Instructions for the use of Aktofit for garden and indoor plants
To combat insect pests, summer residents often use toxic chemicals, but there is a safer drug. Instructions for the use of Aktofit, an insecticide of natural origin, shows that it is effective for the destruction of various pests.
The maximum effect is obtained when destroyed:
- aphids;
- nematodes;
- Colorado beetles (and larvae);
- thrips;
- moths;
- cabbage whites;
- whitefly;
- scoops;
- leaf rollers;
- moths;
- ticks.
It is successfully used for crops planted both indoors and outdoors. After processing agricultural plants, the fruits can be consumed as early as 3 days. The biological product is also used in the cultivation of many ornamental /indoor plants.
Features of Aktofit application
It is also used by:
- in tandem with growth stimulants and other insecticides;
- in combination with fungicides;
- together with fertilizers;
- at any air temperature;
- during the growing season of plants;
- during the fruiting period of crops;
- a few days before harvest.
If, when mixing drugs, a precipitate is formed, they are incompatible with each other. In addition, substances that cause alkaline reactions cannot be added to such compositions.
Among other things, many gardeners consider this bioinsecticide a budget option. As indicated in the instructions for use of Aktofit, the consumption of the working solution is very economical. Indeed, for 10 liters of water, you need to add 40-50 g of concentrate, which contains 0.1 of the active ingredient.
The active ingredient of bioinsecticide is not addictive. Therefore, it can be used repeatedly. While other drugs need to be replaced after 2-3 years.
Instructions for the use of Aktofit
The working fluid of the biological product is quite watery. Therefore, it is recommended to add a little soap to it in order to increase the adhesion effect of the substance with the plant. In addition, certain types of pests have a more stable immunity to the active ingredients of the biological product Aktofit. In this regard, it is required to increase the concentration of the active substance.
The prepared composition is sprayed until a visible film forms on the surface of the leaves. The flowing stream will indicate that you need to move to the next bush.
Since the product is made on the basis of natural ingredients, the frequency of treatments can be from 2 to 4. The waiting period is 1-3 days.
Ways of using Aktofit depend on the variety of the crop and the type of pest. Methods of dealing with:
- Colorado potato beetle... The solution is prepared in a ratio of 4 ml / l. Up to 5 liters of solution are added per one hundred square meters. During the growing season, the culture is sprayed 2 times.
- Leaf roll, spider mite, moth, moth and scoop on currants or apple trees. Dissolve 2 ml of the concentrate in 1 liter of water. One bush is treated with a liter of working fluid, and a tree - 5 liters.
- Cabbage whitewash / moth, scoop. The dosage is 4 ml / l.The consumption rate of the working fluid is 4 l / weaving. The multiplicity of treatments - 3.
- Thrips (tobacco, flower), aphids (melons, peach) and spider mite on vegetable crops grown in greenhouses. To prepare the solution, take 1 liter of water and add 8-10 ml of the drug. For every 100 m², 10 liters of the composition are consumed.
It should be borne in mind that in the fight against aphids, Aktofit loses its effectiveness when the air temperature drops below 22˚С. Cabbage processing is also connected with some peculiarities.
Leaves and head of culture do not absorb the solution well. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the dosage of the product and carry out up to 3-4 treatments.
Application of Aktofit for flower plants
Flowers growing in protected ground are treated up to 3 times during the entire growing season. Bioinsecticide application rate:
- mites - dissolve 2 ml in 1 liter of water;
- western flower thrips - 8 ml / l;
- rose aphid - 4 ml / l.
For every 100 m² of land, you will need to add up to 10 liters of the prepared product. To destroy aphids on flowers growing in the open field, use 8 ml of the drug per 1 liter of water. But in the fight against thrips, 10 ml of concentrate is diluted in the same amount of liquid.
Instructions for the use of Aktofit for indoor plants also contain simple recommendations. To combat:
- with spider mites, the concentrate rate is 2 ml / l;
- miner moth - 10 ml / l;
- aphids - 2 ml / 250 ml;
- thrips - 2 ml / 200 ml.
Flower crops are sprayed at a rate of 0.1 l / m². The optimal number of treatments is 4. The interval between treatments is 7-10 days. The instructions for use of Aktofit indicate the consumption rate of the drug during processing grapes (2 ml / l) and hops (3 ml / l). The costs of working fluid per 1 hundred square meters remain unchanged. Such recommendations will help to cope with insect pests without harming crops.