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Tenu, Ioan, Tibor Rittner, Radu Rosca, and Danuta Cozma. "Researches Regarding the Reliability of the Spraying Nozzles Used for Vineyard and Orchard Sprayers." Applied Mechanics and Materials 659 (October 2014): 545–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.659.545.

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The spraying equipments used for pest and disease control have a significant effect over the maintenance technologies in vineyards and orchards. The phytosanitary treatments are efficient if they comply with the following conditions: application in due time; minimum consumption of active substances; uniform distribution of the solution on the surface of the leaves; reduced contamination effect over the environment etc. These requirements can only be achieved by technologically advanced and precise equipments, with high reliability; reliability is required because 12-16 treatments are performed during the vegetation period and because the chemical substances used for pest and disease control are highly corrosive towards the materials used for the hydraulic system of the equipment. The paper presents the results of the tests concerning the reliability of the spraying equipment nozzles; the tests were based on an adequate research method and were performed in a specially designed laboratory. The results showed that there was significant wear of the nozzles’ orifices, leading, in time, to major variations of the flowing rate. A statistical analysis of the experimental data resulted in the deduction of the equations for the flow rate variations as a function of time.
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Rice, Robert P. "IPM—A Problem-based Learning Approach." HortScience 33, no. 3 (June 1998): 509e—509. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.33.3.509e.

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The Cal Poly philosophy of “Learn and Understand by Doing” has been integrated with problem-based learning and the use of the latest technology to produce a class that closely simulates real-life pest control situations. Goals of the class, Disease and Pest Control Systems for Ornamental Plants, are to teach students pest monitoring, control and problem solving techniques, the use of resources including the internet and journals, and the use of the latest pest control equipment and application techniques. Students are shown pest situations and then work in groups to diagnose the problem, investigate management strategies, apply control measures, and monitor results. Weekly class presentations inform the class of the various projects and help to teach the class organization and presentation skills. Student evaluations and test performance have demonstrated that students achieve class objectives substantially better with the problem-based learning approach than with the previous lecture-based approach to the class.
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Hagstrum, David William, and Paul Whitney Flinn. "Modern Stored-Product Insect Pest Management." Journal of Plant Protection Research 54, no. 3 (July 1, 2014): 205–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jppr-2014-0031.

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Abstract Stored-product entomologists have a variety of new monitoring, decision-making, biological, chemical, and physical pest management tools available to them. Two types of stored-product insect populations are of interest: insects of immediate economic importance infesting commodities, and insects that live in food residues in equipment and facilities. The sampling and control methods change as grain and grain products move from field to consumer. There are also some changes in the major insect pest species to take into consideration. In this review, we list the primary insect pests at each point of the marketing system, and indicate which sampling methods and control strategies are most appropriate. Economic thresholds for insect infestation levels developed for raw commodity storage, processing plants, and retail business allow sampling-based pest management to be done before insect infestations cause economic injury. Taking enough samples to have a representative sample (20-30 samples) will generally provide enough information to classify a population as above or below an economic threshold.
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Hutchins, Scott H., and Henry N. Pitre. "DIFFERENCES IN PENETRATION AND EFFICACY OF INSECTICIDE SPRAYS APPLIED BY AERIAL AND GROUND EQUIPMENT TO SOYBEAN1." Journal of Entomological Science 20, no. 1 (January 1, 1985): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18474/0749-8004-20.1.34.

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Insecticide sprays were applied to conventionally spaced (76.2 cm) soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, by aerial and ground equipment. Drop penetration (no. drops/cm2 and mean percent coverage) and drop size (number median diameter) were measured within and between the two treatments. Larval mortality was determined at each of three vertical strata of the canopy for the soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens (Walker), in central Mississippi and for a pest complex of the soybean looper, green cloverworm, Plathypena scabra (F.), and velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner, in south Mississippi. At both locations aerial equipment deposited a drop size in successively decreasing numbers/unit area from the top down within the upper two-thirds of the canopy. Conversely, ground equipment generally delivered successively smaller and fewer drops to each lower level within the canopy at both locations. Significantly more spray droplets were deposited at each sample location in the soybean canopy by ground equipment than by aerial equipment. Mortality data indicated that permethrin (0.11 kg AI/ha) provided better control of the soybean looper when applied with ground equipment than with aerial equipment in central Mississippi, while methyl parathion (0.28 kg Al/ha) was equally effective when applied by air or ground in south Mississippi for control of the pest complex. Largest mortality was observed within the upper one-third of the soybean canopy for both methods of application at the two locations.
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Tenu, Ioan, Andreea Diaconu, Radu Rosca, and Tibor Rittner. "Researches Regarding the Improvement of the Design for Vineyard Spraying Equipment." Applied Mechanics and Materials 659 (October 2014): 539–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.659.539.

