Iskra product line: Bio, Gold, M, Double effect with instructions and features of use against pests

Colorado potato beetles are pests with oval bodies and yellow wings with jet-black stripes. They begin to appear in May. and operates until the fall.

Various methods have been developed to eliminate insects. A spark from the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, and thrips is considered a fairly effective remedy. This is the only insecticide that has a dual effect on plants. Since it is absorbed into the leaves of crops, it is not washed off during watering and rain.

Features and types

The Iskra line of insecticides is produced domestically. The first pest control product Iskra appeared in 2000, and since then the range has been constantly updated with new products.

In total, the kit includes five insecticides:

• Iskra M;
• Bio;
• Golden;
• Double effect;
• Triple effect.

The composition contains various active components, which allows the use of Iskra group insecticides against most pests that attack vegetable beds and trees in the garden.

Effectiveness against insects has been proven in practice:

• leaf-eating caterpillars;
• whiteflies;
• leaf roller;
• spider mite;
• moths;
• aphids;
• thrips;
• Colorado potato beetle.

Most insects do not develop resistance to Spark, and one procedure is enough for an entire season. Suitable for all types of plantings:

• open beds;
• greenhouses;
• film greenhouses, polycarbonate.

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Security measures

Spark Double Effect is a moderately toxic substance of the 3rd hazard class. This means that it is not dangerous to plants, people, pets, birds and fish.

However, you need to work with the drug in a respirator, rubber gloves, protective clothing and goggles. It is forbidden to eat, drink and smoke during the procedure. Upon completion of work, you need to rinse your mouth, wash your face and hands with soap. Clothes and accessories should also be washed and washed.

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Iskra Golden

This pesticide is based on a substance from the nicotinoids category - imidaclorpide, which is harmful to a large range of insects. This type of spark is one of the newest insecticides and is used in 120 countries around the world.

It does not pose any particular harm to humans or animals; it is also non-toxic to the inhabitants of water bodies and earthworms. Poison for bees (class I).

Features of the drug Iskra Zolotaya

The product has a long-lasting protection effect and remains on plantings for up to 25-30 days. It is not afraid of rain, moisture during irrigation, and is actively absorbed into the ground part of crops, excluding fruits. The poison does not penetrate into tissues and does not accumulate in potato tubers.

Iskra Zolotaya is effective against a wide range of insects, but more often it is used against insidious aphids and the ubiquitous Colorado potato beetle (adults, larvae). It is effective in hot weather, and pests that have shown resistance to other drugs often die.

Shapes:

• powder (40 grams);
• emulsion (1 and 5 ml – ampoules, 10 ml – vials);
• sticks (sticks) for preventive protection against insects that threaten indoor plants (contain insecticide, nutrients), packaged in blisters of 20 pieces.

Application

Depending on the form of Iskra Zolotoy used, the dosage and consumption are calculated:

• on potatoes - 8 grams of powder (1 ml of emulsion) stirred in a bucket of water, use a bucket for one hundred plantings;
• on an apple tree - dissolve 40 grams (5 ml) in a bucket of water. Consumption – per hundred square meters (the norm is determined by the number of pests and the area affected by the crop) up to 10 liters;
• for cucumbers – 40 grams (5 ml) per bucket. Consumption – liter per 10 sq. meters;
• sticks are used on indoor plants; the quantity depends on the diameter of the flower pot. For small containers (6-9 cm) - one stick, for large pots (from 40 cm) - 5-6 sticks.

Cucumbers and ripe tomatoes are eaten after a week, potatoes are harvested no earlier than 3-4 weeks after the last spraying procedure.

Analogues of the product are Commander, Prestige, Tanrek, Corado.

How to use

The remedy for the Colorado potato beetle, Iskra, is added to the water, then poured into a spray bottle and sprayed on the bushes. This is done in the morning or evening to avoid bright sunlight. It is not recommended to spray during wind and rain.

Attention! Spark from the Colorado potato beetle, instructions for use - the drug can be used to treat plantings throughout the season. You can spray the bushes a second time after 14 days. When processing, try to ensure that the product gets evenly onto the leaves and spreads over them. When dissolving, first pour in a small amount of water, then add water.

