Possibilities to reduce drift by 75 percent in biocidal applications of insecticides with cannon sprayers

Abstract Background Insecticides are applied on a large scale in the environment to control the oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) for the protection of human health. Drift of the insecticides to non-target areas is a risk for the surrounding biodiversity. Since the habitats of the c...

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Main Authors: Tina Langkamp-Wedde, Dirk Rautmann, Dieter von Hörsten, Jan-Uwe Niemann, Jens Karl Wegener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-04-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00729-0