Material prepared by: Yuri Zelikovich, teacher of the Department of Geoecology and Nature Management

Aktara insecticidal preparation is popular among plant growers due to its speed, strength of action and a wide range of elimination objects. Among other biocides, Aktara is distinguished by the fact that it almost or does not destroy beneficial predatory insects at all: pests infected with Aktara do not attract them. lovers indoor floriculture Aktara is valued for the almost complete absence of smell, and summer residents, gardeners and gardeners for independence of action from weather conditions and resistance to light. However, like any biocide, Aktara requires compliance with precautionary measures, doses and treatment regimens with it. AT this material it is stated how to use Aktara correctly.

Composition and action

Actara is a active substance thiamethoxam with ballast. Thiamethoxam belongs to the group of neonicotinoids - synthetic derivatives of natural nicotine. Neonicotinoids are the basis of many modern systemic insecticides(Spark Zolotaya, Confidor, etc.), but thiamethoxam is used only in Aktar and its analogues: it acts faster, stronger and more accurately, but also more dangerous than its chemical counterparts. Which are also not sugar. For people who have experience with explosives, this analogy will tell a lot: if other neonicotinoids are correlated with ammotol, then thiamethoxam is already hexogen.

On insects, thiamethoxam acts as a nerve poison: the affected individuals stop feeding within 15-60 minutes and die within a period of 2-3 hours to a day. The poisoning effect of Aktara is very specific: thiometoxam blocks nicotine-acetylcholine receptors of postsynapses nervous system insects. Thanks to this "jewelry" work, the use of Aktara does not cause cross-resistance with other insecticides: carbamates, pyrethroids, organophosphorus compounds (FOS), as well as with other neonicotinoids. However, nothing is given for free: Aktara is not very effective against arachnid pests ( spider mites, for example). Arachnids, or arachnids, are also arthropods, but not insects and differ greatly from them in physiology.

Note: Aktara can cause resistance (resistance) of pests to itself, see below. Therefore, its use should be alternated with other insecticides of a similar nature, mainly. from the group of carbomates (Pegasus, Aktellik, etc.), because they have a pronounced acaricidal (against ticks) action.

Aktara penetrates the body of pests mainly through the digestive tract. The contact method affects the objects of influence that have thin permeable covers, for example. aphids. As a consequence, Aktara is ineffective against non-feeding and dense-coated phases. life cycle pests: does not affect eggs, non-feeding adults (adults), pupae and resting puparia larvae.

A distinctive feature of Aktara is that the insecticide spreads in plants in a translaminar way, i.e. through conductive tissues. Simply put, Aktara soaks into the juicy green parts of the plant, but seeps very little into the fruit. This explains the independence of Aktara from the weather. A small herbaceous bush is impregnated with Aktara in 2-3 hours, and the foliage of an adult fruit tree to the top in 2-3 days. The impregnated plant becomes deadly poisonous for all sucking, gnawing and mining pests, but also for bees: Aktara does not accumulate in nectar and pollen; bees do not gnaw leaves, but poison that is not completely absorbed into plants can enter their body by contact. Therefore, the safety zone between the plantations treated by Aktara and the apiary is large, 4-5 km, and the control period before the release of bees is also considerable: 4-5 days after treatment.

Due to the peculiarities of distribution, the use of Aktara is more effective by watering with a working solution (see below) under the root. At the same time, Aktara remains in plant tissues for up to 60 days, but the onset of its action is delayed. Therefore, spraying with Aktara is carried out with a mass attack of pests: the effect is weaker and lasts 2-4 weeks, but the action begins instantly.

The symptoms of pest poisoning by Aktara are also specific: the suckers themselves immediately pull out the stilettos. Then all the affected straighten their antennae and freeze. Spontaneous extraction of stabbing organs by suckers is a very valuable effect of Actara on pests for plants. The wounds on the leaves remain clean and heal quickly. Plants lose little or no green mass; resp. yield losses are minimal or non-existent.

Precautionary measures

Aktara belongs to substances of the 3rd hazard class for humans, and at a concentration of more than 0.02% (2 g of the active principle, see below for 10 liters of water) - to the 2nd class. Recall that there are 5 hazard classes of substances:

• I - very dangerous.
• II - dangerous.
• III - moderately dangerous.
• IV - little dangerous.
• V is not dangerous.

Note: for bees, Aktara's hazard class is the first. For earthworms, soil microfauna and aquatic animals - the fourth.