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Pest and disease control in vineyards and orchards is a key feature for obtaining healthy and economically efficient crops, spraying equipments being widely used for plant protection. The technical performance of the spraying equipment has a significant effect over the efficiency indices of the plant protection methods: specific consumption of chemical solution, working capacity of the spraying units, fuel consumption, homogeneity of distribution over the entire foliage system etc. In this paper a new design of the vineyard spraying equipment was investigated, aiming for the partial recovery of the chemical solution, which otherwise would be lost; thus the consumption of chemical substance was decreased. The sprayer was equipped with recovery panels, mounted sideways, in order to retain the liquid droplets which would otherwise pass through the foliar system. The above-mentioned system can be mounted on different types of universal vineyard spraying machines. The laboratory tests confirmed that the consumption of liquid substance was significantly reduced, while the working parameters of the spraying equipment were not affected.
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Ratnawati, Dianna, Setuju, Zamroni, Sigit Purnomo, and Moh Ahsan. "Pemanfaatan Techno-Pest Control Berbasis IoT Untuk Membasmi Hama Padi di Area Persawahan Pondok Condongcatur." JPM (Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat) 5, no. 2 (November 25, 2020): 492–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.21067/jpm.v5i2.4699.

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Planthopper and grasshopper pests that attack rice plants in the Padukuhan Pondok rice fields, Condongcatur have an impact on decreasing productivity of rice farmers. The objectives of this community service are: (1) to produce an IoT-based techno-pest control device by utilizing solar cells as power supply; (2) increasing the skills of farmers in using efficient technology that is economical, modern and environmentally friendly. The methods used include experimentation, socialization and training. This community service activity is the manufacture of IoT-based techno-pest control tools and tool dissemination. The dissemination activity was successfully held and attended by 50 participants from the farmer's group of culinary sources, the participants actively asked questions and were enthusiastic in practicing the operation of the tools. 85% of participants can operate the equipment in groups. Techno-pest control tools can eradicate planthoppers and grasshoppers at a radius of 6m within 4 hours via 40kHz ultrasonic waves. This tool is integrated on the internet to monitor the situation of rice fields by accessing the website http://pkm.ptm.ustjogja.ac.id.
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ABD RABOU, ABDEL FATTAH N., and EQBAL S. RADWAN. "Visual symptoms and control of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in the Gaza Strip, Palestine." Nusantara Bioscience 9, no. 3 (August 2, 2017): 322–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.13057/nusbiosci/n090314.

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Abd Rabou AN, Radwan ES. 2017. Visual symptoms and control of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Nusantara Bioscience 9: 322-329. The Red Palm Weevil – RPW (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has recently become one of the most destructive pests of Date Palms in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East. It is a serious pest threatening the Date Palm health and production, with the larva is the most destructive stage. The current study aims at introducing the visual symptoms and control techniques of the RPW in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Field surveys and institutional visits were applied to fulfill the purpose of the study. The current study documented that first local infestation of Date Palm trees with the RPW was discovered in late 2011. The introduction of infected offshoots from Egypt through earth tunnel trade and the ability of the adult RPW to fly long distance and cross borders seem to be main causes of the local infestations with the pest. Different control techniques have been adopted by the responsible parties to combat the RPW; with the integrated pest management (IPM) program was tracked and respected. Finally, the study recommends the cooperation of different parties and authorities to adopt appropriate policies to eliminate the RPW and to support farmers with the necessary pesticides and equipment to control this painful pest.
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Jagt, Katinka van der, Erik Tielemans, Ingrid Links, Dick Brouwer, and Joop van Hemmen. "Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment: Relevance of Dermal and Inhalation Exposure to Chlorpyrifos Among Pest Control Operators." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 1, no. 6 (June 2004): 355–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15459620490449710.

