Application methods of Insecticides/ Pesticides

• Band: Apply dust or liquid over, along the crop, or around the structure.
• Basal: Use dust on soil or spray just above the soil surface.
• Broadcast: Spread dust or liquid uniformly in an entire area
• Crack or crevice: Spray chemicals in cracks and crevices where pests live.
• Dip: Prepare liquid in a vat and dip plat animal or object in it.
• Directed: Aim at a portion of plants or animals.
• Drench: Saturate the soil or give oral treatment to animals.
• Foliar: Apply to the leaves and new shoots of plants.
• In-furrow: Use dust or granules in the furrow before planting.
• Over-the-top: Spray or dust on the top of the growing crop.
• Pour-on: Pour the liquid along the middle line or back of the animals
• Side-dress: Apply dust or granule making a furrow near the root zone.
• Soil application: Use dust or granule to the soil
• Soil incorporation: Use tillage or disc to mix the pesticide thoroughly in the soil
• Spot treatment: Spray or dust chemicals in a small area of land or crop.