The danger of Aktara can be considered the maximum permissible for use by untrained workers in an individual household. Therefore, when working with Aktara, you need to use full set PPE: petal respirator, goggles, headgear, overalls and shoes. Do not drink, eat or smoke while working. Permissible operating time is 2 hours. After work, you need to wash your hands with soap and water, wash yourself in the shower, also wash plastic protective clothing in the shower, and wash the work clothes. Remains of working solutions and water, which washed those. containers, it is unacceptable to pour onto the ground, especially near sources of water supply and reservoirs: a solution must be introduced into them baking soda and after 5-10 minutes, release into the sewer. Used packaging from the drug is burned or handed over for recycling. Store Aktara under constipation at a temperature of -10 to +35 degrees separately from food products, feed and other agricultural chemicals in a place inaccessible to children and animals. It is necessary to open the packaging of Aktara and prepare working solutions only for outdoors using PPE.

Typical symptoms of Aktara poisoning: ptosis (swelling and involuntary adhesion) of the eyelids, heart failure, convulsions. General initial - weakness, nausea. First aid measures: stop work, go to Fresh air or take out the victim. If he is conscious, pour activated charcoal powder into a glass of water, give it a drink. Then give another 3-4 glasses of water to drink and induce vomiting. Never induce vomiting in an unconscious person! After providing first aid (or self-help), immediately consult a doctor, explain to him the alleged cause of poisoning and show the package of the drug (do not throw away the day after work!). There is no antidote for Aktara; symptomatic treatment.

Release forms and fakes

Aktara is developed in Switzerland by Syngenta Crop Protection Co. It is produced under license in many countries, incl. in RF. Sales forms - water-dispersible granules (VDG) with 1% active substance, ampoules of 1.2 g of a concentrated suspension of KS (up to 35%) and packages from 10 ml to 5 l of stock solution with an active ingredient content (active substance + ballast) 25% . VDG in unopened packaging is stored for up to 4 years; liquid Aktara is also unopened for a year. After opening the package, the drug should be used during the season. Working solutions are not stored and should be used on the day of preparation.

Aktara is a rather expensive drug: the cost of 1 g of dry VDH wholesale from the manufacturer is approx. $0.20, and in small packaging about $0.35. Easy-to-use liquid forms per unit mass of the active principle are even more expensive. A hedgehog, as they say, it is clear that the ground for fakes is fertile here, and counterfeiters know arithmetic, if only there was demand. On Aktara, he is tall and stable. Rospotrebnadzor has repeatedly warned about counterfeits of Aktara based on home-made extracts of shag and tobacco waste, which are less effective, but much more toxic. Therefore, when purchasing Aktara, pay attention to the label fields, the “rip off” of which turns a fake into a serious criminal offense; counterfeiters avoid copying them (highlighted in red on the left in the figure):

• Graphic and text logos of the original manufacturer;
• International registration numbers of the product and commercial details of the original manufacturer;
• For drugs produced in the Russian Federation - state registration numbers of the product and its container label.

Note: in addition to licensed Aktara, Aktara VDG and Aktara KS in the Russian Federation, based on thiamethoxam, analogues of Aktara of their own design Adamant, Doctor, Cruiser, Tiara and Eforia are produced. You need to check them for authenticity by registration numbers of the Russian Federation.

Application procedure

Treatment of plants with Aktara is carried out next. ways:

1. Preventive.
2. Current (planned) seasonal.
3. Emergency.

Preventive use Actars are carried out during the growing season not earlier than 20 days before harvesting (better - not earlier than 30-60 days). Perennials are treated with Aktara for prevention even after harvesting in the year when pests were noticed. Preventive treatment of annuals with Actara is carried out from spring, as a rule, twice before flowering with an interval of 20 days for next year after the invasion of pests, so that overwintered or newly hatched individuals die immediately. If the invasion was strong or the pests were persistent (beetles, flies, scale insects), Aktar prophylaxis is carried out after another year, but when individuals of this species have not been seen on the site for more than 2 years in a row, it is better not to use any insecticides against them.

Current seasonal processing Aktara is carried out with a moderate and sporadic appearance of pests. The systematic application of Aktara should be carried out exactly according to the scheme, taking into account the time and nature of the migration of the drug in plants (see below): miss the deadline - the surviving pests will have time to lay eggs and / or give generations that are not available to the drug. Apply Aktara more or earlier “for a guarantee” - pests may develop resistance to it, and plants, on the contrary, sensitization (hypersensitivity). Syngenta guarantees the absence of resistance and phytocidity of Aktara only with accurate dosage and adherence to application patterns.

emergency processing Aktaroy is carried out during mass invasions of harmful insects. The high speed of the drug is used in combination with its specific features (see above) and its ability to penetrate into the body of the object of struggle by contact. As a rule, 2-20 days after the release of plants from pests, an unscheduled preventive application is carried out in order to immediately kill adults that hatch in the same season.

