Pesticide application methods / [electronic resource]
by Matthews, G. A.
Material type: BookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.Edition: Fourth edition.Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9781118351260; 1118351266; 9781118351284; 1118351282.Subject(s): Pesticides -- Application | Spraying and dusting in agriculture | Spraying equipment | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General | Pesticides -- Application | Spraying and dusting in agriculture | Spraying equipment | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online LibraryIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Chemical control in integrated pest management -- Targets for pesticide deposition -- Formulation of pesticides -- Spray droplets -- Hydraulic nozzles -- Manually carried sprayers -- Large-scale farm hydraulic sprayers -- Air-assisted sprayers for orchards -- Controlled droplet application -- Electrostatically charged sprays -- Aerial application -- Spray drift -- Seed treatment and granule application -- Space treatment by fogging -- Specialist application techniques (injection, fumigation and other techniques) -- Application of bio-pesticides -- Maintenance of equipment -- Safety precautions -- Equipment for laboratory and field trials -- Selection of spraying equipment for chemical and biological pesticides.
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