Pesticide-containing soil disinfestation material without use of fumigant

A pesticide-containing soil disinfestation material comprising:

• i) a polymer composite material having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face;
• ii) a coating material coating a portion of the first face of the polymer composite material, the coating material comprising at least one water soluble polymer;
• and
• iii) at least two non-volatile pesticides incorporated in the coating material;
• wherein the coating material is not cross-linked, does not contain a hardener, and is configured to release the at least two non-volatile pesticides in an amount to provide a concentration of between about 1000 grams and about 5000 grams of pesticides per hectare of soil;
• and
• wherein lateral edges on the first face of the polymer composite material are uncoated, a width of the uncoated lateral edges being sufficient to allow handling of the pesticide-containing soil disinfestation material without exposure of an operator to the coating material.