Features of the use of the effective drug Actellik: advantages of the insecticide

Author: Elena N. https://floristics.info/ru/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=19 Category: Insecticides Published: December 12, 2011Republished: February 12, 2019Last edits: March 12, 2021

If you need a drug that can destroy all kinds of pests on fruit trees and berry bushes, on vegetable beds and melon fields, on garden and indoor flowers, turn your attention to the insectoacaricide Actellik. Those who have already worked with this drug have probably been able to appreciate not only the effectiveness, but also the speed and versatility of its action. And for those who have not yet used Actellik, we will try to describe its advantages and disadvantages in as much detail as possible.

Purpose

Actellik is a contact, intestinal and fumigant insecticide with a broad spectrum of action that protects plant crops from a complex of sucking and leaf-eating pests - flower beetles, sawflies, thrips, aphids, whiteflies, cutworms, Colorado potato beetles, codling moths, weevils, fungus gnats, tea moths, spider mites . The drug is also used for pre-sowing treatment of seeds, disinfection of storage facilities and the surrounding area.

Advantages of Actellik over other drugs:

• wide scope of application – protection of plants, buildings, storage facilities and healthcare facilities;
• high efficiency in destroying many types of pests, including in hard-to-reach places and at high temperatures;
• high rate of pest suppression;
• long-term effect of the drug;
• ease of use.

Disadvantages of the drug:

• a pungent odor that can linger in the apartment for up to two days;
• toxicity of fumes;
• instability in alkaline and acidic environments;
• with repeated treatments, resistance may appear;
• effective for pest control, but not for preventive measures;
• high consumption of the drug when treating plants in open ground, which is not cheap.

Possible analogues

An analogue in composition is Kamikaze. The product has a similar composition and is used for preparing tank mixtures.

Due to the high toxicity of the chemical, you need to know how to replace Actellik. Substitutes according to their mode of action are the following drugs:

• Calypso;
• Biotlin;
• Volley;
• Confidor;
• Fastak;
• Akarin;
• Fitoverm.

The chemistry is effective against a wide range of pests and eliminates garden and vegetable pests.

Effect of the drug

The active ingredient of Actellik is pirimiphos-methyl, which belongs to the class of organophosphorus compounds - FOS. Getting directly onto the parasite or onto the plant on which the pests feed, Actellik causes dysfunction of various organs in the pests, which leads to poisoning of the entire body. The drug is able to penetrate deep into leaf tissue and destroy mining pests. Due to its fumigating action, Actellik affects even those parasites that are hidden on the underside of the leaves and have avoided direct contact with the working solution. However, the fumigating property appears only if at the time of treatment the air temperature is not lower than 15 and not higher than 28 ºC.

Actellik is one of the most powerful non-systemic drugs, and usually one or two treatments are enough to destroy pests, but if you still find surviving parasites, it is better to carry out a control spraying with Iskra, Inta-Vir, Vertimek, Aktara or Arrivo:

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• firstly, Actellik is too “fragrant” and toxic,
• secondly, by the third time the pests may develop resistance.

Actellik is available in 2 ml ampoules and 5 liter canisters. An analogue of Actellik is the drug Kamikaze.

Types of spider mites

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This species does not belong to the family of mites, but is a representative of the group of arachnids

This is important, because in order to choose the right means for its elimination, you need to understand which drugs are suitable to cope with this particular category of pests

Description, biological characteristics

• Belongs to the class of arthropods, not insects;
• The size of the individual is about half a millimeter, and it can only be seen using a magnifying glass;
• Life time is 25-35 days, but during this period each female lays several hundred eggs, from which new individuals emerge after 3 days. After just a few days, they are ready for the process of increasing the population through reproduction. Eggs do not lose viability for about 5 -10 years. 20 generations of individuals are formed per year;
• The color may be brown or brown. The female is colored reddish, so it is much easier to distinguish her on the leaves;
• The body is oblong, covered with villi;
• They live in colonies on the underside of the leaf, and with the arrival of winter they can go deep into the soil up to 22 cm;
• During diapause, they crawl into cracks in window sills, under baseboards, chipped pots, and into recesses in window frames.

