Apaches from the Colorado potato beetle

A clean plot from Colorado is the dream of absolutely every gardener. But in life, such a result is almost impossible to achieve, or you need to make every effort. This is especially true for most of the potatoes. Then the drug Apache comes to the rescue.

Colorado potato beetle harm to potatoes

With the arrival of warm weather, garden crops begin to grow rapidly. And as soon as the temperature in the outer layer of the earth rises to 14 degrees of Colorado, who have waited out the winter there, they crawl to the surface and immediately begin to devour leaves.

In this regard, pest control is the main task for every farmer. There are many methods for reducing the number of insects and their larvae, but the most effective of them is chemical.

There are enough chemicals to help destroy the beetle population. They are called insecticides. In order not to form an addiction to a particular product, the chemical must be changed. It is for this reason that it is worth paying attention to modern means. One of which is the Apaches from the invasion of the Colorado potato beetle.

It is produced on the basis of chemical constituents from the nicotinoid group. Nicotine-containing tobacco dust, in the past, was exploited to exterminate pest populations on vegetable crops. It should be remembered that nicotine is a strong poison. Nowadays, drugs created with the help of nicotine not only do not have its drawbacks, but have also been able to acquire new positive qualities.

• These are not volatile substances.
• They have increased biological effectiveness and accumulate well in plants, while at the same time they do not possess phytotoxicity.
• The cost of funds on this basis is small.
• They are unstable in the ground, which means they quickly decompose into harmless substances.

The nicotine-containing group also includes clothianidin, the main active ingredient of the Apache chemical.

Apache drug from the Colorado potato beetle: description and principle of action

Japan has long been famous for the high quality of its products. The Apache drug from the Colorado potato beetle, which has appeared on the domestic market since 2008, always meets the criteria of Japanese quality. What has earned great popularity in Russian gardens.

Apache drug for the Colorado potato beetle: photo

The concentration of the active substance in the Apache remedy corresponds to half of its mass. Beige granules dissolve easily in ordinary water. When dissolved, the product does not create dust particles, as is often the case when mixing a powder. High solubility will protect the leaves from scalding.

Important! The Apache preparation is rapidly absorbed by the potato leaves and always retains its effectiveness for a month, being a poison for Colorado and its larvae, reliably protecting the plants, despite the appearance of young shoots.

The target for the drug is the nervous system of the beetle. Nervous movements are blocked, which, as a rule, provokes overexcitation and, as a result, the death of the insect. A feature of the Apache remedy is a very quick effect, which is noticeable thirty minutes after treatment.

Instructions for use

In order to carry out the treatment with the Apache chemical from the Colorado potato beetle, it is necessary to know the rules for its breeding. On a garden plot, where potato crops are small compared to plantings in the garden, one pack of the product is enough, which usually contains 5 bags of 0.5 g each. The annotation indicates the dilution rules: 1 bag of chemical per ten liters of water. However, it can be diluted in another way.First, make a stock solution. For this purpose, take 2.5 g of the drug and mix with one liter of water. And only after good stirring, every 200 ml of the resulting solution must be diluted with water, gradually increasing to 10 liters. For processing 100 sq. m. potato plot will require 5 liters of ready-made Apache solution.

For the resulting solution to be successfully absorbed, it is important that it does not rain for an hour. In the subsequently processed plantings, precipitation does not threaten anything.

It is necessary to process potatoes with Apache from a sprayer, very carefully sprinkling over the entire surface of the leaves.

It does not follow work in hot and sunny weather, as it provokes burns on the leaves and evaporation from the leaves, rather than absorption. After the processing, the harvest begins after a couple of weeks.

Virulence

In the description of the product, the third group of harm to humans is indicated, it has moderate harm to fish.

When working with the Apache preparation for the Colorado potato beetle, it is necessary to wear personal protective equipment: a suit, gloves and a respirator. After work, you need to change clothes and wash thoroughly.

The Colorado potato beetle is a very dangerous insect that can deprive crops. It is imperative to fight it.