Aktara in the garden

Preventive use of Aktara for open ground crops is carried out mainly. watering under the root of the objects of processing. It is unacceptable to distribute the drug to neighboring plantations - this is especially important in the country and a small area with dense, varied plantings! Doses and application rates are as follows:

• Potatoes - working solution: 4 g VDG bag for 4 buckets of water, or 1.4 g bag for 1.5 buckets, or 1.2 g KS ampoule for 2 buckets. Irrigation rate - half a bucket per hundred square meters.
• Currant - working solution ampoule KS 1.2 g per 6 liters of water. Irrigation rate is 100 ml per bush up to 1 m tall and 150 ml per bush above 1 m. The first preventive watering after harvesting. The second - when the bushes are completely dressed in foliage, but not earlier than a week before flowering.
• Woody fruit from pests wintering on the trunk and branches - a working solution of a package of VDG 4 g per half a bucket of water. Spraying by heat above +5 until the buds swell. Consumption rate - 1 liter per 1 sq. m of treated surface.
• Tomatoes and cucumbers in open ground and greenhouses - watering with a solution as for potatoes. Consumption for continuous plantings 2 buckets per hundred square meters for plants up to 1 m high and 4 buckets per hundred square meters for plants above. With spot irrigation - 50 ml per bush up to 1 m and 70 ml per bush above. If the object of struggle is the whitefly, the consumption for bushes up to 1 m doubles, for high ones it remains the same. Watering 2 times: the first when 4-5 true leaves appear; the second after 20 days but not earlier than a week before flowering.

Note: do not listen to advice to use Aktara for cabbage, onions, and other greens! Nicotinoids are most concentrated in the leaves! Do normal people make shag salad?

Instructions for using Actara for seasonal use in an individual household are given in the first table, and for emergency use in the second.

Table 1: Planned use of Aktara

Table 2: emergency use of Actara

The reader may have a question: what about scale insects, false scale insects, flea beetles, flower beetles, sawflies? After all, they are reliably protected from contact poisons by a wax shield (worms too) or dense covers? True, but all these pests first “try the tooth” on the waxy epicuticle of the leaf, choosing a softer place to bite into. Sucker pests prick with a stylet wherever they have to. But 60% of thiamethoxam after spraying with Actara for 20 hours passes into the mesophilic tissues of the leaf, 10% is retained in the epidermis, and 30% remains in the epicuticle. That is, the distribution of the active substance Aktara in leaf tissues after spraying is optimal for combating sucking, mining and gnawing pests in accordance with their resistance to poisons.

A somewhat different situation with the whitefly. In its colonies, 60% of the population or more are eggs and resting larvae of the fourth instar - puparia, see fig. on right. Adults after treatment with Aktara die almost instantly, but the period of development of the whitefly from egg to adult through the puparium is more than half warm season mid-latitudes in any weather. Therefore, 2-3 days after spraying from the whitefly, preventive watering of plants is carried out as a spot for tomatoes and cucumbers (see above) with a more concentrated solution for flowers and half as much against the tabular concentration for fruits and vegetables. And do not forget: these solutions for humans are already the 2nd class of danger!

Note: on the norms and features of the use of Aktara against different types pests, see next. video:

Video: Actara's use against various pests

How to divide and breed Aktara

As you can see, Aktara is used in microdoses. However, due to the stability of thiamethoxam to light, hydrolysis and somewhat less oxidation, Aktara can be purchased immediately for a season or a year and used in parts. It is more convenient to take liquid Aktara in portions, piercing the cork of an unopened package with a medical syringe, than using a measuring cap: the shelf life of the drug does not decrease, and the likelihood of poisoning by it is reduced to almost zero.

Aktar VDG is divided into parts in advance. To do this, you need to prepare right amount plastic bags with integrated seals (see picture on the right; used clean ones can be used). Then the contents of the package are poured onto a sheet of paper, raked it evenly. thin layer(not fingers!) And a match or a toothpick is divided into equal parts. They are poured into bags with a disposable spatula, for example. an ice cream torch sharpened on a wedge or a coffee stirrer from an outdoor coffee machine. How to divide the packaging of Aktara VDG into equal parts, see also the video:

Video: how to measure the right amount of Actara powder

The working solution of Aktara is not actually a solution, but an aqueous suspension, therefore it is undesirable to introduce it into drip irrigation systems: the nozzles will soon become clogged. Apply Aktara under plants in greenhouses with drip irrigation need manually. But you can’t do without spraying with Aktara, and the sprayer also deteriorates from any suspension. Therefore, it is necessary to dilute Aktara for spraying in this way (the same applies to all spraying agents that form not a solution, but a suspension):

