Efficacy of Two Common Methods of Application of Residual Insecticide for Controlling the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), in Urban Areas [PDF]
After its first introduction in the 1980's the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), has spread throughout Southern Europe. Ae. albopictus is considered an epidemiologically important vector for the transmission of many viral pathogens such as ...
Baseggio, A.+6 more
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Two field studies (I and II) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: John Seaton Anderson Turfgrass Research Facility near Mead, NE, USA, were conducted to determine if a new ultra-low volume (ULV) sprayer can apply foliar nutrient, growth regulator, and ...
Ferguson Jason Connor+4 more
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Comparison between standard and drift reducing nozzles for pesticide application in citrus: Part I. Effects on wind tunnel and field spray drift [PDF]
The objective of this study was to evaluate and to compare spray drift potential and field spray drift from pesticide application in citrus orchards carried out mainly comparing standard nozzles with drift reducing nozzles. Two different standard nozzles
Abad, Raquel+7 more
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Improvement of the technological scheme fan cotton sprayer OВХ-600 for biologically effective plant protection [PDF]
The article presents the developed technological scheme of the ОВХ-600 fan cotton sprayer, to switch to a low-volume spraying method with flow rate of working fluid in the range of 50-100 liters per hectare.
Utepov Burkhan+3 more
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Covid-19 is a malignant virus that has spread throughout the world, including Indonesia. In Indonesia alone, Covid-19 has proliferated to 502 districts and cities in 34 provinces, including Harjokuncaran Village, Sumbermanjing Wetan District, Malang ...
Irham Fadlika+6 more
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Advances in developing a new test method to assess spray drift potential from air blast sprayers [PDF]
Drift is one of the most important issues to consider for realising sustainable pesticide sprays. This study proposes and tests an alternative methodology for quantifying the drift potential (DP) of air blast sprayers, trying to avoid the difficulties ...
Balsari, Paolo+4 more
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Timely and high-quality application of pesticides contributes to environmental protection, economical production and production of healthy food. The efficacy of pesticide application depends not only on the quality of pesticides but also the quality of ...
Vladimir Višacki+4 more
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Operational comparison of two types of tractor sprayers (microner and boom-type) against wheat crop weeds [PDF]
Introduction: Nowadays, the tractor mounted boom sprayer is used in many agricultural fields. These sprayers have many advantages compared to other sprayers, but in Iran, their field efficiency is much lower than that of the developed countries, because ...
M Hamid, H Zaki Dizaji, A Marzban
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New analysis of experimental data of the hydrodynamic liquid film around jet zone on horizontal plate [PDF]
Optimization of cooling systems is of major importance due to the economy of cooling water and energy in thermal installations in the industry. The hydrodynamic study of the film is a prerequisite for the study of the intensity of the heat transfer ...
Abdelbaki Elmahi+2 more
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Improvement of the total mass and operating time of Knapsack sprayer to Propel Cart Sprayer (PCS) [PDF]
There are two types of background of the farmers which are the large scale and small scale of agriculture. Usually, the large scale farmers will use the motorize Knapsack Sprayer while the small scale farmers will use manual-operated Knapsack Sprayer ...
Ahamad Azahari, Ahmad Syakir+3 more
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