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IPM Handbook: Section II. Chemical Control
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Section II. Chemical Control

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Important Notes: New methods have been developed that reduce costs by more than 50 percent while maintaining effectiveness and reducing environmental impact.  See Reduced Agent and Area Treatments (RAATs) Brochure.

Pesticide registrations change frequently.  As of 2004, Acephate is no longer registered while Dimilin is registered by EPA for rangeland grasshopper control.

II.1  Introduction to Chemical Control - R. Nelson Foster

II.2  Evaluation of Rangeland Grasshopper Controls: A General Protocol for Efficacy Studies of Insecticides Applied From the Air - R. Nelson Foster and K. C. Reuter

II.3  Sprays versus Baits - R. Nelson Foster and Jerome A. Onsager

II.4  A Review of Chemical Sprays in Cooperative Rangeland Control Programs - R. Nelson Foster and Jerome Onsager

II.5  Success With Reduced Rates of Carbaryl, Malathion, and Acephate Sprays - K. Christian Reuter and R. Nelson Foster

II.6  Using Hopper To Adapt Treatments and Costs to Needs and Resources - John Larsen and R. Nelson Foster

II.7  Factors Affecting Application and Chemical Deposition - Robert Sanderson and Ellis Huddleston

II.8  Calibration of Aerially Applied Sprays - Billy Tanner and T. J. Roland

II.9  Ground Equipment for Hot-Spot Treatments With Chemical Sprays - Ellis Huddleston, Robert Sanderson, and James Ross

II.10  Treating Localized Hot-Spots of Rangeland Grasshoppers: A Preventative Strategy With Promise - Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Michael J. Brewer, and Scott P. Schell

II.11  Baits for Controlling Rangeland Grasshoppers: An Overview - R. Nelson Foster

II.12  Bait Acceptance by Different Grasshopper Species and Instars - Jerome A. Onsager, R. Nelson Foster, and Larry Jech

II.13  What, When, and Where Do Grasshoppers Eat? - Larry Jech

II.14  Effect of Multiple Concentrations and Rates of Carbaryl-Bran Bait - Mark A. Quinn, R. Nelson Foster, and K. C. Reuter

II.15  Comparison of Single and Multiple Applications of Bran Bait - Mark A. Quinn, R. Nelson Foster, and K. C. Reuter

II.16  Improving the Economics of Grasshopper Bait Application: Efficacy and Swath Comparison of an Experimental and Standard Aircraft Spreader - R. N. Foster, D. D. Walgenbach, J. A. Henderson, G. Rodriguez, L. E. Jech, D. Colletto, W. Meeks, C. Jackson, J. Patterson, K. C. Reuter, and Mike W. Sampson

II.17  Efficacy of an Extended Swath With Carbaryl-Bran Bait - K. Christian Reuter, R. Nelson Foster, and Wendal J. Cushing

II.18  Equipment Modification, Swath Width Determination, and Calibration for Aerial Application of Bran Bait With Single-Engine Fixed-Wing Aircraft - R. N. Foster and T. J. Roland

II.19  Ground Application of Bran Bait Insecticides - M. A. Boetel, B. W. Fuller, L. E. Jech, and R. N. Foster

II.20  Alaska's Cooperative Bait Program - Wayne Vandre and Don Quarberg

II.21  Bran Bait or Liquid Insecticide Treatments for Managing Grasshoppers on Croplands Adjacent to Rangeland or Conservation Reserve Program Acreages - B. W. Fuller, M. A. Catangui, M. A. Boetel, R. N. Foster, T. Wang, D. D. Walgenbach, and A. W. Walz

II.22  Aircraft Guidance for Grasshopper Control on Rangelands - Gil Rodriguez and T. J. Roland