AOM 3333      Pesticide Application Technology

AOM 5334C Agricultural Chemical Application Technology

• Course Description

• Syllabus (See E-Learning Website)

• Lecture topics

• Lecture Notes, Lab handouts, and Homework (See E-Learning Website) 

• Laboratory topics

• Students: Fall 2008 (See E-Learning Website)

Course description

AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Technology. F. Credits: 3. Equipment and methods to apply pesticides in agriculture. Techniques used to avoid misapplication, a common cause of pesticide failures, are emphasized.

AOM 5334C Agricultural Chemical Application Technology. F. Credits: 3. Equipment and methods to apply pesticides in agriculture. Emphasis on techniques to avoid misapplication and pesticide drift.  

Lecture topics

Pest identification                Pest management

Pesticides                           Pesticide laws

Application equipment          Sprayer components

Granular applicators            Equipment calibration

Pesticide safety                  Aerial application

Tree crop spraying              Spray drift

Variable Rate Application (VRA)

Laboratory topics

General purpose boom sprayers              Nozzles

Calibration                                              Pumps

Aerial application                                    Granular application

Variable Rate Application (VRA)               Airblast sprayer

Last modified on Aug. 27, 2008.