Certain varieties of mites choose different flowers and plants, and their attacks on them are widespread.

Almost all types of these pests are omnivorous, but there are exceptions; plants with a fleecy surface and all varieties of aloe are not so often affected.

You can especially often see its population on roses and orchids; many gardeners, after an unsuccessful struggle, stop growing them.

They not only destroy the plant, but also carry various fungal diseases.

If the damage to the specimen is strong enough, then it is better to destroy it as quickly as possible.

Instructions for use Actellik

Dissolve the contents of the ampoule (2 ml) in 2 liters of water. A solution of this concentration can be used to treat young plants, the number of parasites on which is small. If there are a lot of pests and the plants are mature, the solution should be twice as strong, that is, 2 ml of Actellik is dissolved in 1 liter of water.

Spraying of crops in open ground is carried out on a dry and windless day, early in the morning or after 18:00. For work, a fine spray is used, which does not produce splashes, but fog. Ground organs of plants must be moistened evenly, while preventing the solution from dripping from the leaves and stems. It is advisable to re-treat after 5-7 days. The protective effect of the drug in greenhouses lasts from 7 to 14 days, and in open ground from 2 to 3 weeks.

Preparative form

- Swiss. For some time, the product in ampoule forms was officially released by “August” and “Green Gardener’s Pharmacy”.

Externally it is a concentrated emulsion. 1 liter of product contains 500 g of active substance. The liquid is brown in color, with a sharp, specific odor.

Packing:

• ampoules of 2, 5, 6 and 10 ml;
• bottles - 0.1 l and 1 l;
• canisters - 1 liter each.

Currently, only the registrant's drugs and are officially approved. Others have been discontinued; catalogs on websites offer alternative products.

Precautionary measures

• It is undesirable to stay in the room where plants were treated for a long time, since the drug has a high vapor pressure.
• You cannot prepare the working solution in food containers.
• Children and animals should not be present when plants are treated with Actellik.
• It is forbidden to drink, eat and smoke while working with the drug.
• It is necessary to use protective equipment: respirator, goggles, gloves, special clothing.

It is not known exactly how long the half-life of the active substance takes: according to some sources, the process lasts 11-15 weeks, according to others – no more than 2-3 days. Therefore, precautions are so important both during the procedure and after it. After completing the work, you need to wash your hands and face with soap, rinse your mouth, and also treat the surfaces with which the product came into contact with soap and water: shelves, glass, window sill. Protective clothing, goggles and masks should also be thoroughly washed and washed.

Security measures

To prevent poisoning, follow the precautions specified in the instructions. You should:

• ensure protection of respiratory organs, skin, eyes - work in gloves, gauze bandage, goggles, protective suit;
• Smoking, consuming food and liquids are not allowed during work;
• exclude children, pets, fish, and bees from being in the area where chemicals are used;
• after treatment, you should wash your face, wash your work suit, and clean the containers that were used to prepare the solution;
• duration of work – no more than 2 hours;
• if weakness, dizziness, nausea occur, the use of the chemical should be postponed.

The remaining mixture is unusable and must be discarded.

First aid

The recommendations below are intended only for providing FIRST aid, after which you should immediately consult a doctor and follow his instructions! DO NOT SELF-medicate!

• The victim should be taken out into fresh air at the first signs of poisoning: weakness, vomiting, nausea, malaise.
• If Actellik gets on the skin, remove the drug from the skin with cotton wool or a cloth, being careful not to rub it, and rinse this area of ​​the body with running water or a weak soda solution.
• If Actellik gets into your eyes, you need to rinse them under running water for 15 minutes, keeping them open.
• If the drug has been swallowed, but the victim is conscious, you need to give him 5-6 tablets of activated charcoal with several glasses of warm water and induce vomiting. Attention! Do not induce vomiting if the victim is unconscious. You need to call a doctor and show him the drug label!

Actellik's antidote is the specific cholinesterase reactivator atropine sulfate, or P-2AM, but do not use it unless prescribed.

