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Pesticides are an important global industry, but are treated with great public suspicion and are frequently in the news. Their application is often highly inefficient, but practical efforts to improve the situation are rare. This site has been developed to promote better selection and use of pesticides (applying safer agents more efficiently).

What is the human and environmental impact?
Can the technology be improved?
How can application be made safer?

Can techniques be improved?
When is the best time to apply?
Which control agents?
What about biological pesticides?

How much hits the target?
Is spraying cost effective?
What are the alternatives?

The objectives of DropData include the following:

Provide technical information on application techniques: the DROPDATA.net resource pages
Examine wider issues related to pesticides: advocacy of Rational Pesticide Use (RPU)
Describe current and future activities
Provide presentations and down-loadable utilities and linkages with other web pages promoting similar aims.
Encourage linkages between research groups and extension workers interested in optimising pesticide use.