The importance of nozzles in pest control

Spray nozzle type can play a large role in the effectiveness of pesticides - especially fungicides and insecticides that are used to control foliar pests. Foliar diseases include algae, anthracnose, leaf spot, brown/yellow patch, dollar spot, pink snow mold, gray leaf spot and rapid blight. Insect foliar pests include black cutworms, sod webworms, armyworms and chinch bugs. For these pests, flat fan nozzles usually provide the best results because of their ability to provide good spray coverage on the foliage.…