1. A measured portion of the drug in a wide bowl is closed with water with continuous stirring until the composition of the consistency of low-fat kefir or whey is obtained;
2. The sprayer tank is immediately filled with 1/4 water;
3. The resulting mother liquor is poured into the tank;
4. The tank is topped up with water to the norm (5 or 10 l) and tightly closed (it is advisable, if necessary, to make or order a separate sealed lid for this);
5. Hermetically closed tank Shake vigorously 10-12 times, turning after every 2-3 shakes;
6. After shaking, the tank is placed in the sprayer and work is started immediately, until the suspension begins to delaminate.

If this procedure is followed, a conventional inexpensive backpack sprayer will serve you well for many years. Otherwise, repair every 2-3 years with the replacement of a completely damaged nozzle.

Aktara on closed ground

For greenhouse and indoor plants it is better to buy liquid Aktara: it is convenient to take it out of the package with a syringe (see above) literally by milligrams (if you use an insulin syringe. The norms and schemes for using Aktara in greenhouses are the same as for open ground. But indoor flowers are best sprayed with a manual sprayer - " pshikalkoy "to the places of concentration of pests (see Fig.).

They give approx. 1/4 dose, evenly distributing this proportion over the nests, and the rest is used in the usual way. For example, how to use Actara for violets and cyclamens, see the video:

Video: Aktara's processing of new violets and Cyclamens

Aktara for flower greenhouses is better to take in 1.2 g ampoules of the COP. The ampoule is diluted in 6 liters of water with sporadic and moderate damage to plants or in 3 liters of water with a strong one. A portion of the working solution will suffice for approx. for 100-150 small plants and for 200-300 large ones. For preventive irrigation, the same ampoule of Aktar is diluted in a bucket of water. Irrigation rate - 50 ml per 1 liter of pot volume or 70 ml per 1 cu. dm container for soil. For indoor plants, 10 liters of irrigation solution is a lot. To make it smaller, you need to take not an ampoule, but a 1.4 g package of VDG and divide it into parts, as described above. However, here each grower has his own tricks, see for example. plot:

Video: how to breed Aktara for indoor plants

However, the danger of Aktara indoors is by no means reduced. Therefore, both spraying and watering with Aktara are carried out next. way:

• The room in which the processing will be carried out, before starting work with Aktara, everyone leaves, except for the operator;
• Doors and windows are tightly closed;
• Having finished the work (PPE is a must!), the operator also leaves the room, tightly closing the door behind him;
• The room is kept closed for 2 hours;
• After the expiration of the exposure period, the room is ventilated 6 hours after spraying and 2 hours after watering;
• Free entrance to the premises opens no earlier than a day after treatment with Aktara. Prior to that, only the operator in PPE can enter, tightly closing the door behind him.

If Aktara is used for indoor flowers in an apartment, treatment with the drug can be carried out only and only in glazed balcony or loggia. Door in living rooms must be sealed. If it is not there, you need to arrange a temporary one by gluing a linen cord in 2-3 rows along the contour of the doorway with adhesive tape.

Compatibility

Aktara is compatible with all agrochemicals that have a neutral or slightly acidic reaction, incl. containing other neonicotinoids. Incompatible with alkaline formulations: Bordeaux mixture, any preparations with lime, soap or based on infusion of furnace ash.

Conclusion

Insecticide Aktara - a typical means of "ambulance" from pests: fast, strong, but if used incorrectly, it is dangerous. It is recommended to use Aktara mainly for flowers; inexperienced growers only for them. Aktar for fruit and vegetable crops is recommended only for gardeners and gardeners who have sufficient experience in working with pesticides.

Systemic insecticide, also has an enteric-contact effect. Active ingredient: thiamethoxam, at a concentration of 250 g/kg and 240 g/l. Manufacturer: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Switzerland. Produced in the form of water-dispersible 1% granules, 25-35% suspension concentrate. Analogues and synonyms: Aktara, VDG; Aktara, KS; Doctor, TB; Adamant, gel; Cruiser, KS; Tiara, KS; Ephoria, KS, etc.

They are used to protect garden crops and indoor plants from a wide range of pests (, etc.), it is not effective against ticks, it is ineffective against whiteflies!

