Potatoes are a popular plant grown by gardeners in their garden plots. In order for a crop to grow with large and healthy tubers, it is necessary to protect it from pests, to destroy insects and produce a Regent for the Colorado potato beetle.
The market is replete with names of chemicals, but most of them are ineffective or simply fake. The beetles are destroyed or repelled, and the larvae continue to eat the potato leaves.Also, when several insects move from another area, their population only grows. What kind of insecticide is Regent 800, how it works, its use and much more, we will consider below.
Insect repellent Regent - what is it?
This is a popular insecticide, the action of which is aimed at the death of insects by contact-intestinal method. Although it was created to destroy the Colorado potato beetle, it is also used in the fight against mole crickets, garden ants and household insect pests: ants, cockroaches, bedbugs, fleas.
The principle of action is as follows: fipronil, the active substance contained in the insecticide, when sprayed, gets onto the potato plants. There are larvae of the hated beetles and the beetles themselves that eat the plants. Together with the leaves, they eat the poison, or it gets on the paws, abdomen and affects the body. The insecticide blocks nerve impulses, paralysis develops and the insect dies.
Expiration date of the sprayed solution
The effect 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 drug Regent becomes safe. It is not recommended to dig up potatoes before the three-week period has expired. The primary destruction of insects on potatoes lasts a maximum of 2 days.
Release form and use of insecticide
A product for killing insects: Colorado potato beetles, cockroaches, bedbugs, mole crickets, fleas, ants and other pests is available in a package called Regent. Produced in two forms:
- Powder in a polyethylene bag.
- Solution in ampoules.
The powder is used to kill household pests and beetles. Ampoules are designed to combat insects in vegetable gardens.We are talking about the fight against the Colorado potato beetle, let's look at the drug in ampoules.
Cardboard or plastic packaging contains from one to six transparent ampoules with a colorless solution of fipronil. The volume of the ampoule is 5 milliliters. A set of six ampoules contains 1.5 milliliters. On the back of the package there are instructions for use. The regent acts at high temperatures, when other insecticides are powerless.
Preparation
To prepare the required amount of solution, use the table located on the back of the package:
- Open the 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; it can be used to treat an area of up to two acres.
- Add water according to the instructions table.
- To stir thoroughly.
- Place the solution in a container with a spray bottle and treat the plants.
Application
You need to use the entire mixture in one treatment; the quality of the drug is lost during storage.
- Before processing, you need to carefully prepare. Wear work clothes with long sleeves, a cap, goggles, rubber gloves and a mask.
- Insect extermination is carried out in clear, calm weather - in the morning or evening. In the scorching sun, plants will get burned and die. After treatment, it should not rain, otherwise the active substance will be washed off from the plants and the work will be in vain.
- All above-ground parts are thoroughly sprayed with poison, avoiding missing bushes. When processing potatoes, do not spray onto other crops.
- After treatment, wash your hands and face thoroughly with soap, and wash your clothes in a soapy solution, after soaking them in water for two hours.
Insects must be destroyed a month before harvest, otherwise you will get poisoned by the insecticide that got on the tubers during processing.
Concerns about Regent's toxicity
Many are tormented by the question: if it is effective in controlling pests, does it mean it is also dangerous for humans? The insecticide belongs to the third class of toxicity, so it is used with gloves, a mask and glasses. But it has minimal toxicity to people, taking into account a three-week period after application to plants. In the worst case, if the drug enters the body ahead of the dangerous period, it will cause nausea, dizziness and diarrhea. To avoid poisoning, follow the instructions for use of the drug.
Precautions when using insecticide
To avoid poisoning when treated with Regent for the Colorado potato beetle, you need to follow simple safety rules when using:
- Wear protective clothing when working.
- Keep away from food.
- Do not leave in a visible place.
- Do not allow the drug to come into contact with mucous membranes.
- After use, wash all containers with soap and water.
- Wash your hands and face with soap.
- Wash clothes.
Harvesting is allowed after 3 weeks after treatment.
Positive qualities of the drug
The product 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, so it does not irritate the mucous membranes.
- Efficiency. A correctly prepared solution destroys all insects in the treated area within a few days.For proper preparation, instructions for using the remedy for Colorado beetles Regent are included.
- Economical. The cost of one package does not exceed 120 rubles.
- Effective within three weeks after use. If insects enter from other areas and eat the treated foliage, the pests are guaranteed to die.
- Convenience of preparation. 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 substitutes for the contact-intestinal insecticide.
- Imidor;
- Corado;
- Tanrek;
- Image.
They also act on the nervous system of insects, paralyzing and destroying hated pests.