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Rajendran, Somiahnadar. "Insect Pest Management in Stored Products." Outlooks on Pest Management 31, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 24–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1564/v31_feb_05.

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Insects are a common problem in stored produce. The author describes the extent of the problem and approaches to countering it. Stored products of agricultural and animal origin, whether edible or non-edible, are favourite food for insect pests. Durable agricultural produce comprising dry raw and processed commodities and perishables (fresh produce) are vulnerable to insect pests at various stages from production till end-use. Similarly, different animal products and museum objects are infested mainly by dermestids. Insect pests proliferate due to favourable storage conditions, temperature and humidity and availability of food in abundance. In addition to their presence in food commodities, insects occur in storages (warehouses, silos) and processing facilities (flour mills, feed mills). Insect infestation is also a serious issue in processed products and packed commodities. The extent of loss in stored products due to insects varies between countries depending on favourable climatic conditions, and pest control measures adopted. In stored food commodities, insect infestation causes loss in quantity, changes in nutritional quality, altered chemical composition, off-odours, changes in end-use products, dissemination of toxigenic microorganisms and associated health implications. The insects contribute to contaminants such as silk threads, body fragments, hastisetae, excreta and chemical secretions. Insect activity in stored products increases the moisture content favouring the growth of moulds that produce mycotoxins (e.g., aflatoxin in stored peanuts). Hide beetle, Dermestes maculatus infesting silkworm cocoons has been reported to act as a carrier of microsporidian parasite Nosema bombycis that causes pebrine disease in silkworms. In dried fish, insect infestation leads to higher bacterial count and uric acid levels. Insects cause damage in hides and skins affecting their subsequent use for making leather products. The trend in stored product insect pest management is skewing in favour of pest prevention, monitoring, housekeeping and finally control. Hermetic storage system can be supplemented with CO2 or phosphine application to achieve quicker results. Pest detection and monitoring has gained significance as an important tool in insect pest management. Pheromone traps originally intended for detection of infestations have been advanced as a mating disruption device ensuing pest suppression in storage premises and processing facilities; pheromones also have to undergo registration protocols similar to conventional insecticides in some countries. Control measures involve reduced chemical pesticide use and more non-chemical inputs such as heat, cold/freezing and desiccants. Furthermore, there is an expanding organic market where physical and biological agents play a key role. The management options for insect control depend on the necessity or severity of pest incidence. Generally, nonchemical treatments, except heat, require more treatment time or investment in expensive equipment or fail to achieve 100% insect mortality. Despite insect resistance, environmental issues and residue problems, chemical control is inevitable and continues to be the most effective and rapid control method. There are limited options with respect to alternative fumigants and the alternatives have constraints as regards environmental and health concerns, cost, and other logistics. For fumigation of fresh agricultural produce, new formulations of ethyl formate and phosphine are commercially applied replacing methyl bromide. Resistance management is now another component of stored product pest management. In recent times, fumigation techniques have improved taking into consideration possible insect resistance. Insect control deploying nanoparticles, alone or as carriers for other control agents, is an emerging area with promising results. As there is no single compound with all the desired qualities, a necessity has arisen to adopt multiple approaches. Cocktail applications or combination treatments (IGRs plus organophosphorus insecticides, diatomaceous earth plus contact insecticides, nanoparticles plus insecticides/pathogens/phytocompounds and conventional fumigants plus CO2; vacuum plus fumigant) have been proved to be more effective. The future of store product insect pest management is deployment of multiple approaches and/or combination treatments to achieve the goal quickly and effectively.
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Vink, C. J. "A simple PCRRFLP method to distinguish between species and strains of Microctonus parasitoids found in New Zealand." New Zealand Plant Protection 65 (January 8, 2012): 186–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2012.65.5392.

