21st GiESCO International Meeting: ‘A Multidisciplinary Vision towards Sustainable Viticulture’
SURVEY REVEALS TRAINING NEEDS FOR AIRBLAST SPRAYER OPERATORS
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Lynn WUNDERLICH , Franz NIEDERHOLZER , Lisa BLECKER , Rhonda J. SMITH , Stephanie BOLTON 5 1 UCCE, 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, California, 95667 USA. UCCE, P.O. Box 180, 100 Sunrise Blvd., Colusa, California, 95932 USA. 3 UCIPM, 2801 Second St., Davis, California, 95618 USA. 4 UCCE, 133 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, California, 95403 USA. 5 Lodi Winegrape Commission, 2545 Turner Rd., Lodi, California, 95242 USA. 2 *Corresponding author:lrwunderlich@ucanr.edu
Context and purpose of the study – In California, little training in sprayer calibration or pesticide drift management is required to apply pesticides. Yet, there is a need to maximize pesticide efficacy and minimize drift. Therefore, our team is developing a training course on airblast application best practices. We distributed a survey to iden...