After providing first aid, consult a doctor immediately!

Useful tips

Not all summer residents comply with the regulations for the use of insecticidal preparations, forgetting about the danger of overdoses due to uncontrolled use of the product.

Main errors and violations:

• excess dosage;
• improper treatment of plants (the composition flows onto the soil, foliage is sprayed only on one side);
• using an expired product;
• constant treatment with Actellik without alternating medications;
• spraying at temperatures above +30 ºC.

It is allowed to process premises or greenhouses only after cleaning, thorough pre-washing, removal of garbage and plant debris.

According to the instructions, spray the plantings 1-2 times, then be sure to change the product. If only one control agent is used for a number of years, resistance appears. Instead of exterminating pests, they get an uncontrolled increase in the insect population.

The shelf life of the insectoacaricide (unopened packaging) is three years. Temperature range: 0 ºC…+35 ºC.

The Actellik product is highly effective, and this is proven by numerous reviews from summer residents and agricultural specialists. Due to its high toxicity, its use in private household plots for treating beds and gardens is currently prohibited. Only disinfestation of cellars and storage facilities is allowed. In other cases, analogues of Actellik and alternative means are used.

Reviews

Vasiliev: The drug has proven itself as a remedy against stock pests. I managed where other pesticides failed. It’s a pity that Actellik is still a bit expensive, but sometimes you pay more for worse quality, so it’s a shame to complain.

Seluyanov: an excellent drug, very effective against literally all pests both in the greenhouse and in flower beds. And after treating the indoor flowers, the smell disappeared quite quickly. But the price is steep.

Anna: Actellik helped me cope with mealybugs on indoor plants. True, I almost suffocated because I carried out the treatment in the bathroom. Next time I will do it on the balcony.

Maryana: I brought a sofa from a friend and after a while I discovered that it was infested with bedbugs. I don’t know what I would have done if it weren’t for Actellik. I treated the sofa, locked the room and did not enter it for a week, and when I moved the sofa away from the wall, I discovered more than a hundred dead parasites.

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Evgeniya: the drug, of course, is deadly, but I won’t use it in the apartment anymore. For indoor plants I’ll look for something less smelly, but in the garden you can use Actellik: the drug is strong, one spray is enough to kill all the pests.

Official website and manufacturer's recommendations: https://www.syngenta.ru/products-crop-protection-insecticides

Compatibility with other tools

Actellik insecticide can be used as part of tank mixtures. It is compatible with a wide variety of drugs (fungicides, pesticides), with the exception of alkaline and acidic compounds, dusts.

On a note! There is no compatibility with drugs containing copper and calcium. Do not use with growth stimulants “Zircon” or “Epin”.

Treatments with Actellik and the use of biological protection agents (with encarsia) are possible.

Pests of phalaenopsis orchids and treatment with photos: causes of appearance

Buying an infected plant from a store

Take a close look at the orchid and its substrate in the store.

Attention! A healthy phalaenopsis should have dense, elastic and smooth bright green leaves. If the leaves wrinkle or wilt and look like rags, then do not buy the crop. Do not purchase a flower whose leaves have a sticky or white coating.

• Examine the rosette to see pests: scale insects, thrips, centipedes. If you notice spots and spots on the leaves, this is a sign of parasites .
• The center of the plant should be clean, without spots or rot. If you find that a young leaf is sticking out of the rosette, this means that the growing point is healthy .
• Carefully inspect the roots. If they are gray or green, then this is good. If there are aerial roots above the soil, this is absolutely normal . Healthy roots are firm and elastic when you touch them.
• Do not purchase a crop with brownish, darkish or rotten roots.
• Shake the pot; a healthy plant will not wobble. It is better to purchase a plant that has flowers and buds .
• The flowers should not have spots or dots , they should be fresh and elastic.

Infected substrate

If you take a substrate from a flower garden in the yard, then, firstly, it will not be suitable for an orchid, and secondly, very often it turns out to be infested with pests . Therefore, it is better to buy bags of phalaenopsis substrate in the store.

Transfer from another plant

Pests can crawl onto phalaenopsis from neighboring flowers.

