Maria Lukyanenko/ article author
Identification of pests, work with insect cultures, micrograph of insects, bibliographic studies.

Clotiameth Remedy for Colorado potato beetle

The potent insecticide Clotiamet from the Colorado potato beetle was created relatively recently using modern technologies of the chemical industry. Due to its high effectiveness in the fight against agricultural pests, the drug is in demand both among summer residents and among specialists in the agronomic sphere.

Description

The tool belongs to the third hazard class for toxicity. It contains the active substance clothianidin, which belongs to the group of neonicotinoid chemicals. Its concentration is quite high - 500 g per kg of the drug. But unlike nicotine, this substance is a poison only for insects, for humans and animals it does not pose a serious danger.

On a note!

Available in ampoules of 0.5 grams. The price of Klotiamet is about 30 rubles per ampoule.

Mechanism of action

Klotiamet insecticide from Colorado potato beetle
Klotiamet insecticide from Colorado potato beetle

The poison Klotiamet is used to spray tops of potatoes and other crops. During processing, chemicals enter the plant through the pores and are distributed throughout all its tissues. The penetration of an insecticide into the body Colorado potato beetle carried out in three ways:

  • through direct contact, getting on the body of the beetle;
  • through the digestive system when an insect eats a leaf of potatoes;
  • through the respiratory organs of the pest.

Penetrating into the body, Klotiamet paralyzes the nervous system of the Colorado pest, which leads to paralysis of all organs and death. Within a few hours after application, all insects die.

Mode of application

To prepare a solution against the Colorado potato beetle does not require much time. High concentration facilities allows you to use only 0.5 grams for processing two hundred square meters of potato beds. The contents of one ampoule should be diluted in 2 liters of water. The resulting emulsion is diluted with water to 10 liters of volume.

On a note!

The treatment is recommended in the morning in calm dry weather at an air temperature of at least 15 degrees Celsius.

The finished solution is poured into the tank of a sprayer specially designed for these procedures. Use an insecticide immediately after cooking. Having sprayed the solution on the green tops of plants, you need to leave the garden and try not to go out for 5 days. The protective effect of the Colorado potato beetle lasts about 2 weeks.

Precautionary measures

Klotiamet from the Colorado potato beetle
Klotiamet from the Colorado potato beetle

Processing the garden with Clotiamete is a dangerous activity and requires a responsible attitude on the part of a person:

  • Before starting work, the instructions for use should be carefully read;
  • Clotiamet can be used only once during the growing season of the plant;
  • all steps for the preparation of the solution should be carried out in the open air;
  • a person involved in gardening should use personal protective equipment: wear a mask, a respirator, tight clothing, gloves, rubber shoes;
  • at the end of the procedure, clothes and shoes are cleaned, their face and hands are washed with soap.

Important!

Klotiamet poses a serious danger to bees and bumblebees.It is strictly prohibited for use by aviation.

Insecticide has a high concentration in the soil for 3-4 months. Therefore, the treatment should be carried out at the beginning of summer, so that by the time of harvesting the availability of the drug in the ground and in root crops is minimal.

Reviews

We have a large family, in order to feed everyone we have to plant a large part of the garden with potatoes. It’s impossible to collect the Colorado beetles manually from such an area! Therefore, it is necessary to use insecticides. Recently I came across Clotiamet, which costs a penny. Processed the whole plot with her husband, the beetles instantly died. Harvest pleased us and fed us until spring.

Rimma, Krasnoyarsk

Every year fighting a leaf beetle different ways. I try to change them so that insects do not develop immunity. Recently I read reviews about the Klothiameth remedy for the Colorado potato beetle. I decided to buy 2 ampoules, I offered one to my neighbor in the country. Together they processed our potato beds. Neither my neighbor nor I had a single pest for the entire season.

Maxim, Volgograd

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