Application Equipment for Private Applicators

Abstract

This article is based on Chaper V of the UF/IFAS Private Applicator Agricultural Pest Control, by Fred Fishel, Department of Agronomy-3rd edition (SM53)

The chapter discusses Application Equipment. Topics discussed are:

·         Main advantages and disadvantages associated with various types of pesticide application equipment

·         Four types of sprayer pumps and indicate their main feature and suitabilities

·         Explain the purpose of strainers in a spraying system

·         Principal parts of a nozzle

·         Basic nozzle patterns with examples

·         Procedural steps to prepare a sprayer for storage