If you have a lot of plants in a room, the risk of pests increases.

Many mites and beetles drink the sap of various plants and crawl around in search of a new plant.

Do not place plants too tightly on the windowsill.

Advantages and disadvantages

Actellik is very popular among professional farmers, experienced gardeners and amateurs. The insecticide has tangible benefits.

Actellik is effective against a wide range of pests

Pros:

• speed – the result is visible already in the first minutes;
• economical - just one spraying is enough;
• long period of protective action;
• spraying can be carried out even in hot weather;
• Possibility of use not only in fields and greenhouses, but also for processing buildings and grain storage facilities.

Minuses:

• long waiting times - it is better to harvest the crop after at least a month;
• the product cannot be used as a prophylaxis;
• fumes are toxic;
• Aktellik retains a pungent odor for a long time when spraying enclosed spaces;
• To obtain reliable results, total processing of leaves from the upper and lower sides is required;
• limited compatibility in tank mixtures;
• dangerous not only for humans, but also for bees.

Major pests

Thrips

These are very small parasites, their body is 2-2.5 mm, they resemble “sticks” with brownish or black wings.

Insects move quickly and penetrate the soil .

You can understand that thrips have attacked the plants if you see white spots and dots on the leaves , as well as a thin silver film.

Thrips are small insects with an elongated body.

If you get up at night, turn on a flashlight and illuminate the soil, you will see thrips that are on the surface of the substrate .

They lay eggs inside the leaf , which then hatch into larvae that eat the leaves. Spots appear on the leaves, the leaves turn brown and fall off.

Black dots are visible on the flowers, and “constrictions” are visible on the rhizome.

Nematode

These are tiny worms up to 2 mm long , they feed on sap.

Necrotic spots appear on the roots of a damaged orchid , then the disease spreads to the leaves and pseudobulb.

The foliage turns yellow and falls off . Then the pseudobulb dries up. Phalaenopsis can be attacked by the short-bodied Scribner's nematode; during its activity, the roots die and the plant dies.

Nematodes can be removed using special means.

Mealybug

These are tiny insects, covered with a whitish coating , with an elongated and ribbed body, with many antennae on the body.

They are found at the junction of the leaves with the orchid stem, bite through the foliage and drink the juices.

They can be detected by deposits that look like cobwebs or silvery white flour.

These are enzymes that interfere with orchid growth .

Scale insects lay eggs on the undersides of leaves . White spots and dots are visible on the foliage.

Armored mite

A tiny insect with a body 0.7-0.9 mm long , the body is dark brown or black.

Females lay brownish eggs . They run very fast. They run away from the light and hide.

They can crawl all over the orchid, but eggs are laid on rotten roots and fallen leaves.

Appears in damp soil . They eat fallen leaves and do not pose a threat to the orchid.

Spider mite

Spider mites can be grayish, whitish, sandy, brownish-red, yellowish, brick-colored.

These are very tiny parasites, their bodies are 0.1-0.3 mm long . They run very slowly.

They are not afraid of light, they are located on the lower part of the leaf plate. Eggs are laid on green leaves .

Spider mites live in large clusters on the undersurface of leaves.

They are noticed by a silvery coating, similar to a cobweb, which the pest leaves on the foliage.

Yellowish, white or black spots are visible on the leaves.

Attention! Parasites drink the juice from the entire leaf, it withers and dries up. The plant stops blooming.

Aphid

Aphids can come in many shades , they can be yellow, black, orange, pink, gray, green, white. Most pests are translucent .

Aphid.

Their body has the shape of an oblong oval 0.5-2 mm long . The female with 2 pairs of wings is larger than the wingless female.

Insects can be seen from below the leaves .

When aphids reproduce by feeding on sap, the top of the orchid becomes deformed and yellowish spots are visible on the foliage.

The leaves wither , then they curl and lose turgor.

Sticky honeydew appears on the leaves, followed by sooty fungus.

Bulb mite

Signs and description of a tick:

• He has a body in the form of a wide oval , narrowed towards the end,
• Body color is white or cream,
• The insect is up to 1.5 mm in size and has 2 pairs of legs.

