Process for spray application of pesticides

Claim 1

IN A PROCESS FOR THE SPRAY APPLICATION OF A PESTICIDE ONTO A TARGET AREA IN THE FORM OF AN EMULSION CHARACTERIZED BY ITS RELATIVELY THICK, HEAVY, CREAMY, MAYONNAISELIKE CONSISTENCY, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) SEPARATELY INTRODUCING A WATER PHASE COMPONENT AND AN OIL PHASE COMPONENT INTO A MIXING CHAMBER DURING ACTUAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PHASES CONTAINING SAID PESTICIDE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE SAID EMULSION WITH AN AMOUNT OF SAID PESTICIDE EFFECTIVE FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE, AND THE RATIO OF THE WATER PHASE COMPONENT TO THE OIL PHASE COMPONENT BEING SUFFICIENT TO FORM THE SAID RELATIVELY THICK, HEAVY, CREAMY, MAYONNAISE-LIKE EMULSION WHEN THE TWO PHASES ARE MIXED TOGETHER; (B) MIXING SAID WATER PHASE COMPONENT AND SAID OIL PHASE COMPONENT IN SAID MIXING CHAMBER TO A SUFFICIENT DEGREE TO FORM SAID EMULSION; (C) DISCHARGING SAID EMULSION FROM SAID MIXING CHAMBER AS RAPIDLY AS IT IS FORMED THEREIN; AND (D) SPRAYING SAID EMULSION ON A TARGET AREA.