Journal or Publishing Institution: Annual Review of Entomology
Date of Publication: 01/01/1964
Study: http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.en.09.010164.001441?journalCode=ento&
Author(s): Akesson, N.B. and Yates, W.E.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Abstract:
The very first use of agricultural chemicals for pest control probably resulted in undesirable residues on nearby households, persons or animals, wild life areas, or adjacent crops. The extent of these early drift problems was, of course, proportionate to the limited methods of application. A man carrying a sack of Paris green dust which he shook over each tomato plant would not cause drift problems as extensive as those created by his modern counterpart operating a powered ground-duster or an aircraft pilot discharging dust at 300 to 500 pounds per minute-a crop cover-rate 1000 times that of the man with a hand sack. Multiply a single aircraft by the many that frequently work in a crop area, and some dimension of the drift potential can be seen.
Keywords: agricultural chemicals, drift residues, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), grapes, cotton, tomatoes, pesticides, herbicides
Citation:
Akesson, N.B., and Yates, W.E., 1964. Problems Relating to Application of Agricultural Chemicals and Resulting Drift Residues. Annual Review of Entomology, 9, 285-318.
Category:
- Environmental effects
- Pesticide use
Record ID: 26
