Kalash from the Colorado potato beetle: instructions for use

The remedy for the Colorado potato beetle Kalash is a new generation of drugs developed to combat the Colorado potato beetle. The chemical is effective both against larvae and against adults. The main active ingredient is imidacloprid, the content of which in the composition is presented at a concentration of 200 grams per liter.

Kalash is produced as a liquid concentrate, which is dissolved in water during preparation. The tool is used in case of pest invasion during the growing season of horticultural crops.

The components of the drug act in direct contact with the pest, getting into the intestines or on the covers of the beetle. The active substance, when it enters the body of a pest, affects the functioning of the nervous system of the insect, blocking the normal transmission of nerve impulses. As a result, the pest experiences convulsions, paralysis occurs, which leads to its death.

What are the benefits of the drug?

When using the rules that prescribes the manual for the drug, excess dosages are not observed and the danger of phytotoxicity does not occur. It is enough to treat the plants once per season. Description of the main advantages of the new development:

does not cause addiction in insects, which allows for repeated use;
does not interfere with plant growth, does not lead to negative consequences;
enables use in hot conditions;
lasts for a long time after spraying plant bushes, the average duration lasts from 14 to 18 days;
no need to re-spray after rain;
does not prohibit the parallel use of fungicides and herbicides.

Kalash for plants is an antistress agent, which contributes to rapid recovery after pest invasions. The strong quality of the drug is the low toxicity of the drug, which is accompanied by the effectiveness of its action against the Colorado potato beetle.

The degree of toxicity of the substance against pests is class 3 in relation to domestic animals and birds. In relation to bees, the drug is considered very dangerous, which must be taken into account when spraying plants near the location of the hive.

Features of using the tool

To obtain the maximum result, you must follow the manufacturer's recommendations for working with the drug. Each product package contains detailed instructions that describe in detail the rules for working and preparing a spray solution.

How to dilute the product?

The drug in the ampoule must be diluted in 10 liters of water. The volume of the solution is prepared at the rate of 5 liters of the finished product for every 100 m2^{2 of the area. If it is necessary to re-treat the area, it should be noted that work can only be carried out 3 weeks after the initial spraying.}

On the market there are products in dosages of 100 ml and large containers with a volume of 5 liters, used to treat plantings of large farms. Regardless of the form of release, recommendations for the preparation of the finished working solution in terms of its concentration do not change.

Spraying with a solution can be carried out not only for potato crops. Kalash is effective against greenhouse whiteflies and aphids. In this case, the working solution is prepared at the rate of 10 liters for every 100 m^{2 plantings and spraying is carried out once during the growing season.}

Rules for working with pest control

Kalash's instruction from the Colorado potato beetle says that working with a toxic agent requires simple safety rules. Spraying with a working solution is carried out only in special protective clothing. The protective equipment must meet the following requirements:

long sleeve clothing;
protecting hands with rubber gloves;
headdress;
eye protection goggles;
respiratory protection with a respirator.

If a toxic substance enters, intoxication is possible. For the period of processing, it is required to remove children, birds, pets from the territory. It is forbidden to smoke, drink and drink during work.

If the drug enters the esophagus, it is necessary to take a large amount of water inside, try to induce vomiting and take crushed activated charcoal, and then call an ambulance.

For spraying potato bushes, it is enough to carry out one treatment per season. It is not worth exceeding the dosage indicated in the instructions, since the effectiveness of this does not change, and the risk of getting toxic poisoning as a result of exceeding the permissible concentration increases.

Spraying in the conditions of small subsidiary and household plots is provided manually, using simple devices with a spray gun for this.For processing large areas of plantings on an industrial scale, processing is carried out mechanized, and the frequency of processing per season reaches 3 times.

What do gardener reviews say?

Many supporters of traditional methods of dealing with the Colorado potato beetle reject other methods of pest control of potato crops. They prefer the manual collection of larvae and adults to the use of new generation preparations.

As a result, the inability to reduce the damage caused by insects and the large labor costs for such work lead to the fact that the plants suffer significantly and cannot develop at full strength. Stress and the negative impact of the Colorado potato beetle directly affect yields, which are reduced significantly.

Gardeners who have tried Kalash note the undoubted advantage of treating plantings with a new generation preparation:

efficiency;
significant time savings;
ease of use;
the ability to vary in terms of preparation of the volume of working solution necessary for processing, it is enough to dilute 1 ampoule to treat a large area;
cheapness of the drug, the perfect combination of price and effectiveness of the product;
the ability to cultivate large areas and small areas that are experiencing the invasion of the Colorado potato beetle.

Reviews of gardeners confirm the effectiveness of the chemical preparation, saying that after processing the Colorado potato beetle falls right before our eyes. It is enough to carry out one procedure so that the effectiveness of the action continues throughout the growing season. This property of Kalash allows you to significantly save the strength and time of gardeners to combat pest invasions.

The ability to use not only for potato crops, but also for the destruction of pests of cucumbers and tomatoes makes the new generation tool a universal tool for controlling insects. The main rule for using the chemical agent Kalash should be compliance with the dosages recommended by the manufacturer, and compliance with proper safety measures.