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May 22, 2025 11 mins

Wilson Yoingco from Davey's Washington D.C. office introduces his office's Urban Defense Warrior, or a plant health care van, and how its design better delivers plant health care to urban settings.

In this episode we cover:

  • What is the Urban Defense Warrior van? (0:40) (2:32)
  • What is the van used for? (1:00) (5:25)
  • What is a plant health coordinator? (2:13)
  • Specific jobs the van does (3:00)
  • IPM, pesticides and fungicides (3:31)
  • The van's fertilization process (4:59) 
  • The van's storage tanks (6:59)
  • New technology (7:06)
  • The benefits of having a smaller vehicle (8:18)
  • Does the Urban Defense Warrior get used outside the city? (8:53)
  • The power behind the engine (9:17) 
  • Is the van user-friendly? (10:06)

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