Insecticidal preparations of biological origin are very popular nowadays. They are able to destroy harmful insects in the garden and vegetable garden, while not harming their useful counterparts. Plants treated with biological agents are not dangerous to humans after 48 hours. The fruits of trees and shrubs can be eaten without fear.
In order to correctly choose and use biological products, it is necessary to get acquainted in more detail with their assortment and purpose.
Biological products for pests
Aktofit
This natural complex preparation, made on the basis of the waste products of fungi, is a toxic substance. For each pest, a certain dosage is recommended when preparing the solution. On average, from 2 to 8 milliliters of the drug is used per 1 liter of water.
It is advisable to add a little liquid soap to the prepared solution, which will provide a good sticking effect for insects. Spraying of plants is carried out in warm dry weather (about 18-20 degrees Celsius) with minimal wind.
Recommended to control the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, moth, thrips, whitefly, ticks and sawflies.
Boverin
The drug is made on the basis of fungal spores. It is most often used to control pests common in closed beds and in greenhouse conditions. A one percent solution of the drug is recommended for use in calm dry weather, no more than 25 degrees Celsius.
"Boverin" is able to destroy the May beetle and its larvae, the wireworm, the bear, the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae, as well as the thrips and the greenhouse whitefly.
Lepidocide
It is a complex biological product on a bacterial basis. The recommended dosage for use is 10-15 milliliters per 5 liters of water with a temperature of no more than 20 degrees Celsius. The concentration of the finished solution depends on the culture being treated.
Perfectly fights against the invasion of caterpillars of all ages, various types of plant moths and butterflies, destroys silkworms and most pests of fruit trees and shrubs. It is used to combat pests of vegetable crops.
Bitoxibacillin
The product is made on a bacterial basis. Eating the treated parts of plants, insects die in a short time (within 3-7 days) from poisoning, as the agent penetrates into their intestines and disrupts its work.
The product can be used to treat various crops even in hot weather. For 10 liters of water, it is recommended to add 70 milliliters of the drug.
Recommended for the destruction of all types of larvae, spider mites, Colorado potato beetles, all types of plant-eating moths, caterpillars and moths.
Metarizine
The product is made on the basis of mushroom spores with the addition of sodium humate, which contributes to the renewal and high fertility of the soil.
For every 10 square meters of land, it is enough to add about 10 grams of the drug. Top dressing is recommended to be applied in damp, cool autumn weather.
To combat soil pests (for example, larvae) "Metarizin" is added to water for irrigation. It will take several months for the drug to spread throughout the garden.
It can be used to destroy the Colorado and May beetle and their larvae, against mosquitoes and beetles, as well as against weevils.
Nematophagin
The biological product is developed on the basis of the mycelium and conidia of one of the predatory fungi and is used to control pests that are common when growing crops in greenhouses. The drug is used both in pure form and in dissolved form.
From 5 to 10 milliliters of funds are added to each well just before planting vegetable seedlings. Also, the drug can be used a few days before sowing seeds. It is recommended to water the beds in the summer cottage with a prepared solution of 10 liters of water and 200 milliliters of "Nematofagin".
Fitoverm
The basis of the preparation is a soil fungus. Processing should be carried out in the afternoon after sunset in calm conditions. The saturation of the spray solution depends on the type of plant being treated. For 1 liter of water, you can add from 1 to 10 milliliters of the product. The result of the struggle can be observed after about 5 days.
Effectively affects most harmful insects, their larvae, as well as butterflies and caterpillars.
Verticillin
Mycelium and spores of one of the entomopathogenic fungi are the main substance in this biological product. The prepared solution can be used for watering the soil and spraying plants. It is quite effective against greenhouse pests, but especially against many types of aphids.
Add 100 to 500 milliliters of product to a large bucket of water. Plants are processed in warm weather with an air temperature of 17 to 25 degrees.
Summer resident
The basis of this biological preparation is Siberian fir extract. The drug is easy to use, it is used in all weather conditions - rainy and dry, cool (up to 5 degrees Celsius) and hot. The diluted solution does not lose its quality for 10 days. For every 5 liters of water, you need to add only 2-3 milliliters of "Summer resident".
The drug is especially effective in the fight against ants, but it is able to save summer residents and gardeners from almost all the most common pests of vegetable, fruit and berry crops.
It should be borne in mind that to completely get rid of pests, several treatments with biological products will be required - from 3 to 6 times.
The result of treatment with biological products occurs on the fourth or fifth day, not earlier. And this will happen under favorable weather conditions - without rains and sharp cold snaps.
Biological preparations do not affect the quality of the crop. They are absolutely not dangerous for both humans and plants and for our smaller brothers. When using them, an environmentally friendly harvest is simply guaranteed.