Instructions for use

Aktara belongs to the chemical class of neonicotinoids, acting on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of the nervous system of insects. The active substance, thiamethoxam, penetrates mainly into the leaves along vascular system, practically does not enter the fruit. At the same time, the drug is completely redistributed through the tissues of the leaves of the plant 20 hours after watering. When watering large plants with actara, after 1-3 days the solution reaches the upper stems and shoots. Aktara is resistant to solar lighting, does not reduce efficiency in dry air or in rainy weather. The period of protective action is 14 - 28 days when spraying on the leaf, 40 - 60 days - when applying soil.

There is a possibility of resistance (research has proven that pests become addicted to repeated treatments), in particular, repeated outbreaks of worms and whiteflies occur. This is also explained by the fact that the actara acts on the larvae, i.e. only at the feeding stage, if the root ball is not evenly moistened, the larvae hatched from the eggs can remain in the ground. And with each watering, the earth gets rid of traces of insecticide. To prevent resistance, alternation of actara with insecticides from other chemical groups is recommended. Aktara is compatible with most insecticides, fungicides, and growth regulators (Zircon, Epin, Amulet), except for preparations in which the solution has an alkaline reaction (Bordeaux mixture, soap, lime).

Consumption rates

Prepare a solution in warm water(granules dissolve at a temperature not lower than 25 ° C), at the rate of 8 g of the drug per 10 liters of water - for watering soil in pots (or soil in the garden) from aphids, whiteflies, thrips, scale insects and false scale insects, mealybug and root worm. The consumption rate of the working fluid is 10 liters per 10 m² (approximately 200-250 pots).

For the use of actara on indoor plants from most pests, simultaneous spraying and watering with an actara solution are carried out. At the same time, for spraying, 1 sachet of actara, weighing 4 g, must be dissolved in 5 liters of water, this is enough to spray the whole greenhouse, so it is advisable to dilute 1 g per 1.25 liters of water. The easiest way is to pour the actara on White list paper and divide by eye into four piles - each will contain about 1 g. Pack the powder 1 g into separate bags and use as needed, dissolving in 1 liter of warm water.

If you use actara against weak pests: soil bugs (podura, colembola, enchitreya) or fungal mosquitoes, it is enough to dilute 1 g of actara per 10 liters of water for irrigation.

How to breed aktara for garden plants and vegetables

• tomatoes in open field and greenhouses from aphids, whiteflies, Colorado potato beetle - for irrigation under the root 4 g of aktara per 10 liters of water, for spraying 1.2 g per 10 liters of water.
• Cucumbers from aphids, tobacco thrips, whiteflies - for irrigation under the root 8 g of actara per 10 liters of water, for spraying 2-4 g per 10 liters of water.
• Eggplants and peppers from aphids, tobacco thrips, rose thrips - for watering under the root 4-8 g of actara per 10 liters of water, for spraying 2-4 g per 10 liters of water.
• Onions from onion flies and thrips - for spraying 4 g per 10 liters of water.
• Apple trees from suckers, codling moths, you need to dilute 3 g of actars per 10 liters of water for spraying. Pears - 4 g per 10 liters of water.
• Cabbage from flies and fleas, watering seedlings 3 g of actara per 10 liters of water.
• Spray roses from thrips with a solution of actara, norm: 16 g per 10 liters of water! From aphids, 4 g per 10 liters of water is enough.
• Grapes from leafhoppers and other pests: 3 g of actara per 10 liters of water.
• Potatoes from: 1.2 g per 10 liters of water.
• Currant from aphids: 2 g of actara per 10 liters of water.

For others garden plants, berry bushes and vegetables, the consumption rates for spraying and watering are the same: 4-8 g per 10 liters of water.

Aktara liquid

Liquid Aktara from the Colorado potato beetle is available in 9 ml vials or 1.2 ml ampoules. This is a suspension with the concentration of the active substance thiamethoxam 240 g/l.

Despite the fact that the Colorado potato beetle is drawn on the packaging and it is mentioned in the title, liquid actara destroys all pests except ticks: aphids, thrips, whiteflies, scale insects, scale insects, false scale insects, podura, mushroom mosquitoes, codling moth, sucker moth, etc. Consumption rates are the same as for actara in granules.

Since liquid actara is available in 1.2 ml packages, it is easier to recalculate using a syringe. For example, for currants, dilute the entire ampoule (1.2 ml) into 6 liters of water, from an onion fly - 1.2 ml per 3 liters of water, and to cure roses from thrips with actara, you need to dilute 1.2 ml per 750 ml of water.

