Research Papers and Presentations

Thesis
Jane A. S. Barber - Ph.D. Thesis
Development of Assessment Techniques to facilitate reduced dose pesticide applications. 2001, Cranfield University. Supervisor: Dr. Steve Parkin, Chairman: Professor Paul Miller.

ASAE Technical Paper
Analytical literature review investigating the effect of carrier volume change in pesticide applications to orchards. Looking into the need for standardized protocols in pesticide application. Cornell University 2002.

Crop Protection Paper
Fluorescent tracer technique for measuring the quantity of pesticide deposited to the soil following spray applications. Crop Protection 22 (2003) 15-21, Jane Barber, Steve Parkin.

Dodd Short Course
A talk was given on our ability to reduce environmental contamination through droplet size.

ILASS
A paper on characterization of nozzle systems for the development of a horizontally mobile aerosol cloud for adult mosquito control presented to the Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Monterey, May 2003. Jane Barber, Jonathan Hornby.

2002 Maryland Pesticide Application Talk
Presentation given on theory and methods involved with pesticide application technology.

Presentation For the Fall FMCA Meeting, Amelia Island, 2002
Presentation given on departmental focus.

Research Proposal:
Development of Applied Methods for Precision Pesticide Application and Dose Reduction Utilizing Remotely Sensed Data to Target Larval Populations

Research Proposal:
Characteristics of the Optimum Field Droplet Size for Aerial Applications

NAAA WC Hoffmann
Droplet sizing methods and analysis

AAB Poster
The influence of deposit uniformity on the control of powdery mildew (Bulmeria graminis) on spring barley, The Paper.

AAB Presentation
Development and assessment of collection devices for sampling the horizontally mobile insecticide cloud used in adult mosquito control, The Paper.

AAB Oral Presentation
Development and assessment of collection devices for sampling the horizontally mobile insecticide cloud used in adult mosquito control. The Presentation.

AAB Poster Presentation
The influence of deposit uniformity on the control of powdery mildew (Bulmeria graminis) on spring barley, The Poster.

FMCA 2003
Presentation give at the FMCA conference on departmental focus.

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Palm Beach Study Final report
A one time study designed to look at the efficacy of a local contractor during a malaria outbreak in Palm Beach but little can be drawn from this due to the lack of study replication.

Reference Nozzle study at Texas A&M
Collaborative study with Texas A&M.