A tiny parasite penetrates the roots and feeds on the sap.

If you discover a mite late, the roots become threads with emptiness inside.

Whitefly

Whiteflies look like very small butterflies ; adult insects are 1-1.5 mm long. They have elongated wings with hairs.

A pair of longitudinal stripes are visible on the front wings. Newly hatched larvae have a grayish-white or cream color , an elongated body, and are motionless.

Whiteflies on an orchid.

They have reddish eyes on their head, and their entire body is strewn with spines. When they mature, they become smooth and begin to move. They eat leaves.

You may notice that the phalaenopsis leaves turn yellow or become variegated, red, or have yellow spots.

Then the foliage loses turgor and falls off.

Shchitovka

The pest resembles half a match head . It is attached to the foliage.

These are tiny pests, their body is up to 2 mm long, brownish or yellowish in color.

Scale insects can be easily removed from the plant with a damp cloth or cotton swab.

They look like bumps on orchid leaves.

After some time, the larva develops a brown shield .

During their activity, females and larvae drink juices and secrete liquid, in which sooty fungus then intensively develops .

Then the phalaenopsis leaves dry out .

Slugs in the substrate

Slugs and snails eat everything :

• Stems,
• Leaves,
• Peduncles.

If you find them, then catch them all and replant the orchid. Better reduce the amount of watering.

Place a piece of cucumber or apple on the soil as bait and see if anyone crawls out to eat the piece. To prevent mold from growing on the soil, remove a piece in the morning .

Woodlice, snails and slugs can only be found at night.

You can put a saucer and pour dark beer into it. At night, get up and try to collect slugs by hand . Usually, new snails hatch from eggs within a week, so keep providing bait.

Fool in the substrate

Poduras resemble tiny caterpillars:

• Belovatykh,
• yellowish,
• Greenish,
• Silvery ones.

Podura appears on the soil surface in early spring, feeding on various plant debris.

They have a body 2 mm long , but there can be larger specimens up to 1 cm long. They have a fork at the bottom of their abdomen, with its help they crawl and jump .

Poduras appear if you overwater your phalaenopsis . Moisture stagnates on the surface of the substrate and silt appears.

To catch fools, place the pot with phalaenopsis in a bowl of water so that the water completely covers the pot.

Then the fools will float up and you can collect them .

Woodlice

Woodlice has an elongated body covered with scaly armor. The body is dark gray or yellowish marbled. She has 7 pairs of legs and antennae.

The length of an adult is up to 1 cm . Typically, woodlice crawl into the substrate after taking the orchid outside.

Woodlice often appears on orchids if they are not cared for properly.

Woodlice eat young shoots, leaves, stems, roots, and holes appear on them. Woodlice are afraid of water , so lower the container with phalaenopsis for 10 minutes. completely into the water.

And then wash off the insects with soapy water . If there are a lot of wood lice, then change the substrate, replant the flower, after washing the roots.

Caterpillars

If your phalaenopsis stands on a loggia, then adult butterflies can lay eggs on it , and the caterpillars, as soon as they hatch, immediately begin to eat the green parts.

To eliminate pests, you can spray plants with decoctions of onions, garlic, hot peppers, jalapenos, basil, coriander, wormwood, and mint.

Place the leaves in hot water. Strain before use.

If there are too many caterpillars, then take acephate and spray the phalaenopsis, but remember that the composition is toxic , so take safety precautions.

Centipedes

They have many pairs of legs .

Millipedes feed on insects and do not harm phalaenopsis.

How to detect?

Insects feed on plant sap, they pierce the leaf and suck out nutrients from it. The surface of the leaf plate at the puncture site becomes silvery-green, later darkens, acquiring a dark brown or black color.

Another symptom is black dots on the surface of the leaf - waste products of the pest. Also, on crops affected by thrips, flower stalks, buds and new growths become distorted. In some cases, you can notice traces of pollen on fresh flowers - a sure sign of an insect. Most often, thrips can be found on cattleyas, cymbidiums and phalaenopsis.