Aktara reviews

In general, aktara is very popular with flower growers, gardeners and gardeners. In practice, she alone owns the palm among insecticides. Firstly, the drug does not have a pungent odor, like all the others. Secondly, because the drug is systemic - it spreads from the juices throughout the plant and destroys the pest, if you just water it, i.e. spraying is not necessary, although desirable. The fact is that the worms, and these include mealybugs, root bugs and scale insects are very tenacious (they are protected by a shield or wax coating). And actara, when sprayed, cannot always penetrate deeply into the lower layers of the epidermis.

Therefore, one spraying is not enough against this group of pests, especially on plants with dense leathery leaves or fruits. Here only simultaneous spraying and watering with actara is effective. In this case, the treatment must be repeated after 10-12 days.

Attention: Rosselkhoznadzor warns about counterfeit actars.

Toxicity

Aktara has a hazard class - 2 or 3 ( dangerous substance, the class depends on the concentration), hazard class 1 for bees (border protection zone for bees 4-5 km). Thiamethoxam is slightly toxic to birds, fish, earthworms and aquatic organisms. Not phytotoxic.

Waiting time - time after treatment to harvest 14–21 days when spraying any crops and 40–60 days when watering the soil.

Security measures

Handle with gloves. Do not smoke, drink or eat while working. After work, wash your face and hands with soap and rinse your mouth. Store the drug in a cool, dry place at a temperature of -10C to +35C, separate from food and drugs, out of the reach of children and pets! Storage of the working solution is not allowed.

First aid for poisoning: in case of contact with the skin, wash off with soap and water; in case of contact with eyes, rinse thoroughly running water; if it enters the digestive tract, drink 3-4 glasses of water, induce vomiting, take a few tablets of activated charcoal, apply for medical care. Symptoms acute poisoning manifested in ptosis of the eyelids, decreased motor activity, tonic and clonic convulsions.

Aktara is a modern and fast-acting insecticide for pest control in the garden. It is used to protect plants at the stage of seeds, tubers, as well as vegetation.

Aktara insecticide - what is it

Aktara insecticide is widely used among gardeners and gardeners, because it has the following important advantages:

• It is used to protect plants from almost all known pests, including spider mites.
• It is quickly absorbed into the soil and the seedling, so it cannot be washed off with water, and after rain there is no need to repeat the treatment again.
• Economic consumption.
• Does not repel or poison predatory insects that prey on pests.
• Stimulates the growth of plant roots.
• It improves the quality of treated seeds and, as a result, the percentage of seed germination increases significantly.
• It is a potent agent, therefore it does not require a large number spraying.
• Works for a long time.
• Combines well with other gardening products, such as organic and mineral fertilizers.
• It does not penetrate the fruits, so the crop from the treated plants will be safe and healthy.

Insecticide Aktara

Important! The main active component of the insecticide Aktara - thiamethox - quickly decomposes in the soil, easily dissolves in water and is quickly absorbed into the tissues of the plant itself. This increases its effectiveness, helps to quickly and completely get rid of all types of pests.

The drug begins to act on average 25-30 minutes after spraying. It is quickly absorbed into the soil and tree tissues, which allows you to destroy insects not only outside, but also inside the plant. The main component - thiamethox - penetrates the digestive system of insects and has a paralytic effect on it. As a result, they can no longer eat or drink and soon die.

spraying fruit trees

The product does not cause addiction in pests, therefore it can be used several times in a row without compromising quality. The duration of the remedy depends on the processing method used. After spraying, insect protection lasts three weeks, but when watering the plant, it will work up to 60 days.

Aktara is available in two versions:

• Liquid concentrated suspension.
• Granules that must first be dissolved in water.

Small packages of 4 grams are designed for the convenience of processing plants at home and in garden plots.

Instructions for use: Aktara for processing fruit trees

The drug is soluble in water. After that, the resulting liquid can be used for spraying, watering, or soaking seeds in it.

Important! Do not delay with the use of the drug. Processing should be carried out immediately at the first sign of the appearance of pests.

The solution must be poured (or poured) into a large container with water. Preparation, as well as spraying (or watering) plants with the product, is carried out outdoors, in dry weather without wind. The sprayer is filled with the agent not completely, but by 25% of the total volume.

The sprayer is filled with the agent by 25%

The contents of one sachet must be dissolved:

• For grapes, strawberries and bushes with berries in a quarter liter of water.
• For indoor plants, in 0.6 liters of water.
• For soaking tubers (potatoes, onions and garlic) in 0.3 liters of water.

From the moment of processing until the complete "exit" of the drug from the soil, fruits and the plant itself, at least 60 days must pass. After this period, it will be safe to eat the plant and its fruits.

After 50-60 minutes after watering, the drug is completely absorbed into the plant tissue. Already diluted mixture can not be stored, so the treatment should be carried out immediately after preparing the solution. The most favorable period for the use of an insecticidal agent is the moment of "attack" of insects, the moment of their mass appearance.

