Important Pesticide Application Considerations
Types of Sprayers
Backpack Sprayers
Pump-up backpack sprayers are most often used to apply herbicides in Christmas trees. However, they can be used to make spot treatments of insecticides or miticides. Use either a hollow cone adjustable nozzle or a double flat fan nozzle to give the best penetration into foliage.
Other Types of Sprayers:
Fraser Fir Pest Control Portal Informational Pages:
- The Foundation of Pest Control — Cultural Practices
- Scouting — The Steering Wheel
- Insecticides — Just One Tool in the Pest Control Tool Box
- Control Based on Time in Rotation — since not every pest is a problem at every age.
- Control Based on Treatment Window — what you can control at certain times of year.
- Control Based on Highest Priority Pest — an aid in controlling multiple pests at one time
- Important Insecticide Application Considerations — includes information on sprayers, labels, application and, weather considerations, and pollinators.
- Organic Fraser Fir Pest Control
- Links to Christmas Tree Notes and Photographs of Individual Pests
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