G. A. Matthews ; in collaboration with Roy Bateman and Paul Miller
Fourth edition
Fourth edition
1 online resource
Includes 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