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Two strains of the hymenopteran parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides have been released in New Zealand for the biological control of Sitona weevil species One attacks Sitona discoideus a pest of lucerne and the other attacks Sitona lepidus a pest of clover Two other Microctonus species also attack weevils in pasture; M hyperodae was released for the biological control of Listronotus bonariensis and the native M zealandicus attacks Irenimus spp These Microctonus species can attack nontarget weevil hosts and the identification of the larvae of the different Microctonus species and the separation of adults of M aethiopoides strains can only be achieved by molecular methods This paper describes a simple polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCRRFLP) method for distinguishing between the two M aethiopoides strains M hyperodae and M zealandicus This PCRRFLP method requires minimal molecular equipment and is cheaper and/or faster than other molecular methods
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Pest control equipment"

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Fife, Jane Patterson. "Investigation of the effect of agricultural spray application equipment on damage to entomopathogenic nematodes a biological pest control agent /." Columbus, OH : Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1069194860.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.
Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xxii, 303 p.: ill. (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Advisors: H. Erdal Ozkan and Richard C. Derksen, Dept. of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering. Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-221).
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Nilsson, Johan. "Påfyllning av lantbruksspruta : plats, utrustning och rutiner = Filling of pesticide sprayers : location, equipment and routines /." Alnarp : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., Institutionen för landskaps- och trädgårdsteknik, 2004. http://www-pot.lt.slu.se/epub/nilsson2004exjobb.pdf.

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Books on the topic "Pest control equipment"

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Ow, Clemens P. von. Automation of the depth control of a peat milling machine. Dublin: University College Dublin, 1996.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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Johnson, James H. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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H, Johnson James. Guidelines for quality assurance inspection of commercial activities contracts for real property maintenance activities. Champaign, Ill: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993.

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Book chapters on the topic "Pest control equipment"

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Whiteman, C. David. "Aerial Spraying." In Mountain Meteorology. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195132717.003.0023.

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Aircraft are used in a number of resource management operations, including fire suppression, seeding and fertilizing operations, and the application of pesticides to agricultural, forest, and rangelands. The objectives of any aerial application are to apply the material, either liquid or solid, to the target area safely, efficaciously, and economically and to avoid drift, that is, off-target displacement of the agents. Barry (1993) is a general reference for aerial spraying of forests. Picot and Kristmanson (1997) provide an overview of all aspects of this topic. Bache and Johnstone (1993) give a detailed description of spray meteorology. The emphasis in this chapter is on the role of meteorology in the aerial application of liquid pest control agents to manage plant, fungal, and animal pests in mountainous forested areas. The effectiveness of a spray operation depends on the timing of the operation relative to phenological conditions, the characteristics of the forest canopy or rangeland being targeted, the spray formulation, pilot skills and attitude, the aircraft type and spray equipment used, and weather conditions. Pest control agents are regulated by federal, state, and local agencies. Restrictions on the use of agents are specified on the product label and may include weather conditions. Drift reduces the efficacy of a spray operation and can have unintended and undesirable impacts on nontarget species, residences, and public areas near the target area. Although there is a driftable component in every spray operation, the drift potential is generally greater for liquids than for solids because the size of liquid droplets becomes smaller after release into the atmosphere, depending on the volatility of the substance itself, the aircraft and spray equipment used, and the meteorological conditions at the time of spraying. The smaller the droplets, the greater the potential for drift. Weather conditions have a significant impact on drift because wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, and atmospheric stability affect the transport, diffusion, evaporation, settling, and deposition of both solid particles and liquid droplets. The collection of meteorological data and the use of professional weather forecasts are thus an integral part of a spraying operation.
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Shah, Riaz. "Pesticides and Human Health." In Emerging Contaminants [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93806.