You can also spray the tubers before planting. To do this, place the sprouted greenish tubers on polyethylene and spray with the solution. Then dry the tubers and you can plant.

Iskra M

It is based on the substance malathion (hence the marking with the letter “M”), a liquid analogue of the well-known karbofos. The drug is poisonous to bees, which means it is advisable not to spray the crops during the flowering period.

Active for up to 7-10 days, the last procedure is allowed four weeks before harvesting. With constant use on the site (over a number of years), resistance is detected in some pest populations.

Features of Iskra M

The product is effective in combating different groups of pests:

• thrips;
• sawflies;
• leafhoppers;
• bedbugs;
• mites;
• aphids.

It is advisable to use it during mass attacks of insects; for prevention, use more gentle biological agents. Gardeners note that the drug gives an effect faster when alternating with pyrethroid insecticides.

Form:

• emulsion, in ampoules 5 ml;
• concentrate 10 ml.

Application

For all treatments, dilute 10 ml of the product in a bucket of water. Labor consumption rates (per hundred square meters):

• on cucumber and tomato plantings on ridges - 5 l;
• on cabbage beds - 10 liters (against white grass, cutworm).

For 10 sq. meters in shelters:

• on greenhouse tomatoes – 2 l;
• cucumbers – 3 l.

On currants - about 1.5 liters per bush (against copperhead, sawflies, scale insects, gall midges, and bud moths). In the garden, 4-5 liters are spent per tree. Protects against weevils, codling moths, copperheads, aphids, and mites.

Personal precautions

Iskra Bio is considered safe for warm-blooded animals, but other types of these drugs, although formally little dangerous (hazard class 3), have a cumulative effect, i.e. accumulate in the body and are able to penetrate through the skin. Since no one is guaranteed against a sudden gust of wind, treatment with Iskra in the air must be done using a full set of PPE: overalls with a hood, a respirator with a mask, and rubber gloves. It’s not hot, it’s not hot, you can’t work with Iskra without a hat and short sleeves.

A full set of PPE for working with insecticides is expensive, and in the summer it is unbearably parky, on the one hand. On the other hand, a private landowner does not work by hire or schedule, but at his own discretion and can choose a very quiet day for cultivation. In this case, a respirator, which is often sold complete with a sprayer, is sufficient from special PPE. The overalls can be replaced with a plastic raincoat-cape, and household latex gloves can be used; their leggings should go under the sleeves, pos. 1 in Fig.:

Personal protective equipment for working with Iskra preparations

When treating indoor plants, gusts of wind are excluded, but accidental splashes are not, especially since you need to use Iskra for indoor plants in a ventilated area. Therefore, simply “sprinkle” with the working solution, as shown in pos. 2, you can't. You need to wear a petal respirator, household latex gloves, pos. 3, and some glasses with glass lenses. Acrylic and other plastic lenses gradually become cloudy from the vapors of any insecticide.

If Iskra solutions get inside or onto mucous membranes, rinse the affected areas with water (if it gets inside, drink 1.5-2 liters and induce vomiting) and immediately consult a toxicologist. Strong antidotes (antidotes) for Iskra poisoning are used: atropine, toxotropine, PAM. Self-medication with them can lead to serious and even tragic consequences.

Spark Double Effect

The bright shiny packaging indicates that the product is used against a whole range of pests (up to 60 species). Active components:

• permethrin;
• cypermethrin.

Both substances from the group of pyrethroids are characterized by rapid action. In addition to them, the composition includes fertilizing (potassium) and special anti-stress components that allow you to quickly revive a damaged plant.

Gives the greatest effect against:

• aphids;
• thrips;
• flies and their larvae;
• whiteflies;
• all kinds of beetles (sawflies, leaf beetles, raspberry beetles);
• Colorado potato beetle,
• leaf flea beetles.

Does not work against ticks and slugs. Form of production: tablets in a package, each weighing 10 grams.

Spectrum of action

The insecticide "Iskra" is a continuous action product, that is, it is capable of fighting several types of parasites at the same time. The damaging effect of the drugs in this series applies to almost the entire spectrum of pests of cultivated plants - over 60 varieties of harmful insects, with the exception of slugs and soil inhabitants.

