Pest control on various types of cultivated plants takes a lot of time and effort from people. To make the task easier, many insecticidal preparations are produced. The consumer needs to choose the most effective and safe one. Spraying plantings with Iskra M allows you to rid plants of various types of caterpillars. The product is suitable for fruit trees and shrubs, vegetables in open and closed ground.
Composition, purpose and release form of the drug
“Iskra” is used to protect fruit trees, vegetable crops, berry bushes, and forests. The product is effective against most types of sucking and gnawing insects. It is produced by the Russian association Technoexport and supplied to retail chains in the form of a concentrated emulsion, packaged in plastic canisters with a capacity of 5 liters.
Belongs to the class of organophosphorus compounds. The active substance of the drug is malathion at a concentration of 525 grams/liter. Used to protect plants from various types of insect pests. Destroys aphids, thrips, bedbugs, various types of caterpillars. Effective against adults and larvae.
The advantages of the drug include:
- duration of protective action;
- compatibility with pesticides;
- effective against most harmful insects.
Suitable for preparing tank mixtures with pesticides. When preparing, it is necessary to check the preparations for chemical compatibility. The death of insects occurs 0.5-2 hours after spraying. Used for treating plants in open and closed ground. When processing forest areas, the aerial spraying method is used.
Mechanism of action
“Iskra M” blocks the transmission of nerve impulses in the body of insects, causing paralysis and death of pests during the first hours after treatment of plants.
Instructions for use and consumption rates
Treatment is carried out with a working solution of the drug. It is prepared before processing plants and is not stored for more than a day. Concentrate consumption rates depend on the type of crops being processed.
| Processed crop | Consumption of Iskra M concentrate | Types of insect pests | Treatment period, consumption of working solution, liters per hectare | Number of treatments per season |
| Various types of cereals | 0.5-1.2 liters | Aphids, thrips | Vegetative
200-400 |
2 |
| Berry bushes (raspberries, currants, gooseberries) | 1-2.6 liters | Weevils, moths, mites, leaf rollers, sawflies, gall midges | Before flowering and after picking berries 200-400 | 2 |
| Vegetables | 0.6-1.2 liters | Mites, aphids, whiteflies | Vegetative
200-400 |
2 |
| Forage grasses | 0.2-06 liters | Bugs, various types of aphids, weevils, sawflies | Vegetative 200-400 | 2 |
The period of protective action is 14 days. Treatment is carried out immediately after detection of pests. Plants are sprayed in dry, windless weather. In hot weather, the effectiveness of the drug increases. Resistance may occur; during systematic treatment, insecticides with different active substances should be used.
Safety precautions when working with insecticide
The working solution is prepared at special sites remote from residential and agricultural premises. The concentration should not be exceeded when preparing the working solution. It is necessary to follow the manufacturer's instructions for use of the drug.
It is prohibited to eat or smoke while working. Persons with allergies or asthma are not allowed to work.
Important: if the substance gets into your eyes or skin, rinse it off with plenty of running water and consult a doctor. Manual processing of crops is allowed after 10 days, and mechanical - 4 days after spraying. The substance has a hazard class 3 for humans (medium toxicity) and a hazard class 1 (high toxicity) for bees.Beekeepers must be notified 5-7 days before work to adjust the timing of insect flight. Do not use in the water protection zone.
Compatibility with other drugs
Iskra M does not mix with oils, alkaline compounds, copper- and sulfur-containing products, and sulfide fertilizers.
Terms and conditions of storage
Store the product in special rooms, away from feed and food products. In places inaccessible to strangers, children, domestic and farm animals. The drug is contained in its original, tightly closed packaging containing information about its name, purpose and rules of use. The period of application is 2 years from the date of production.
What can be replaced
Analogs are drugs from the Iskra line, for example, Iskra Gold, Fufanon CE, Aliot CE, Karbofot CE.