The insecticide does an excellent job of protecting both garden plantings (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, etc.), and indoor plants - to exterminate aphids, scale insects and others.

Consumption rates

Atara is universal remedy providing long-term protection against all types of insects. Does not require private use (depending on the method of processing, the effect lasts from 3 weeks to two months), is quickly absorbed by the plant and soil, is not washed off with water and is not dangerous to human health.

Consumption rates

The spending rates are quite modest. Specific volumes depend on the type of plants being treated, as well as the area of ​​​​the garden or vegetable garden. On average, to successfully protect potato seedlings, you will need 1.2-1.5 grams of the product, which must be dissolved in 10-12 liters of water. But for the complete processing of the berry bush, you will need a little more - half of the standard sachet of the drug - 2 grams.

Rules for the use of insecticide

Aktar's product was assigned a hazard class 3. This means that the product is almost completely safe for human health and cannot have a serious effect on him. negative impact. However, there are still safety measures for working with the drug. Often they are associated with the risk of accidental inhalation or ingestion of the drug during the preparation of the mixture.

Important! The product is very toxic to bees and underwater inhabitants, so you should not spray the product near water bodies and beehives. It is also necessary to take care that there are no animals and children in the processing area.

During the preparation and use of Aktar, personal protective measures must be applied:

• Respirator.
• Special clothing.
• Gloves.

The cultivated soil will be unsuitable for grazing or walking with small animals for another 60 days.

After the procedure, it is necessary to rinse the mouth, wash hands and face thoroughly. If the granules, suspension or finished product get on the mucous membrane of the nose, eyes or mouth, it is important to rinse them with plenty of water as soon as possible, and then take an absorbent medicine.

Aktara insecticide is a simple and affordable way protection of indoor plants, garden and garden from pests on long period time.

Aktara refers to highly effective insecticidal preparations aimed at protecting different kind crops from harmful insects. The preparation can be applied both on large farmlands, and on small seasonal dachas.

Insecticide characteristic

The drug Aktara for ease of use is available in different form: as emulsion concentrate and water-soluble granules. Depending on the form of release, the type of packaging in which the insecticide enters the market depends. For example, granules are packaged in bags weighing 4 g. One bag is enough to process tomatoes growing on suburban area in a greenhouse.

For large agricultural producers, farmers are offered larger packages, weighing 250 g. As for the liquid form, it is packaged in 1.2 ml ampoules or 9 ml bottles.

Mechanism of action

The active substance of Aktara is thiamethoxam, the content of which in the composition of the insecticide is 25%. When processing crops, the active substance quickly penetrates into the plant through its sheet plates or during irrigation through the soil, after which it begins to move through the culture vessels.

The working substance is sprayed using a knapsack sprayer. To prevent the solution from being sprayed onto neighboring crops, work must be carried out in calm, calm weather in the morning or evening hours. If, according to the weather report, rain is expected in the coming hours, then it is better to postpone the processing of crops to another day.

The amount of working solution depends on the culture. For example, for processing potatoes per 10 liters of water, 1.2 g of insecticide will be required, for fruit trees, berry bushes - 2 g, for ornamental plants- 8 g, for indoor plants - 1 g. The consumption rates of the insecticide can be found in the attached table.

cultivated crop		Spray method and time	Insecticide Consumption Rate (g/sq.m)	Consumption rate of the working agent (ml / sq.m)	Protection period
Cereal crops	Bug harmful turtle, grain beetle, leech	In the early and middle phases of growth	from 0.006 to 0.01 g	20 to 40 ml
Fruit trees, berry bushes	Aphid, flower beetle, sucker	Spraying is carried out before flowering on the leaf of culture	from 0.01 to 0.04 g	from 80 to 120 ml
Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers,	Colorado potato beetle, aphid, wireworm, thrips, whitefly	During the planting of potatoes, Aktara is introduced into the soil (at the bottom of the hole). Tomatoes and cucumbers are processed when they reach 1 meter in height, also under the root.	from 0.006 to 0.08 g	20 to 40 ml
	Cabbage fleas and flies	Seedlings are watered with a solution 2-3 days before planting in the ground		from 60 to 100 ml
Vine		Spraying is carried out in the middle phase of growth on the leaf of the culture	from 0.01 to 0.03 g
Decorative flower crops	Aphids, soil flies, scale insects, whiteflies	The drug is applied during irrigation	from 0.01 to 0.04 g	10 to 20 ml

Toxicity

Actara is a slightly toxic insecticide against earthworms, birds, fish and aquatic organisms.

