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

Application of the Beetle Eater from the Colorado potato beetle

The bugbear from the Colorado potato beetle is an effective remedy acting in several directions, providing long-term protection for a period of more than 1 month. The drug Zhukoyed domestic production, is economical in consumption, affordable price. Kills larvae of different ages, adults.

Description

Zhukoed venom is available in the form of a concentrated emulsion, which must be diluted with water before use. The finished product has a slight specific smell. Packed in bottles of 9 ml. It is allowed to use on a seasonal dacha, kitchen gardens, fields with potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant.

Composition

The poison from the Colorado potato beetle Zhukoed contains several active substances. All of them are broad-spectrum insecticides. Designed to combat flying, crawling insects. The composition includes additional components that provide quick restoration of the plant after the invasion of pests, accelerate growth, the formation of root crops.

  • The main component is imidacloprid. The substance is absorbed by the tissues of the plant, retains toxic properties for about a month. In the soil, the decay period lasts 2-3 months. The insecticide provides the quick destruction of Colorado potato beetles, prevents repeated invasion.
  • Clothianidine is a slow but lasting pesticide. It accumulates in the root system, spreads to the green parts of the culture. Thanks to this component, there is no need to reprocess.
  • Alpha cypermethrin focuses on the upper tissues of the leaves, provides reliable protection against any insects.

On a note!

Triple action drug provides good yield, no colorado beetles throughout the growing season.

Colorado potato beetle bug
Colorado potato beetle bug

Act

The poison penetrates into the tissues of the plant within 2 hours, after which the effectiveness of the sun is not affected by heavy rains. It enters the body of insects through contact, through the respiratory system, during nutrition.

The minimum dose of poison leads to impaired functioning of the nervous system. In a few seconds, muscle paralysis, death. Larvae of different ages die almost instantly when poison enters the chitinous cover. Two weeks are enough to destroy the entire pest population.

Important!

The insecticidal preparation Zhukoed belongs to the third class of moderately hazardous substances. When used correctly, it does not harm a person, but is deadly for bees, amphibians, and fish. Potatoes should not be sprayed 14 days before active flowering.

Solution preparation

It is necessary to breed Zhukoed with cold water. A bottle with a capacity of 9 ml is enough to prepare 20 liters of the drug. The consumption rate for 3 liters of water is 1.5 ml of concentrate. Based on this calculation, the right amount of solution is prepared.

The emulsion is collected in a syringe, 1 liter of water is diluted. Stir thoroughly. The concentrate should be diluted with the rest of the liquid. Mix again. Pour into a household spray. The rate of consumption of poison per 1 hundred parts 3 liters.

Application of the Beetle Eater from the Colorado potato beetle
Application of the Beetle Eater from the Colorado potato beetle

User guide

Instructions for use Zhukoed from the Colorado potato beetle is extremely simple, but requires strict observance of all the rules.

  1. It is necessary to work with an insecticide in rubber gloves, a respirator, a suit with a long sleeve, trousers. Violation of this rule leads to negative consequences, deterioration of health.
  2. Spraying the plant from the Colorado potato beetle should be carried out early in the morning, in the evening. Otherwise, droplets of poison under the scorching rays of the sun will lead to burns, damage to tissues.
  3. The weather should be dry, calm. The spray gun must be kept so that the spray flies in the opposite direction from the person.
  4. No more than 1 treatment is allowed per season. Spraying is carried out 14 days before the active flowering of potatoes or immediately after it.

The effectiveness of the product is reduced if heavy rain passes within 2 hours after spraying.

Effects on the human body

Despite the high effectiveness of the drug, Zhukoed was discontinued. The reason is strong toxicity, a negative effect on the human body.

In case of violation of the processing rules, poisoning of different severity, an allergic reaction to the skin is possible. There is a headache, weakness, dizziness, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, heart palpitations. However, this is not the main reason why the tool Zhukoed stopped issuing.

Colorado potato beetle bug
Colorado potato beetle bug

Important!

The harm to humans from the Zhukoed manifests itself in a latent form. Clotianidin is an active component that acts slowly but for a long time. Poisonous substance accumulates in the root system, is concentrated in the emerging vegetable. Eating young potatoes is prohibited; eating ripened vegetables is also dangerous by the accumulation of toxins in the human body. Dose over time facilities increases, which leads to the development of cancer cells and other pathological processes.

Customer opinion

Reviews about the tool Zhukoed and its effectiveness are always positive. There are no populations of Colorado potato beetles resistant to the action of a powerful insecticide.

They poisoned the beetles in the morning, in the evening all the bushes were clean, the beetles were lying on the ground. The entire colorado season was not observed in their area. You can dilute in any concentration, but it is allowed not to increase the dose, but to reduce it.

Irina, Moscow

In the summer poisoned Colorado beetles, they died in a matter of days. By the evening she had nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, all signs of poisoning. Worked without a respirator, this is my fault. The garden was clean until the harvest.

Natalya, Tver

However, buyers who are afraid for their health have stopped buying the drug. After all, its negative effect does not appear immediately, for several years, with the accumulation of poison in the human body. In the wide sale of Zhukoed from the Colorado potato beetle, but you can buy on sites via the Internet. The price of a bottle with a capacity of 9 ml is 125 rubles. Store the drug in a dark place, use within 3 years from the date of manufacture.

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Comments1
  1. Tatyana

    Why are they not warned on the Zhukoed pack that they cannot be sprayed 14 days before flowering, and how to know when the potatoes will bloom? Or spray after flowering! Until this moment, the bug will gobble up the green parts of the potato to the bottom!

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