Pest insects can cause significant damage to your crop. Therefore, a gardener needs to take care of protecting his garden from early spring. Far from every drug can cope with such insects as whitefly, so it is very important to choose the best tool before spring flowering. Today we will tell you about the insecticide "Lepidocide". Reviews of gardeners confirm that this is one of the best drugs in its class.
Short description
Chemistry in our garden is a common way of protecting against various pests. But how safe is it? After all, the collected fruits are eaten often even without heat treatment. There is no single answer today. In most cases, agricultural technicians agree that if the treatment is done on time, the risk to your health will be minimal. At the same time, the garden is completely protected from attack by pests.
But science does not stand still, and today biological products are becoming increasingly popular, that is, products whose action is based on living organisms, bacteria and viruses, or antagonist fungi. The biological insecticide Lepidocide deserves special attention. Reviews say that this tool allows you to fight the most common pests. This is primarily the caterpillars of Lepidoptera insects. These are silkworms and leafworms, scoop and moths, cabbage.
The main advantages of the drug
Why do leading agricultural technicians recommend the use of Lepidocide? Reviews of experts say that the drug does not accumulate in the fruits and is completely non-toxic, which is confirmed by the results of numerous studies. That is, it is one of the best modern means to combat garden pests. Which is very convenient, it can be used in any phase of plant growth. This property is useful if processing must be done at a time when the fruit is already ripening. If used in the dosages specified in the instructions, it does not harm the environment, is completely safe for humans and bees.
General characteristics
Let's take a closer look at what the Lepidocide insecticide is. The reviews allow us to conclude that the farmers highly appreciate its effectiveness, and the reader is probably very interested in how it is achieved. A preparation based on a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis is produced. That is, the composition of the product is spores and cells of this culture, which work against pests in your garden. Additionally, protein crystals and inert fillers are present in the composition, which are designed to maintain stability and preservation of the active components.
In specialized stores you can find two forms of the drug "Lepidocide". Instructions for use (reviews are given a little below) suggests that you can use a suspension concentrate or powder.
Features of the drug
It is sprayed directly on garden plantings and fruit trees. What do experienced gardeners say about the drug "Lepidocide"? Reviews emphasize its complete safety, which is extremely important when processing berry crops that children love to regale.
The drug has an intestinal effect, that is, it is active only when it enters the stomach of an insect. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. On the one hand, the active substance is stored only on the surface of plants and does not get into the fruit, but on the other hand, heavy rain will completely wash off the composition, and your plantings will again remain defenseless. But this disadvantage is compensated by the fact that during the summer season you can resort to the help of the drug "Lepidocide" an unlimited number of times. Instructions for use (reviews of leading agricultural technicians of the country confirm that you only need to monitor the activity of pests in the garden area) suggests using this tool as soon as you notice an increase in their number.
Mechanism of action
As we have already said, the drug contains not only a strain of bacteria, but also delta-endotoxin in the form of protein crystals. In the alkaline environment of the intestines of insects, they are activated and damage the inner shell. Pests stop eating and moving. If your garden has chosen a lot of insects, then you can watch how they stop moving and eat already 4 hours after processing. They sit motionless for several days, after which they die.
Mode of application
Let's look at a general outline of how garden processing is done. First of all, you need to choose morning or evening hours, it is at this time that the procedure will be most effective. It is very good to process plantings during the period of the mass appearance of caterpillar pests. However, this may cause a problem if you plan to use Lepidocide against the Colorado potato beetle. The instructions for use recommend that you repeat the treatment at least three times, since the egg laying of these pests is stretched over time. If heavy rains fall, then the procedure should be performed at intervals of 6-8 days. In dry and clear weather, the interval is 15 days. There are some features of the use of insecticide on each garden crop separately. We will talk about this in a bit more detail.
Grain scoop
This is one of the most formidable pests of wheat fields. To protect the planting, you can use the drug "Lepidocide". For 100 liters of water, 1-2 liters of the drug are consumed. The working solution must be shaken well and placed in a spray bottle. Spraying occurs during the growing season. The flow rate of the working fluid is 200-400 l / g. Processing against the scoop should occur at least three times per season to provide perfect protection.
Vegetable crops
Very often, Lepidocide is used against potato moths, as well as lepidopteran caterpillars. This is cabbage and turnip whitewash, ognevka - terrible pests of the garden, which can leave you without a crop if you do not take measures in time. Since several generations of pests may be born during the summer, a number of treatments are required. The consumption of the drug is small - only 0.5 liters per 100 liters of water. Each new generation of pests is born with an interval of 7-8 days, so it is recommended to repeat the treatment every week. The flow rate of the working solution is 200-400 liters per hectare. This insecticide very effectively protects crops of sugar beets, carrots and cabbage from caterpillars of a meadow moth.
Fruit crops
The most commonly used "Lepidocide" against pear tinnitus and other garden pests. The first treatment, which is carried out before the flowering of the garden, can be performed with chemicals. But the following procedures necessary for preserving the crop are best carried out with the Lepidocide biological product.
The treatment can be effective against apple and fruit moth caterpillars, American fruit moths, moths, leafworms and silkworms. During the growing season, spraying is done every 7-8 days. This insecticide showed itself very well as part of the protection of vineyards from a bunch of leaves. The consumption rate is 2-3 l / ha.
Whitefly and thrips, the scourge of horticultural crops
Especially often, these insects settle in closed greenhouses, and it is very difficult to get rid of them. Gardeners have already tried everything: they set fire to sulfur and sprayed Dichlorvos, but after a short time the insects attacked the plants again. To date, many already know that the “Lepidocide" against whiteflies has proved to be very good, in addition, it is completely safe for humans. At the same time, the insecticide perfectly destroys scale insects, thrips, weevils and other similar pests.
However, if the whitefly has chosen your garden, especially closed greenhouses and greenhouses, it will take a long time to fight with it. The fact is that eggs in the ground can wait out an unfavorable period, and the new generation will begin to attack fruit plants with even greater zeal. Therefore, if you want to prevail, it is necessary to produce processing at intervals of a week throughout the summer season. Then next summer it will be possible to spray trees only for preventive purposes.
To summarize
The complex insecticide "Lepidocide" is a real helper for a modern gardener. It is active against most garden pests, but it does not accumulate in soil and fruits, that is, it makes it possible to obtain environmentally friendly products. This drug is well compatible with most chemicals that the garden has previously been treated with. Even a significant increase in air temperature does not lead to the breakdown of the insecticide. This is very true in the hot summer months. Poisoned insect species are not addictive, which means you can be calm about your plantings every year.