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Pesticides are used in managing pests and their use will continue in future because of food security and vector control. Most pesticides are potentially toxic to human beings resulting in severe health consequences. There is also evidence that parental exposure, as well as, exposure in early life or adolescence could increase the longer-term risks. Pesticide exposures have been linked to many human diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, asthma, bronchitis, infertility, birth defects, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, diabetes, and obesity, respiratory diseases, organ diseases and system failures. People who are exposed to pesticides are at a greater risk to develop various cancers including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), leukemia, brain tumors, and cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and the urinary bladder. The cell culture is an excellent experimental model reflecting human exposure to pesticides at a molecular level which is necessary to understand the hazards. Pesticide users should be aware of their risks and proper handling, as well as must use personal protective equipment which is effective in reducing damage to human health. Carcinogenic pesticides must be eliminated and sustainable and new approaches in pest management should be encouraged.
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Zhou, Xin-Gen, Dongyan Zhang, and Fenfang Lin. "UAV Remote Sensing: An Innovative Tool for Detection and Management of Rice Diseases." In Diagnostics of Plant Diseases [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95535.

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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing is a new alternative to traditional diagnosis and detection of rice diseases by visual symptoms, providing quick, accurate and large coverage disease detection. UAV remote sensing offers an unprecedented spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution that can distinguish diseased plant tissue from healthy tissue based on the characteristics of disease symptoms. Research has been conducted on using RGB sensor, multispectral sensor, and hyperspectral sensor for successful detection and quantification of sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani), using multispectral sensor to accurately detect narrow brown leaf spot (Cercospora janseana), and using infrared thermal sensor for detecting the occurrence of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae). UAV can also be used for aerial application, and UAV spraying has become a new means for control of rice sheath blight and other crop diseases in many countries, especially China and Japan. UAV spraying can operate at low altitudes and various speeds, making it suitable for situations where arial and ground applications are unavailable or infeasible and where precision applications are needed. Along with advances in digitalization and artificial intelligence for precision application across fertilizer, pest and crop management needs, this UAV technology will become a core tool in a farmer’s precision equipment mix in the future.
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Idris Muhammad, Aliyu, Abubakar Shitu, Umar Abdulbaki Danhassan, Muhammad Hilal Kabir, Musa Abubakar Tadda, and Attanda Muhammed Lawal. "Greenhouse Requirements for Soilless Crop Production: Challenges and Prospects for Plant Factories." In Next-Generation Greenhouses for Food Security. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95842.

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This chapter discussed the greenhouse requirement for soilless crop production. It further introduced soilless crop production and elucidated the equipment required for an efficient production system covering greenhouse environmental control and management of temperature, humidity, lighting, and nutrients using innovative strategies. Also, the energy required for the control of the greenhouse environmental conditions during the crop production cycle was explained. Identification and management of pests and diseases using wireless network sensors and the Internet of Things for efficient and safe food production were also highlighted. Finally, the challenges facing greenhouse crop production itemized, and the prospects of greenhouse technology for sustainable healthy food production were proposed.
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Steinberg, Paul F. "Scaling Up." In Who Rules the Earth? Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199896615.003.0013.

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José Delfín Duarte rises at the crack of dawn in a neighborhood on the outskirts of San Isidro, Costa Rica. He grabs his machete and rain parka, puts on his black galoshes, and heads out in a flatbed truck up a series of muddy roads surrounded by lush forest interspersed with farms. Eventually he arrives at a small water-distribution facility located at the top of a hill overlooking the surrounding watershed. He checks the station’s tanks, carefully noting the water levels. Duarte is the elected leader of a group of local citizens who have been given responsibility for managing water resources in their community. They decide how much water is used and how it will be allocated among families and farms in the area. They collect user fees, purchase equipment, and make numerous daily decisions affecting water use. Their role stems from a power-sharing arrangement with the Costa Rican government, which in recent years has crafted similar agreements with hundreds of local water associations throughout the country. Six thousand miles to the east, Claudia Olazábal begins her day in the outer suburbs of Brussels. She takes the subway to her office in the European Commission, a sleek modern glass and steel building where she heads the Biodiversity Unit of the European Union’s Directorate General for the Environment. On this particular day, her attention is focused on the design of new rules for the control of invasive species, which pose a major threat to ecosystems worldwide. Six years in the making, this rule came about after extensive consultation with stakeholders throughout the twenty-seven member countries of Europe—farmers unions and botanic gardens, prime ministers and pet shop owners. Working with a professional staff of Swiss and Germans, Poles and Portuguese, and many other nationalities, Olazábal is preparing for a lengthy negotiation involving lawmakers throughout the continent in a complex dance that will hopefully produce a new European policy on invasive species. Claudia Olazábal and José Delfín Duarte operate worlds apart, yet they have much in common. Both are creating rules that will shape our planet for decades and even centuries to come.
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Conference papers on the topic "Pest control equipment"

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"CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Volume III Plant Production Engineering, Chapter 1 Machines for Crop Production, 1.5. Pest Control Equipment." In CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering Volume III Plant Production Engineering . St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/2013.36346.

