Insecticide Avant: instructions for use and composition, dosage and analogues

Insecticides used against complex pests are valued in agriculture, especially when used on a wide range of crops. Let's consider the purpose, composition, principle of action, instructions for using the Avant insecticide, safety precautions when working with it, possible compatibility, storage rules and products with a similar effect that can replace the drug.

Composition and formulation of Avant

Manufacturer - "FMS Corporation", produces the drug in a concentrated emulsion in canisters of 1 liter. It has an intestinal and contact effect, the active substance is indoxacarb, 150 g per 1 liter.

How the remedy works

According to the manufacturers, "Avant" has an effect on the nervous system of insects. Indoxacarb blocks the passage of nerve impulses, insects stop eating within 1-2 hours, their motor activity is disturbed, after a while they become dehydrated and die. Death occurs within 1-3 days after processing.

What is it used for?

"Avant" has no analogues among drugs for the extermination of codling moths and leafworms in apple orchards, on grapes - leafworm. It is also used on rapeseed against fleas and flower beetles, on tomatoes and onions - against cutworms, on corn - against cutworms and moths, on sunflowers - against scoops, moths and weevils, on sugar beet varieties - from flea and cutworms, weevils, shield-beetles, moths, flies and moths.

Instructions for use

The solution of the drug is not washed off by water and rain, its stability is not affected by temperature and ultraviolet."Avant" has a low consumption rate, is easy to use, and environmentally friendly. The insecticide destroys pest larvae at all stages, shows the greatest efficiency in the treatment of plants when the period of hatching of the larvae begins. The protective effect lasts 1.5-2 weeks.

Destroys populations of insects that have developed resistance to pyrethroid, neonicotinoid and organophosphate insecticides. There is practically no resistance in pests.

"Avant" is applied normally (in l per ha) for:

• apple trees - 0.35-0.4;
• grapes - 0.25-0.3;
• rapeseed - 0.14-0.2;
• tomatoes and onions - 0.2-0.3;
• corn and sunflower - 0.17-0.25;
• beets from fleas, weevils, scutellum - 0.14-0.2;
• beets from scoops, moths, flies and moths - 0.17-0.25.

The plants are sprayed at the germination stage and during the growing season with the consumption of the solution in the first case - 100-200 liters per hectare, in the second - 200-400 liters per hectare. If the solution is sprayed from an aircraft, 25-50 liters per ha is sufficient. For vineyards and orchards, the consumption is higher - 800-1200 liters and 1000-1500 liters, respectively.

For each crop, according to the instructions, 2 treatments are carried out, the waiting period is different: for apple trees, grapes and corn - 10 days, for sunflower and beetroot - 20 days, for rapeseed - 28, tomatoes - 3 and onions - 14 days.

Application in personal gardens on apple, grapes, tomatoes and onions - from codling moths, leafworms, cotton and nibbling scoops. The rate of application of "Avant" in household plots: apple trees - 4 ml per 10 liters, other crops - 3 ml per 10 liters. Liquid consumption: 1-3 liters per tree, 0.5-1 liters per bush and 2-4 liters per hundred square meters when spraying vegetables. 2 treatments are carried out, the crop can be harvested after 10 days for apple trees and grapes, after 3 for tomatoes and after 2 weeks for onions.

Insecticide Safety

"Avant" in terms of toxicity refers to class 3 for humans and 1 - for bees. Preparations that are toxic to insects should not be used when trees are flowering, in areas near which there are apiaries. It is also forbidden to use this insecticide near water bodies and fish farms.

It is recommended to work with the Avanta solution in protective clothing, be sure to wear rubber gloves and plastic goggles over your eyes. Do not remove them until the work is completed. If splashes accidentally come into contact with skin or eyes, rinse with clean water.

Compatible with what?

You can mix "Avant" with fungicides, the active substances of which belong to different classes of chemicals. Powerful activity is observed in the Avanta solution with the drug Thanos or with fungicidal agents with penconazole, hexaconazole, famoxadone, dimethomorph, cymoxanil and flusilazole.

However, manufacturers recommend that if the interaction of drugs is not exactly known, a compatibility test should be carried out. It is carried out in a standard way: a certain amount of both drugs is mixed in a small container and, if the substances do not react with each other, they can be combined.

How to properly store a pesticide?

The manufacturer does not indicate the shelf life of the drug. It should be stored in a dark, not damp, ventilated warehouse, in which, in addition to the insecticide, other pesticides and fertilizers can be kept. Ready diluted solution is stored no longer than 1 day. Then it loses its properties, so it is not advisable to use it. To save the drug, you need to prepare a solution in the amount that is planned to be used up in 1 working day.

Means-substitutes

"Avant" - a new drug and the active substance - indoxacarb, has no analogues. Positioned by the manufacturer as a unique remedy for the fight against codling moths and leafworms.

"Avant" effectively destroys pests on fruits, grapes, beets, onions, tomatoes, corn, sunflowers and rapeseed. Works against a range of different harmful insects, making it almost universal. Its use is economically beneficial due to the low rate and consumption, it does not reduce efficiency under adverse conditions. Protects plants for at least 2 weeks. Effective even against pests resistant to common drugs, while not addictive.

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