Vertimek: application for cucumbers from pests

Spider mites, aphids, and other insects destroy entire plantings of crops, harm bushes and trees. Instructions for use are attached by the manufacturer to each package of Vertimek insecticide. Following the annotation, it is possible to cope with insects, save the plant from death.

Pests of cucumbers

On vegetable crops, aphids that drink the juice from the leaves appear during the fruiting period. They twist, the ovary crumbles, the bush disappears. The spider mite infects cucumbers grown in greenhouses. The pest settles at the bottom of the leaves, pulling moisture out of them.

The root-knot nematode, which is only 1.5 mm long, loves the roots of the culture. Having taken root in the tissues, it releases toxic substances, under the influence of which growths are formed, where the larvae settle.

Vertimek copes with mites and thrips, fights other types of pests on cucumbers, horticultural crops and flowers.

How does insecticide work?

The active ingredient of the drug is abamectin. This substance is formed when bacteria living in the soil begin to ferment. The chemical group to which it belongs was isolated in Japan at the end of the last century.

When spraying the plant, the insecticide solution penetrates the inside of the leaves. The insect swallows the composition along with the juice. Vertimek, releases gamma-aminobutyric acid, which acts on the nervous system of pests, so paralysis breaks them.From the surface of the leaves, abamectin quickly moves into the tissues. The drug has practically no effect on birds and beneficial insects.

To obtain a positive result when processing cucumbers in closed ground, the solution must be sprayed evenly over their surface, make sure that drops of the composition do not drip from the leaves.

Insecticide benefits

Vertimek effectively protects cucumbers from mites, which are not affected by other acaricides. The drug copes with thrips and mining insects, has certain advantages over many insecticides:

After spraying, it immediately penetrates the leaf tissue.
Protects crops from pests for a long time.
Does not impair the structure of plants, they are normally tolerated.
Insects will be paralyzed for an hour or two.
Has little effect on beneficial fauna.

There are no spots left on the leaves when processing the culture. Cucumbers after spraying can be consumed after three days. The insecticide belongs to hazard class 2, but it acts on pests not only through the intestines, but also by contact.

When insects invade, the plant is treated again in a week.

Cucumbers and other crops should not be sprayed at high temperatures and high humidity.

So that pests do not get used to the composition, the drug must be alternated with Pegasus, Aktellik, which have a different mechanism of action.

How to use insecticide?

Timely use of Vertimek for cucumbers saves the plant from death, quickly destroys insects. Processing should begin as soon as pests begin to appear.Sometimes one spray per season is enough. If there is a need for a second procedure, they are processed after a week, during the heat three days later:

After the composition gets on the leaves, the cucumber bushes are covered with a film for a day. Vertimec should be used 2-3 hours after dilution.

To deal with thrips, just dilute a teaspoon of insecticide in a bucket of water. When spraying plants against ticks, dissolve 2.5 ml of Vertimek in 10 liters of liquid.

To treat cucumbers from leaf miners that gnaw passages in plant tissues, 1 gram of acaricide is mixed with a liter of water.

Safety precautions

Despite the fact that the insecticide belongs to the II class of toxicity, it must be handled with care. In case of contact with the skin, the composition can cause burns; if inhaled, it leads to irritation of the nasal mucosa, to redness of the eyes. To avoid the presence of unpleasant phenomena, it is necessary:

Spray the crop in the morning or evening when there is no wind.
During the procedure, refuse to eat, smoke, drink.
Protect your eyes with goggles, breathing paths with a respirator.
After treatment, wash face and hands with soap.

The insecticide does not lose its properties for 4 years if stored in a dry, cool room where the temperature is not lower than minus 15. Food and medicine should not be nearby.

If Vertimek gets into the eyes, they are washed with running water. In case of poisoning with the drug, they induce vomiting, drink several tablets of activated charcoal, and consult a doctor. Do not take drugs that depress the nervous system. After using the acaricide, the package must be burned.

Insecticide reviews

Summer residents and farmers who processed Vertimek vegetable crops consider it an excellent preparation and recommend spraying cucumbers with them, and not watering the soil under them. Judging by the reviews:

Acaricide is well tolerated by different plants.
Composition is not harmful to beneficial insects.
Acts fast and long.

With timely processing, a second procedure is not required. Gardeners note the merits of Vertimek. It destroys aphids, thrips, and mites, which often appear on the culture at the same time. The insecticide is not addictive in pests, and effectively copes with them for the next season.