The Colorado potato beetle harms in the industrial cultivation of potatoes, takes a lot of time to fight it from gardeners. Taboo - a new, effective insecticide that can facilitate the fight not only with the Colorado potato beetle when used according to the instructions. It is used against another dangerous pest of potatoes - wireworm.
Table of contents
- Instructions for use of the drug Taboo
- Drug description
- Operating principle
- How long to wait for the impact and the period of protection of potatoes
- How it helps from the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm
- Difference between Taboo and VSK Taboo
- Compatible with potato varieties and media
- Harm to health
- Signs of poisoning
- What is better Prestige or Taboo
Instructions for use of the drug Taboo
The drug is recommended to use in two ways. The first method is the treatment of seed potatoes from the Colorado potato beetle. The second method is tillage at planting from a wireworm. That and another method proved to be effective in compliance with the instructions.
Preparation of the working solution for the treatment of tubers
Seed potatoes need to be scattered in a single layer on a tarp or plastic wrap. The thinner the layer of root crops, the easier it is to spray them evenly.
Prepare a working solution. To do this, take a small (not food) packaging. Pour into it 10 ml of the drug, dilute it with a small amount of water.
After dissolving the suspension in water, pour the resulting solution into the sprayer tank, add 1.4 liters of water. Stir the working fluid several times before use.
Treatment
Tuber processing is carried out on the day of preparation of the working solution. Store an aqueous solution of the suspension can not. Sprinkle seed potatoes evenly, occasionally turning it over.
Before planting, it should dry out. The tool forms on the peel a thin, durable film. When putting potatoes in the hole, the film is not sprinkled. The wells must immediately fall asleep ground.
According to reviews of gardeners of the obtained volume (1.4 l) of the solution should be enough 125 tubers. Diluted disinfectant should be used throughout the day. It can not be stored. To prepare a smaller volume of the disinfectant, you can use the cap from the bottle as a measure. It contains 2.5 ml of suspension.
Tillage solution during planting
On the field, contaminated with wireworms, carry out preplant tillage. Prepare a solution of another concentration. For 10 liters of water you need 4 ml of the drug. This volume is enough for processing 1 weave when planting potatoes in the wells or furrows.
One 10 ml vial is sufficient to prepare a 25 l working solution, which can be treated with 2.5 weaves of potato field.
Soil pickling
First, prepare the holes (grooves) for landing. The next step is to prepare the required volume of the disinfectant and refill it with the sprayer. Pneumatic garden sprayers, which include a telescopic hose, are easy to use.
Solution needs to be processed every well (furrow). Spread the seed potatoes and cover it with earth.
Many gardeners combine processing of tubers and soil. First, planting material is laid out in the wells, then it is cultivated and the ground at the same time.
Drug description
Taboo - a modern drug, in its composition the active substance imidacloprid (synthetic neonicotinoid) and a number of excipients that contribute to high-quality processing of seed material.
When processing seed potatoes with a solution of the drug forms a durable coating in the form of a thin filmwhich is not showered after drying, is colored red.
The display helps to control the amount of treated planting material. Raw tubers have a natural color, treated - red.
Provide a comfortable and high-quality processing of planting material substances included in the emulsion:
- Signal dye.
- Adhesive.
- Antifreeze.
- Special dispersants.
- Thickener.
Operating principle
Imidacloprid active substance - poison for colorado potato beetle and wireworm. It is a synthetic analogue of natural preparations made on the basis of tobacco.
To reduce the population of the Colorado potato beetle is enough single presowing treatment of planting material. This significantly reduces the time to fight the pest.
How long to wait for the impact and the period of protection of potatoes
Tubers treated with the solution absorb Imidacloprid. During the growth of potato stalks, he and the juice gets into the leaves and tops.
Act drug begins immediately after landing, and protects the seedlings of potatoes from the first wave of the pest. Colorado potato beetle is less dangerous for stunted plants.
How it helps from the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm
Colorado beetles and their larvae feed on young leaves and shoots. Imidacloprid goes into their stomachs along with the sap of the plant. You can observe the poisoning effect after a day. The nervous system of insects is blocked, they die.
Processing holes and tubers when planting protects potato bushes from the larvae of the click beetle (wireworm). Insecticide from planting to harvesting discourages these larvae from young potato tubers.
Climate and weather conditions do not affect the effect of the drug. Proven in practice. Taboos were tested against wireworms in different regions and everywhere it proved to be effective.
Tests were carried out in the fields:
- Chuvashia.
- Udmurtia.
- Kaliningrad region.
- In outskirts of Moscow.
- Leningrad region.
Difference between Taboo and VSK Taboo
The seed treatment “Tabu” and “Tabu VSK” are produced by the company “August”. She specializes in the production of pesticides for agricultural enterprises and personal farms.
Release form - water suspension concentrate. For industrial use, it is packaged in 5 l and 1 l canisters. For summer residents, VSK Taboo is produced in convenient small bottles, the capacity of which is 10 ml. This volume is designed for single use.
Compatible with potato varieties and media
Not all varieties of potatoes can be treated with Taboo disinfectant. Do not recommend processing early ripe varieties. potatoes, in which the term of ripening of root crops is less than the period of action of the insecticide.
Taboo does not have antifungal properties, but it can be combined with some modern fungicides:
- Vial Trust;
- Vitaros;
- Bunker;
- TMTD VSK.
After adding the fungicide, the Taboo solution must be thoroughly mixed. The following drug is added after the final dissolution of the previous agent.
Harm to health
For a man, this drug toxic. Preparation of the solution, dressing of tubers, planting of treated seed potatoes should be carried out, observing precautions.
Potatoes to be planted in gloves, to prevent contact of the skin of the hands with the dried preparation.
The necessary protection measures in the preparation and processing of seed potatoes:
- glasses;
- respirator;
- rubber gloves;
- working clothes covering the skin of the hands and feet.
While working with the drug, do not smoke, do not drink water, do not eat. After finishing, rinse face and hands with soap and water.
Signs of poisoning
See your doctor if a person has the following symptoms:
- nausea;
- dizzy;
- movements are difficult to control.
What is better Prestige or Taboo
To combat the wireworm before the appearance of the insecticide Taboo gardeners used the drug Prestige. It is successfully used now. Potato breeders are actively engaged in discussions about which drug is better.
The table shows data that help compare the two disinfectants.
| Properties | Prestige | Taboo |
| Toxicity class | 3 | 3 |
| during the processing of potatoes, you must use personal protective equipment | Yes | Yes |
| imidacloprid is found in potatoes dug 60 days after processing | Not | Not |
| period of protection against the Colorado potato beetle in days | 37 | 45 |
| wireworm protection period in days | from planting to cleaning | from planting to cleaning |
| processing of early potato varieties | Not | Not |
| fungicidal properties | Yes | Not |
| soil treatment before planting | Not | Yes |
| stimulates the growth and development of potatoes | Yes | Not |
| number of treatments | 1 | 1 |
| Price | Expensive | Cheaper |
Protravitel Taboo - effectively fights the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm. Compliance with the recommended concentration of the drug in the working solution, harvesting not earlier than 60 days from the date of planting is a guarantee of the safety of potato tubers for human health.