Presentations
Version: 16/12/2009
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| Entomology, IPM and Tropical Pest Management | |
| Biological and Chemical Control Methods |
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| Introduction to pesticides and their application |
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| S: Issues with pesticides |
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| Properties of pesticides (introduction to dose and efficacy) |
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| Introduction to Hydraulic nozzles and spray quality |
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| Manually operated hydraulic sprayers |
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| Large scale field crop spraying |
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| Spray application (Environmental conditions) |
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| S: From blue sky to green fields - Prof P E Russell |
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| Pesticide discovery and development: technical issues |
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| Formulation
of chemical and biological pesticides |
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| Sampling and analysing sprays |
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| Mistblowers |
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| Vehicle mounted, air-assisted sprays (orchard sprayers) |
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| Insecticides/acaricides/nematicides: 1 (neuroactive) |
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| Fungicides: basics of activity |
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| Rational herbicide use |
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| More pesticide properties and bioassays |
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| Bioassays: log-probit graph paper and 2007 - 2009 data ... |
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| Environmental fate and behaviour of pesticides |
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| Space treatments: thermal and cold fogging |
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| Dust, microgranule & granule application |
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| S: Spray drift from a regulatory perspective - Dr AC Chapple |
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| Assessing pesticides against natural enemies |
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| L/V: Introduction to resistance |
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| Resistance mechanisms and detection methods |
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| Resistance management |
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| Case study: integrated pest management of vegetable pests |
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| Pesticide application, residues and safety |
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| Choice of equipment: safety considerations |
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| Insecticides & acaricides: 2 (non-neuroactive & novel) |
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Controlled droplet application and ULV spraying |
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| Targeted application: chemigation, seed treatment, etc. |
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| Aerial spraying |
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| S:
Biopesticide Product Development - from the laboratory to the global market |
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| Introduction to Biopesticides |
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| Application and Formulation of Biopesticides |
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| Entomopathogenic nematodes (L1 & L2) |
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| S: Monitoring for disease and pest control |
