Instructions for use of the drug from the Colorado potato beetle Regent
Potatoes are a popular plant grown by gardeners in their backyards. In order to grow a crop with large and healthy tubers, you need to protect it from pests, to destroy insects, and they produced a Regent from the Colorado potato beetle.
The market is replete with the names of chemicals, but most of them are of little effect or are simply fake. The beetles are destroyed or scared away, and the larvae, as they ate the leaves of the potato, eat it. Also, when several insects move from another site, their population only grows. What kind of insecticide is Regent 800, how it works, use and much more will be discussed below.
Insect repellent Regent - what is it?
This is a popular insecticide, the action of which is aimed at the death of insects by a contact-intestinal method. Although it was created to destroy the Colorado potato beetle, it is also used in the fight against the bear, garden ants and domestic insect pests: ants, cockroaches, bugs, fleas.
The principle of action is as follows: fipronil, the active substance contained in the insecticide, is sprayed onto potato plants. There are the larvae of the hated beetles and the beetles themselves, eating plants. Together with the leaves, they eat the poison, or it gets on the legs, abdomen and acts on the body. The insecticide blocks nerve impulses, paralysis develops and the insect dies.
The duration of the sprayed solution
The action of the poison from the Colorado potato beetle Regent is not limited to one day. After spraying, the poison remains on the leaves, and continues to kill insects for three weeks. After this period, the Regent preparation becomes safe. It is not recommended to dig up potatoes before the expiration of three weeks. Primary destruction of insects on potatoes lasts a maximum of 2 days.
Release form and application of insecticide
Means for the destruction of insects: the Colorado potato beetle, cockroaches, bedbugs, bears, fleas, ants and other pests are available in a package called Regent. Produced in two forms:
- Powder in a polyethylene bag.
- Solution in ampoules.
The powder is used to kill domestic pests and beetles. Ampoules are designed to control insects in vegetable gardens. We are talking about the fight against the Colorado potato beetle, consider the drug in ampoules.
A cardboard or plastic package contains from one to six transparent ampoules with a colorless solution of fipronil.The ampoule volume is 5 milliliters. In a set of six ampoules - 1.5 milliliters. Instructions for use are located on the back of the package. Regent acts at high temperatures, when, like other insecticides, are powerless.
Preparation
To prepare the required amount of solution, use the table on the back of the package:
- Open an ampoule with poison and pour the insecticide into the prepared container. Usually a 10 liter bucket is used.
- One ampoule is enough for 10 liters of solution, they treat an area of up to two hundred parts.
- Add water following the instruction table.
- To stir thoroughly.
- Place the solution in a container with a spray bottle and process the plants.
Application
You need to use the entire mixture in one treatment; during storage, the quality of the drug is lost.
- Before processing, you need to carefully prepare. Wear long-sleeved work clothes, a cap, goggles, rubber gloves and a mask.
- The destruction of insects is carried out in clear, calm weather - in the morning or in the evening. In the scorching sun, the plants will burn and die. After treatment, it should not rain, otherwise the active substance will be washed off the plants and the work will go to waste.
- All aerial parts are thoroughly sprayed with poison, avoiding missing bushes. Do not spray on other crops when processing potatoes.
- After processing, wash your hands and face thoroughly with soap, and wash clothes in soapy water, after soaking in water for two hours.
You need to destroy insects a month before harvesting, otherwise you will get poisoning of the body with an insecticide that got on the tubers during processing.
Concerns about Regent toxicity
Many are tormented by the question: if it is effective in combating pests, then it is dangerous for humans as well? The insecticide belongs to the third class of toxicity, therefore it is used in gloves, a mask and glasses. But it has minimal toxicity in relation to humans, taking into account the exposure of three weeks after application on plants. In the worst case, if the drug is ingested before the dangerous time, it will cause nausea, dizziness and diarrhea. To avoid poisoning, follow the instructions for use of the drug.
Insecticide Precautions
To avoid poisoning with poison when processing the Regent from the Colorado potato beetle, you need to adhere to simple safety rules when using:
- Wear protective clothing when working.
- Keep away from food.
- Do not leave in a conspicuous place.
- Do not allow the drug to come into contact with mucous membranes.
- After use, wash all containers with water and soapy water.
- Wash hands and face with soap.
- To wash clothes.
Harvesting is allowed after 3 weeks after processing.
Positive qualities of the drug
The tool has been widely used for a long time and has received many reviews. Among the positive qualities, gardeners note the following characteristics:
- No smell. The poison does not have an unpleasant aggressive odor, therefore it does not irritate the mucous membranes.
- Efficiency. A properly prepared solution destroys all insects in the treated area in a few days. For proper preparation, instructions for using the Regent Colorado potato beetle remedy are attached.
- Profitability. The cost of one package does not exceed 120 rubles.
- Action within three weeks after application. If insects enter from other areas and eat the treated foliage, the pests are guaranteed to die.
- Convenience of cooking. One ampoule is intended for 10 liters of water. It is impossible to make a mistake with the dosage.
Domestic analogues
The manufacturer of the product - the German company "Basf", produces the drug Regent 800 in original packaging under its own brand, but there are also insecticide substitutes for contact-intestinal action.
- Imidor;
- Corado;
- Tanrek;
- Image.
They also act on the nervous system of insects, paralyzing and destroying hated pests.