Treatment with Iskra is well tolerated by almost all crops:

• fruit and stone fruit trees;
• berry beds and berry bushes;
• greenhouse and unprotected soil vegetables;
• melons;
• roots and tubers;
• legumes;
• all varieties of cabbage;
• green;
• bulbous;
• floral and decorative.

The active substance of the insecticide enters the body of pests through the chitinous cover, respiratory and digestive tracts, after which the insects stop feeding and die.

Spark Triple Effect

One of the company’s latest developments is a drug with enhanced action against the potato pest – the insidious Colorado potato beetle. Contains three active ingredients:

• permethrin;
• imidaclorpid;
• cypermethrin.

Like previous remedies, it is not poisonous to humans, but is dangerous to bees. It has a contact and intestinal effect on the pest. Released in tablets, each weighing 10.6 grams.

Work protection rules

When using any insecticidal formulations, standard precautions must be followed:

• abstain from eating;
• work in overalls and gloves;
• use masks or respirators;
• After spraying, take a shower and wash clothes.

Economical to use and affordable, the Iskra line of products allows you to reliably protect your garden and vegetable plots from insidious pests. New generation insecticides are less toxic, effective against a large number of dangerous insects, and some of them even help improve immunity in plants.

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Compatibility with other tools

All types of the drug are approved for use with other insecticides, acaricides, and fungicidal groups. In tank mixtures, the exact dosage is observed and the components are thoroughly mixed.

On a note!

It is not allowed to use alkaline solutions that reduce the effectiveness of the active ingredients of Iskra.

Impact on the environment

The chemical does not pose a threat to the environment if you follow the dilution rules and application standards. The substances do not accumulate and are completely destroyed within 21-28 days after application to fruits, shoots, and greens.

Since Iskra eliminates all insects, its disposal is prohibited near water bodies, beehives, and flowering plants.

Methods of application

Plants are irrigated with working liquid from a spray bottle in calm, dry weather, preferably in the morning or evening.
For the treatment of agricultural crops, Iskra is used in the form of an aqueous solution, which is prepared immediately before use. Regardless of the formulation (suspension, tablets, liquid or powder), the product is diluted in a small (up to 1 l) amount of water, and after complete dissolution, diluted to the recommended volume.

Both preventive and therapeutic treatment with the drug is permissible at any phase of the plant growing season . For preventive purposes, crops are sprayed at the beginning of the season, preferably before flowering, for therapeutic purposes - when symptoms of pest damage appear.

Tip #1 . To achieve a guaranteed result during irrigation, it is necessary to ensure that the active substance reaches not only the top, but also the back side of the leaf blade or tops. A special fine spray or pump garden sprayer is more suitable for this procedure.

In addition to irrigating plants during the growing season, it is practiced to immerse fruit and berry crops in a solution of planting material immediately before planting in order to prevent infection by mites.

Fruit tree seedlings are dipped in a 2% solution, and green cuttings of grapes, sea buckthorn, and raspberries are dipped in a 0.3% Iskra M solution.

To prevent infection and destroy existing parasites of domestic flowers, use “Golden Spark”, produced in the form of soil sticks. The product is introduced into the potting soil to the depth indicated in the annotation. The required number of sticks is calculated based on the volume of the pot.

Medicine for caterpillars

Many gardeners do not know how to deal with codling moths, sawflies, moths, leaf rollers and other pests. The specially developed Iskra-M anti-caterpillar product is ideal for treating berry bushes and fruit trees. It is available in 10 ml bottles and 5 ml ampoules. The active ingredient in it is malathion. It can also be used to protect a number of other crops: cabbage, melons, watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers growing indoors, citrus fruits, various ornamental and flower plants.

The Iskra preparation can be successfully used both in open ground and in greenhouses. The pest control works fairly quickly. True, when treating plants in open ground, the protection period is short - when exposed to wind and water, its effectiveness decreases. Its frequent use affects the proliferation of pests. But before using it, you need to be prepared for the fact that it has a strong unpleasant odor. The drug is removed from plants within 7 days.