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Roland, Ulf, René Sallier, Lutz Nietner, Ulf Trommler, Markus Kraus, Frank Holzer, Christian Hoyer, and Detlef Schlayer. "LOW-COST MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND FILTER FOR REDUCTION OF EMC INTERFERENCES IN RADIO-FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS." In Ampere 2019. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ampere2019.2019.9850.

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For drying building structures [1], dielectric heating using RF energy (in this case 13.56 MHz) is an efficient and fast alternative to conventional heating methods based on heat transfer from the surface to the interior of the masonry. Another innovative application of volumetric RF heating is the chemical-free pest control in wood-based materials [2]. For such applications where the RF systems often are not completely shielded, the propagation or coupling of the electromagnetic wave into wires that are placed inside the field cannot be neglected which represents a certain risk. Depending on the different electromagnetic coupling mechanisms, several interference signals can be generated. In order to protect electrical equipment in the surrounding, these interferences have to be significantly reduced by electrical filters. For this purpose, initially a cost-effective (at least in comparison to standard RF measurement systems) and more robust measuring concept was developed. With the help of this system, the common mode (I_CM) interference could be identified as the dominant part and the differential mode (I_DM) interference as a minor disturbance. Based on the experimental evaluation, a cost-effective filter for the respective disturbance was constructed and successfully tested.
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Takayama, Shinichi, Tohru Katsuno, and Yoshikazu Fukuyama. "Optimal setting of voltage control equipment and analytical tools considering interconnection of distributed generators." In IEEE PES T&D 2010. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tdc.2010.5484481.

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Masuta, T., A. Yokoyama, and Y. Tada. "Modeling of a number of Heat Pump Water Heaters as control equipment for load frequency control in power systems." In 2011 IEEE PES PowerTech - Trondheim. IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ptc.2011.6019457.

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Zavoda, Francisc, Christian Perreault, and Alexandre Lemire. "The impact of a volt &var control system (VVC) on PQ and customer's equipment." In IEEE PES T&D 2010. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tdc.2010.5484574.

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Hatta, H., S. Uemura, and H. Kobayashi. "Cooperative control of distribution system with customer equipments to reduce reverse power flow from distributed generation." In Energy Society General Meeting. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pes.2010.5589618.

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Brickner, Robert H. "Behind the Scenes: Historic Agreement to Develop U.S. Virgin Islands’ First Alternative Energy Facilities." In 18th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nawtec18-3516.

