Why should I spray better?
Poor spraying will waste money by wasting pesticide, operator time and machinery wear and tear. Poor spraying may damage the crop and risk consumer safety as well as threatening the environment and operator and bystander safety. For example:
- Using excessive rates may damage crops and may cause unacceptably high residue levels.
- Poor spraying may increase drift risks when small drops are blown in the wind onto other crops, buildings, bystanders and/or water.
- Using water volume rates that are too low, will increase the pesticide rate which is a risk to operators and others if sprayers leak and/or pipes burst.
Our growing knowledge is helping us to develop better pesticides, and develop better application technology (sprayers and nozzles). Together this means we can use new spraying techniques and employ better spraying practices and thus lower pesticide rates lessen operator exposure, lower residues and have healthier, greater yielding crops and protect the wider environment.
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