Instructions for use of the drug Tabu for treatment of the Colorado potato beetle
Growing potatoes is a difficult process that requires financial and physical costs from a person. To make it easier to grow this vegetable, it is recommended to use the Colorado Potato Beetle Taboo. This drug helps to get rid of not only the Colorado potato beetles, but also from the wireworm, which also often affects the bushes.
Before using this insect repellent, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the specifics of its use.
Short description
Taboo is a modern insect poison made from a synthetic neonicotinoid that can quickly kill Colorado beetles on plants.
During processing potato tubers before planting, a thin red film appears on their surface, which will remain on the potato even after the insecticide dries. The red color of the film helps to control the volume of treated potatoes and make sure that untreated tubers are not planted in the area.
High-quality processing of potatoes and protection of plants from pests is ensured due to the following components that are part of:
- antifreeze;
- thickener;
- dye;
- dispersants.
Advantages and disadvantages
Before using the Taboo Colorado potato beetle, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with its positive and negative sides. If you read the positive reviews of gardeners who regularly use this drug, you can highlight the following advantages of using Taboo:
- protects potato bushes from cicada, wireworm, Colorado potato beetle and other pests that can spoil tubers or eat green tops;
- does not lose its protective properties within one and a half months after spraying;
- able to get rid of dangerous insects without the help of additional protective equipment;
- destroys insects with resistance to drugs made from carbofuran;
- effectively fights pests for five years, since it does not cause addiction for a long time;
- due to the dye contained in the composition, it allows you to control the application of a protective liquid to all tubers;
- acts in heavy rain, high temperatures and therefore protects the potato bush regardless of the weather.
Despite the positive qualities, this remedy for the Colorado potato beetle has several disadvantages, which must be familiarized with before using the drug:
- during storage, the Taboo should be sealed in an airtight container and kept away from children;
- insecticide treatment is carried out in rubber gloves and a respirator, since the ingress of poison harms human skin;
- it is necessary to spray the plants with a protective agent only in calm weather, so that the liquid is not carried by the wind to neighboring plants.
Features of the action
Before getting rid of the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm with an insecticidal preparation, you need to familiarize yourself with the principle of its action after spraying.
When potato roots are coated with a protectant, they form a film coating. It is she who is responsible for protecting the planting material, since she has high resistance to environmental influences.
After planting a vegetable on the site, a favorable environment is formed around the tubers and the amount of nutrients that are needed for the development of bushes increases. During the germination of seedlings from root crops, elements of Taboo begin to flow along the tops to the newly formed tubers. Feeding on processed potatoes, the Colorado potato beetle is immobilized and dies the next day.
The treated tops do not lose their protective functions for 40–55 days, after which the plants will have to be sprayed again.
Using Taboo
Most of the people who are fighting the Colorado potato beetle do not know how to properly use Taboo. Therefore, before using the drug, each vegetable grower should familiarize himself with the instructions for the use of this protective insecticide.
Creation of a solution for spraying root crops
First, all the seed is laid out on tarpaulin or plastic wrap in one layer. It is better not to fold the roots in several layers, as this will complicate their processing.
When all the tubers are neatly laid out, you can start preparing the working solution. When creating a mixture for potatoes, 15 ml of the preparation and 500 ml of warm water are added to a small non-food container. After the poison dissolves in the liquid, another one and a half liters of water is poured into the container with the solution. Before using Tabu, the mixture is thoroughly stirred and infused for 15 minutes.
Spraying root crops
It is recommended to spray planting potato tubers on the day of creating a working liquid for processing. Therefore, it is not recommended to leave the prepared mixture for long-term storage. During the treatment of root crops with the drug, you will have to turn them 2-3 times so that the liquid is evenly distributed over the entire surface. Two liters of liquid should be enough to process 130 potatoes.
Having treated the potatoes with Tabu, they should be given half an hour to dry. It is possible to plant seed in the wells only after they are completely dry.
Preparation of a mixture for soil cultivation
Some gardeners prefer to process the soil in the holes, rather than the tubers, before planting. To do this, you will have to create a working solution that is prepared differently and has a completely different concentration.
To create an effective protective mixture and spray it on the soil, 4 ml of insecticide is added to a ten-liter container of water. This amount of liquid is enough to spray one hundred square meters of a garden plot. For large areas, 25 liters of working mixture are prepared. In this case, the whole bottle of Tabu is added to a container with a volume of 25 liters.
You can determine the optimal dosage of the drug for any area of the site yourself. First, the amount of the drug for preparing the working mixture is determined. To do this, the area in hundred parts is multiplied by four and the resulting number will be the amount of the protective agent that is added to the water. To determine the optimal volume of water, the number of acres is multiplied by ten.
Soil treatment
Before using the drug Tabu VSK for processing potatoes, holes are prepared for planting potatoes. Then the working mixture is prepared and added to the sprayer. As a sprayer, you can use models that consist of a telescopic hose.
When spraying, each hole is processed so that all seedlings are protected from the Colorado potato beetle. When each of the holes is sprayed, tubers are planted in them and covered with soil.
Conclusion
Some are interested in whether it is possible to protect potato bushes from pests. You can provide protection for seedlings with Tabu insecticide. When using, it is recommended to read the instructions for using the drug Tabu from the Colorado potato beetle. You should also clarify what harm the drug does to a person.