Important! The insecticide is highly toxic to honey bees. Given this fact, it is necessary not to release the bees for 4-5 days after treatment. The protective zone should not be less than 4-5 kilometers.

Aktara is a new generation pesticide. This drug belongs to the group of neonicotinoids. A synthetic remedy for sucking insects affects nerve cells.

The preparation of the manufacturer "Fitoverm" can be used to etch the soil from pests, and also applied to the leaves. The procedure is performed with careful observance of all precautions. Aktara against a tick is used only in conjunction with other means.

Consumption of the drug and features of use

Aktara insecticide is sold in glass packaging of 250 mg or in sachets of 4 grams. For single use small area area enough content of one sachet. Actara for indoor plants is indispensable assistant in pest control. The finished solution is enough for 250 pots.

Plant processing is carried out in dry weather in evening time or early in the morning when there is no wind. It is not recommended to apply Aktara insecticide in the scorching sun to avoid possible burns. The tool can be used to treat affected plants during the period of vegetative growth, as well as in the off-season for prophylactic purposes.

Before spraying plants, it is necessary to test the performance of the backpack sprayer in order to exclude incorrect spraying of the finished solution. The use of a liquid agent is carried out carefully so that the solution does not get on other types of plants. If dosages and precautions are observed, the risk of crop phytotoxicity is minimal. Aktara needs to be bred only on the street.

Stock solution preparation

Aktara is not recommended to be diluted indoors, the knapsack sprayer must be taken outside. Initially, you should make a mother liquor. The contents of a 4-gram sachet in a separate container are diluted with 1 liter of cold unboiled water. This liquid is added to the sprayer in a certain proportion, depending on the type of crops being processed. Effective against mealybugs, whiteflies and other insects.

To disinfect potatoes, water is poured into the sprayer tank, filling the fourth part, and the resulting liquid is added in an amount of 200 ml. To process currants, 250 ml of diluted liquid is taken for the indicated volume of water, for other types - 600 ml of liquid Aktara. Instructions for use are detailed on the package. Next, the total volume of liquid in the tank is brought to 5 liters and thoroughly mixed by shaking the contents of the tank.

Aktara can be used with most of these drugs, growth regulators, pesticides (Zircon, Epin, etc.). It should be noted that the drug does not replace fertilizer. Before using other drugs, it is recommended to check the compatibility and adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations. It is not allowed to use "Aktara" with means that give an alkaline reaction.

Security measures

Actara for humans is a substance of moderate toxicity. When working with the solution, it is necessary to use protective equipment: overalls and goggles, wear a respirator. During the procedure, it is forbidden to eat and drink. After spraying, change clothing and thoroughly wash exposed areas with soap and water, including face and hands. Do not smoke near the diluted solution and during processing.

For aquatic organisms, fish, earthworms, birds and animals, the solution is of low toxicity. Aktara has a damaging effect only on insects, therefore, before processing crops, bees must be closed. They can be released only 5 days after the treatment of plants. The protection zone should be 4-5 km from the processing site.

Do not pour unused drug into open water or other source fresh water. Care must be taken to ensure that the pesticide does not enter animal feed and drinking water for livestock. In the places of processing by "Aktara" in the first 4 days it is impossible to graze cattle. It should be controlled that the powder or diluted solution does not get into food and drinking water.

Instructions for use for indoor plants

Important! It should be borne in mind that the roots of indoor plants have a more delicate shell, so the recommended dosage when watering in a pot should not be exceeded.

Aktara liquid when introduced into a pot does not reduce its protective properties. During the processing of indoor flowers, it is recommended to maintain the temperature in the room within + 25 ° C. Through root system the solution spreads through the leaves and shoots. The death of insects occurs after the absorption of the juice from the treated specimens. The protective effect with this method lasts up to 45 days. This method for indoor flowers is used if spraying is ineffective, for example, when severe defeat bottom of leaves and sepals.

Aktara insecticide is not the main method of control various types ticks. The drug does not have the desired toxic effect on them, but with a single treatment of Aktar from a tick, it can be used, since its effect can be detrimental to a harmful insect.

If the liquid product gets into the eyes, they must be thoroughly rinsed with a large volume of water for 15 minutes, and try not to close them. Aktara is washed off the skin with water, carefully treating the skin with soap. If a diluted solution enters the stomach, induce vomiting and give the victim Activated carbon, diluted in a glass of water in the amount of 3-5 tablespoons. Do not induce vomiting when fainting. Treatment is carried out symptomatically in a hospital setting. The drug has no antidote!