APPLICATION DEVICES, EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS TO ISOLATE DELIVERY OF EXOGENOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ONTO PLANT FOLIAGE AREAS IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
An apparatus for applying a herbicide to a plant includes two half-shells biased together to define a chamber therebetween in a closed position. The half-shells are manually separable into an open position. An absorbent material is impregnated with the herbicide and disposed in the chamber. The absorbent material is exposed in the open position.