pressure on supply lines and new vegetation control requirements the time is right to utilize Precision Aerial Application Services.






V.         Fire Ant Bait Broadcasting

Got Ants? Get Control!

North Star Helicopters is providing a cost effective method for Fire Ant Control - Aerial Bait Broadcasting. Broadcast treatment for better control, bait treatment for longer control, and aerial treatment for cost effectiveness equals the most cost efficient method of Fire Ant Control for your farm, ranch, or wildlife management area.



Aerial Mapping Service

The first step to implementing a good vegetation management plan is identifying the problem. Understanding and defining the project will eliminate several potential problems like, environmental concerns and budget overruns while allowing you to achieve your primary objective, controlling specific vegetation. We simply fly your project area visually identifying the specific species of concern while mapping the area with our GPS unit. This is a very simple but cost effective and time efficient method for mapping your project. Our GIS department will provide you with the map file in an ArcView shape file format in your preferred datum. The information gathered during the flight can be loaded right into your GIS system and later be given to the aerial applicator to upload into his GPS guidance system to insure accuracy when spraying. This is simply the best way to plan your project.

Our aerial mapping service can be a very simple solution to the complex world of Multispectral Analysis. Aerial imagery can often be very expensive and/or time consuming. It takes expensive camera equipment and special software to identify specific species of vegetation and satellite imagery can take several months to complete a project. Our aerial mapping service may be just the solution you need to maximizing your time and budget while planning your next vegetation management project.

Pre-job Boundary Map from GIS System Post-job Spray Map into GIS System


The left picture indicates the aerially mapped boundary of project area. The pilot simply flow the project area identifying the specific invasive species area of concern. The map identified 380 acres in the project area. The right picture shows actual spray file over the mapped boundary. The project’s actual treated area was 330 acres. The actual river channel was not sprayed. The pilot identified the outer boundary of the project area for preplanning and environmental assessment purposes. 86.8 percent of the project area was sprayed. However, all project goals were met; environmental assessment, budgeting, and boundary identification. This was accomplished at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional Multispectral Analysis of invasive species projects.