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In the summer of 2009, Governor John P. DeJongh, Jr. announced that the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) had just signed two 20-year Power Purchase Agreements, and the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) had signed two 20-year Solid Waste Management Services Agreements with affiliates of Denver-based Alpine Energy Group, LLC (AEG) to build, own, and operate two alternative energy facilities that will serve the residents of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas. The alternative energy facilities, to be built on St. Croix and St. Thomas, have a projected cost of $440 million and will convert an estimated 146,000 tons per year of municipal solid waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF) using WastAway Services® technology, which will be combined with petroleum coke as fuel in fluidized bed combustion facilities to generate steam and electric power. These sustainable projects will provide 33 MW of electric power to St. Thomas and St. John and 16 MW of electric power to St. Croix, and will help to provide long-term cost stability for electric power and solid waste management in the Territory. Construction is expected to start in spring 2010 with an anticipated completion date during the fourth quarter of 2012. This procurement is a significant achievement for the U.S. Virgin Islands. When the projects are fully implemented, they will allow the Territory to reduce its dependence on oil, recover the energy value and certain recyclable materials from its municipal solid waste, and divert this waste from landfill. Since VIWMA has the responsibility to collect and/or dispose of solid waste year-round, having a system incorporating multiple solid waste processing lines and an adequate supply of spare parts on hand at all times is crucial to meeting the daily demands of waste receiving and processing, and RDF production. Also, with the location of the US Virgin Islands in a hurricane zone, and with only one or two combustion units available in each Project, the ability to both stockpile waste pre-RDF processing and store the produced RDF is very important. Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB)’s work has included a due diligence review of the Projects and providing professional support in VIWMA’s negotiations with AEG. GBB’s initial primary assignment centered on reviewing the design and operations of the RDF processing systems that will be built and operated under the respective Service Contracts. VIWMA needed to undertake a detailed technical review of the proposed RDF processing system, since this was the integration point of the waste collection system and waste processing/disposal services. GBB, in association with Maguire, was requested to provide this review and present the findings and opinions to VIWMA. In the completion of this effort, which included both a technical review and participation in negotiations to advance the Service Contracts for the Projects, GBB made direct contact with the key equipment suppliers for the Projects proposed by AEG. This included Bouldin Corporation, the primary RDF processing system supplier, with its patented WastAway technology, and Energy Products of Idaho, the main thermal processing equipment supplier, with its fluidized bed combustion technology and air pollution control equipment. Additionally, since the combustion systems for both Projects will generate an ash product that will require marketing for use and/or disposal over the term of the Service Contracts, GBB made contact with LA Ash, one of the potential subcontractors identified by AEG for these ash management services. Due to the nature of the contract guarantees of VIWMA to provide 73,000 tons per year of Acceptable Waste to each Project for processing, VIWMA authorized GBB to perform a current waste stream characterization study. Part of this effort included waste sorts for one week each in February 2009 on St. Croix and March 2009 on St. Thomas, with the results shared with VIWMA and AEG, as compiled. The 2009 GBB waste stream characterization study incorporated historical monthly waste weigh data from both the Bovoni and Anguilla Landfills that were received from VIWMA staff. The study has formed a basis for continuing to augment the waste quantity information from the two landfills with the additional current monthly results compiled by VIWMA staff going forward following the waste sorts. The final GBB report was published in December 2009 and includes actual USVI landfill receipt data through August 31, 2009. The information contained in this document provides the underpinnings to allow for better tracking and analysis of daily, weekly and monthly waste quantities received for recycling, processing and disposal, which are important to the overall waste processing system operations, guarantees and cost projections. GBB’s annual projections are that the total waste on St. Croix is currently over 104,000 tons per year and over 76,000 tons per year on St. Thomas. The thermal processing technology selected for both Projects is a fluidized bed process, employing a heated bed of sand material “fluidized” in a column of air to burn the fuel — RDF and/or Pet Coke. As such, the solid waste to be used in these combustion units must be size-reduced from the myriad of sizes of waste set out at the curb or discharged into the large roll-off boxes or bins at the many drop-off sites in the US Virgin Islands. While traditional RDF would typically have several days of storage life, the characteristics of the pelletized RDF should allow several weeks of storage. This will be important to having a sound and realistic operating plan, given the unique circumstances associated with the climate, waste moisture content, island location, lack of back-up disposal options and downtime associated with the Power Generation Facility. During the negotiations between AEG and VIWMA, in which GBB staff participated, in addition to RDF and pelletized RDF as the waste fuel sources, other potential fuels have been discussed for use in the Projects and are included as “Opportunity Fuels” in the Service Contracts. These Opportunity Fuels include ground woody waste, dried sludges, and shredded tires, for example. Therefore, the flexibility of the EPI fluidized bed combustion boilers to handle multi-fuels is viewed as an asset over the long term, especially for an island location where disposal options are limited and shipping materials onto and off of each island is expensive. This presentation will provide a unique behind-the-scenes review of the process that led to this historic agreement, from the due diligence of the proposed technologies, to implementation planning, to the negotiations with the contractor. Also discussed will be the waste characterization and quantity analysis performed in 2009 and the fast-track procurement planning and procurement of construction and operating services for a new transfer station to be sited on St. Croix.
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