Gardeners know how difficult it is to protect crops growing in their summer cottage from pests. However, today the line of agrotechnical compounds includes the latest complex preparations that are easy to use and help protect plants. Using Iskra Zolotoy is a simple way to ensure that harmful insects disappear from garden beds, flower beds, and indoor plants.
Active substance and release form
The newest systemic drug is highly effective and cost-effective.Thanks to this, it is affordable for any gardener. Available in 3 formulations: water-soluble concentrate, powder, tablets. They all contain the same active substance - imidacloprid. Identical in the way they affect insects and the range of pests affected.
All types of the product are used in private households. “Iskra Zolotaya” VRK is available in ampoules of 1 and 5 milliliters and in bottles of 10 milliliters and contains 200 grams/liter of active substance. The powder with the same name has a concentration of 25 grams/liter, the same concentration in tablets of the drug. Any variety is additionally packaged in a bright plastic bag, which contains information about the amount of the product, its purpose, and formulation. Manufacturer's recommendations on rules of use and safety precautions are indicated.
For treating indoor plants, bottles with a ready-made working solution are offered - 900 milliliters, equipped with a sprayer, and Iskra Zolotoy sticks, 20 pieces per package. With their help you can easily get rid of annoying aphids and thrips.
Scope of application and principle of operation of the drug
The product is used to treat potatoes, vegetables, garden flowers, and indoor plants against pests. Can effectively destroy:
- Colorado potato beetle;
- wireworm;
- aphids;
- thrips;
- whitefly
The drug is used against more than 60 species of insect pests; about 150 types of crops are processed in the world.
Advantages of use:
- effective against a huge number of pest species;
- long period of protective effect;
- insects fail to develop resistance to the drug;
- does not lose effectiveness in hot weather and is not washed off by precipitation;
- no phytotoxicity.
Systemic action ensures high effectiveness of the drug. According to the method of penetration, it is a contact, intestinal, and systemic pesticide.
Insects receive a lethal dose of the drug by moving on the surface of leaves or eating them. The insecticide affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death of pests. Active against larvae and adults. The first results are noticeable 1-1.5 hours after spraying. All processes in the body of insects slow down, they practically lose mobility. The area is completely cleared of pests in 1-3 days. One application during the growing season is sufficient.
Instructions for use of the product "Iskra Zolotaya"
1 milliliter of insecticide mixed with 5 liters of water is used to spray 1 hundred square meters of summer cottage. For processing, 5 liters per 1 hundred square meters is enough.
| Processed plantings | Pest type | Concentrate consumption | Consumption of the finished mixture for spraying (per hundred square meters) |
| Cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse | Thrips, aphids, whitefly | 2 milliliters per 5-10 liters of solvent | 5-10 liters |
| Rows of potatoes | Colorado potato beetle, aphid species, potato beetle | 1 milliliter per 5-10 liters of solvent | 5-10 liters |
| Flowers and ornamental shrubs | Aphids, thrips, butterflies and caterpillars gnawing on leaves | 5-10 milliliters per 5-10 liters of water | 5-10 liters |
Iskra Zolotaya additionally stimulates plant growth. Plants cannot be sprayed less than 20 days before harvesting. Processing is carried out in dry weather, without wind. It is better to do this early in the morning or after sunset.
Safety precautions and first aid
The substance is not too toxic for humans, has a hazard class 3 for humans, and is highly toxic for bees (class 1). If there is an apiary near the site, it is necessary to notify the beekeeper about the work being carried out in order to adjust the timing of the flight of insects.
Before preparing the working solution, it is necessary to prepare a container in which it will be mixed. Do not pour concentrate and working solution into containers used for cooking. Before starting work, wear protective gloves and goggles to protect your eyes from accidental contact with the drug.
When spraying plants, wear special suits or thick clothes with long sleeves, protect your hair with a headscarf or cap, and wear rubber boots on your feet. Safety glasses and gloves are required. After work, the sprayer is freed from drug residues and washed with water, clothes are removed and washed, hands and exposed areas of the body are thoroughly washed.
If the drug is accidentally swallowed, you must urgently call a doctor, rinse the stomach (use water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate), induce profuse repeated vomiting, after which you can give the victim activated charcoal at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kilograms of weight.
Compatibility
The drug is compatible with pesticides, growth stimulants, and other agrochemical compounds.
Storage
Keep in a room for agrochemical preparations or away from children, food, medicines, and pets.Store in the original packaging, which contains legible information about the name of the product, its purpose and rules of use.
Analogs
Identical in terms of the active substance are: “Colorado” VRK; "Zenit" VRK; "Zubr" VRK; "Street" KS; "Monsoon" VRK; "Frontier" G.
