Confidor - reviews, benefits of the drug, rules of use

Often plant growers, flower growers and summer residents are faced with the problem of pests appearing on their plots. After all, to get a good harvest you always need to put in a lot of effort and it’s a pity to lose the fruits of your labors due to plant diseases or pests. Measures must be taken urgently, and this is where such a universal remedy as Confidor comes to the rescue.

Content:

1. Description and properties of the product
2. Advantages of Confidor
3. How does the product work?
4. Instructions for use
5. Safety precautions
6. Possibility of combination with other chemicals
7. Reviews

Description and properties of the product

Confidor is one of the trade names of the well-known substance imidacloprid. This is an effective insecticide of a new generation, low-toxic to humans, with long-lasting action and a low application dose.

Completely safe for the environment.

The active ingredient in Confidor is imidacloride 200 g/l. A huge number of garden crops fall under its influence. pests, even those that are invisible at first glance.

Most often used for processing vegetable crops:

• Potatoes (fight against the Colorado potato beetle, aphids).
• cucumbers (from thrips, whiteflies).
• Tomatoes (from aphids, whiteflies, thrips).
• Pepper (fight against aphids).
• Eggplant (from aphid invasion).
• Carrots (from leaf flea beetle).

For fruit trees and berries, flowers:

• Apple tree (against various types of moths, aphids, Californian scale insects).
• Plum (fight against leaf aphids, scale insects, moths).
• Grapes (from leaf rollers).
• Roses (from aphid invasion).
• Peach (against scale insects, leaf rollers).

Advantages of Confidor

It has a large number of advantages over drugs that were used before;

• Small expense.
• Long action.
• High efficiency.
• Wide range of processed crops.
• Not toxic to humans.
• Does not wash off during rainfall.
• Penetrates into the plant through root, and through foliage and stems.
• Can be used even in hot weather.
• In addition to its targeted effect on pests, it has anti-stress properties for plants and improves the growth of green mass.

How does the product work?

The action of Confidor is based on its absorption into the green part and root system of crops, and pests, in turn, eat these poisoned branches, leaves and roots. After treatment with the product, at least 6 hours must pass, then rain will not affect its effectiveness and the product will be completely absorbed.

For example, from Colorado potato beetle Imidacloprid protects potato plants for up to 15 days, especially during the hottest hours of the day. But it is harmful to humans and animals only at high concentrations. The downside is its detrimental effect on some beneficial insects, such as honey bees.

Confidor is used, as a rule, once per season, sometimes repeated several more times with a large amount pests Location on. The substance is not sprayed during the ripening phase of fruits, berries and during the imminent harvesting of the grown crop.

It is imperative to observe the established time after processing and eating processed vegetables and berries; at least 3 weeks must pass.

Instructions for use

Used in several ways.

For tillage. The product has the most effective properties when applied to moist soil and as a preventative against the occurrence of harmful insects.

For spraying on plants damaged by harmful insects. To spray, you need to know how to dilute the drug, often called Confidor maxi. Take 1 ml of the substance, stir until smooth in 5 - 10 liters of water and treat the desired area.

The waiting period for the maximum effect of Confidor Maxi is 2-3 days after use; it is recommended to use the solution immediately; it cannot be stored, as it loses its properties.

The amount of water is selected depending on:

• size and type of plants,
• the degree of pest damage,
• weather conditions.

Spraying is done in non-rainy weather, preferably in the morning or evening without strong wind.

Safety precautions

When using chemicals, even if they are not very toxic to humans, you should always take precautions and use protective equipment.

Safety precautions when working with Confidor:

• Do not use food containers, utensils, or utensils for contact with the product.
• Work with the insecticide is carried out in special protective clothing: goggles, gloves, a respirator for respiratory protection and protective clothing with long sleeves and closed legs.
• You cannot be distracted by extraneous matters during processing: eating, drinking, and smoking are strictly prohibited.
• After carrying out work, thoroughly wash your hands and face with soap and rinse your mouth.
• Always store separately from food and medicines, in places protected from children and animals.Recommended storage temperature: from -2 to +25 degrees.
• Not eaten fruit, berries and fruits, if less than 21 days have passed since they were sprayed.
• The product, its storage container and packaging are not allowed to enter water bodies.

Imidacloprid belongs to hazard group 3, that is, to substances moderately dangerous to humans.

If symptoms of poisoning do appear, the following actions urgently need to be taken:

• If the substance gets on the skin, wash it with water or soap solution.
• The substance that gets on the mucous membranes is washed thoroughly with running water.
• If the drug enters the body, do an urgent gastric lavage and take polysorbents: polysorb, smecta, charcoal.

Possibility of combination with other chemicals

Often, when carrying out preventive measures in the garden, it is necessary to combine the action of several drugs at once to prevent the appearance of diseases and pests: insecticides, fungicides and pesticides. When mixing toxic substances, the concentration is left the same as indicated in the instructions.

But before using such mixtures, it is still worth checking them to identify undesirable consequences, such as: leaf burns and leaf fall. The treatment is done only for part of the plant or on one plant.

Burns appear on days 3-4, and leaves dry out and fall off 7-10 days after use.

Some products are incompatible at the chemical and physical level. At the chemical level, substances enter into a chemical reaction with each other, and at the physical level, the action of some substances interferes or completely prevents the action of others.

Confidor belongs to a group of drugs that can be used in conjunction with many pesticides.Excluding those that contain sulfur. The substance is often combined with growth accelerators.

Use for indoor plants. This insecticide is used to protect plants:

• In open ground conditions.
• In closed ground (greenhouses and greenhouse farms).
• Indoor plants.

Flowers and ornamental plants often suffer from pests, for example, from mealy nigella. This insect is difficult to remove, since it itself hides in the soil, but with complex treatment by spraying and spilling the substance on the soil, the insect dies.

For use in floriculture for indoor plants, prepare a mixture of confidor: 1 g per 10 liters of water, and with a high concentration of insects - 1 g per 5 liters. A positive factor is that plants do not become accustomed to the insecticide, so there is no need to alternate chemicals.

Reviews

Having studied a large number of reviews about Confidor from summer residents and flower growers, we can conclude that the insecticide is very popular. Plant growers appreciate the ease and ease of use for processing, note the positive effect after use after just a few days, as well as the possibility of complex use and combination with other drugs.

Some gardeners consider Confidor the best chemical against aphids and the Colorado potato beetle.

Often, to obtain a good harvest, it is impossible to do without the use of chemicals, protecting plants from diseases and pests. And it is worth choosing drugs that will be effective, reliable and as safe as possible for humans.

Confidor has rightfully earned the love of summer residents and gardeners, providing reliable protection for their plots and gardens.

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