Field evaluation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sprayer: effect of spray volume on deposition and the control of pests and disease in wheat

G Wang, Y Lan, H Qi, P Chen, A Hewitt… - Pest management …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a recently developed aerial spraying
technology. However, the effect of spray volume variation on deposition and pesticide …

[HTML][HTML] Bases for pesticide dose expression and adjustment in 3D crops and comparison of decision support systems

S Planas, C Román, R Sanz, JR Rosell-Polo - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Authorities around the world have committed to limiting the use of chemical pesticides by
reducing doses, among other strategies. Nevertheless, different dose expression models …

Harmonization of plant protection products dose expression and dose adjustment for high growing 3D crops: A review

C Garcerá, G Doruchowski, P Chueca - Crop Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
This review outlines the background and current status of different dose expressions of plant
protection products (PPP) applied in three-dimensional (3D) crops that are grown in …

Life stage-dependent susceptibility of Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) to two pesticides commonly used in citrus orchards

A Biondi, O Campolo, N Desneux, G Siscaro, V Palmeri… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
The assessment of pesticides compatibility with natural enemies is recommended before
including agrochemicals in integrated and organic pest management schemes. The lethal …

Control Efficacy and Deposition Characteristics of an Unmanned Aerial Spray System Low-Volume Application on Corn Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda

C Shan, J Wu, C Song, S Chen, J Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a major global pest, fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, invaded China in
2019, which has seriously threatened the safety of China's food production and raised …

Comparison between standard and drift reducing nozzles for pesticide application in citrus: Part II. Effects on canopy spray distribution, control efficacy of Aonidiella …

C Garcerá, C Román, E Moltó, R Abad, JA Insa… - Crop Protection, 2017 - Elsevier
Venturi nozzles are often recommended to reduce drift, which is one of the major pollution
sources caused by the application of plant protection products on high growing crops. The …

Sustainable use of pesticide applications in citrus: A support tool for volume rate adjustment

C Garcerá, A Fonte, E Moltó, P Chueca - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Rational application of pesticides by properly adjusting the amount of product to the actual
needs and specific conditions for application is a key factor for sustainable plant protection …

Western corn rootworm pyrethroid resistance confirmed by aerial application simulations of commercial insecticides

D Souza, BC Vieira, BK Fritz, WC Hoffmann… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte)(WCR) is a major insect
pest of corn (Zea mays L.) in the United States (US) and is highly adaptable to multiple …

CitrusVol Validation for the Adjustment of Spray Volume in Treatments against Tetranychus urticae in Clementines

A Fonte, C Garcerá, A Tena, P Chueca - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
The optimization of the water volume used to apply pesticides with airblast sprayers is key to
reducing water footprint, costs, operational time and drift of pesticides. This study evaluated …

Effect of the airblast settings on the vertical spray profile: implementation on an on-line decision aid for citrus treatments

C Garcera, E Moltó, H Izquierdo, P Balsari, P Marucco… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Airblast sprayers are widely used for the application of plant protection products (PPP) in
citrus. Adaptation of the vertical distribution of the spray cloud to the canopy (density, shape …