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Colorado potato beetles and wireworms are the main potato pests. Colorado plants and their larvae eat the tops, and wireworms spoil the tubers. Both have a bad effect on the harvest.
Spraying insecticides on the tops and grueling manual collection of insects helps against pests. And last year, a neighbor in her summer cottage shared her experience with us: she treats potato tubers with Tabu before planting. Colorado beetles and wireworms do not want to eat plants grown from treated tubers. And they run away from the site where they have nothing to profit from. The neighbor plants a lot of potatoes, and for her “Tabu” turned out to be a salvation. Taking the advice of a neighbor, this year we decided to try Tabu ourselves.
Composition and effect of the drug Tabu VSK
The Tabu insecticide contains the following substances:
- Imidacloprid
is an insecticidal substance of the neonicatinoids class. It is a synthetic analogue of natural alkaloids contained in tobacco. Its concentration per 1 liter of Tabu is 0.5 kg; - dyes
; - adhesives
; - antifreeze
; - dispersants
; - thickeners
.
Video about the Taboo product
The insecticide Tabu is used to treat potato tubers before planting, and is also added to planting holes or trenches when planting planting material.
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When liquid Taboo gets on the potatoes, it immediately begins to harden, and a thin reddish film forms on the skin of the potatoes, which does not crumble even after planting. Pests feeding on tops or tubers die within 24 hours
– first they “lose” their appetite, then they stop moving, and as a result they die.
Benefits of Taboo VSK
This insecticide is highly effective - it is enough to treat the planting material once before planting in the beds
. It is not washed away by watering and rain, and the effectiveness of Taboo is not affected by a sharp change in air temperature. When preparing the solution, the drug does not generate dust; it dissolves completely in water, without sediment. One Tabu ampoule (10 ml) is enough to prepare a solution for treating more than 120 kg of tubers.
Photo of the appearance of Taboo from the Colorado potato beetle
For large farms, it is more profitable to purchase this insecticide packaged in canisters with a capacity of 1 and 5 liters.
This drug protects potato plantings for a month from the moment of germination of planting material (but not more than 1.5 months). The drug is contained in the cellular tissues of leaves and stems for 2 months, then removed from the plants. Tabu is not toxic if the dosage and rules for its use when processing potatoes are followed.
Important!
You should not treat planting material of those potato varieties with this chemical preparation whose tuber ripening period does not exceed 2 months from the moment the sprouts appear.
In this case, the active substances included in Taboo do not have time to be removed from the tubers and can cause poisoning of the human body.
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Help with poisoning
In this case, the person must be removed from the area where the drug is sprayed, carefully remove his protective equipment and work clothes, without bringing them into living quarters.
- If the drug gets inside, rinse your mouth and rinse your stomach. To do this, you need to take activated charcoal and drink water and artificially induce vomiting, emptying the stomach. Repeat the intake of activated charcoal with a moderate amount of water and drink a saline laxative to cleanse the intestines.
- If the drug comes into contact with the skin, rinse the contaminated area with running clean water. If it is impossible to carefully remove the dirt with a cotton swab. After this, use a soap solution.
- If the drug gets into your eyes, be sure to rinse with running water (at least from a kettle).
If you feel unwell, you should contact the clinic. There are no special antidotes or treatment methods. The doctor's prescriptions are symptomatic.
Taboo from the Colorado potato beetle - instructions for use of the product
The main convenience of this drug is that when processing potato tubers you can immediately see which of them have already been Taboo applied.
. The skin of the processed potatoes immediately turns reddish. You can process planting material directly in the holes, while simultaneously protecting the tubers and soil.
To treat this vegetable crop with the drug Tabu against the Colorado potato beetle, 16 ml of insecticide is required for every 2 liters of water
. In this case, the planting material is processed immediately before planting. 2 liters of the prepared solution is enough to process 200 kg of potatoes. Processing is carried out once.
Preparation of working solution
The recipe for the working solution depends on how the potatoes will be processed. Before planting, the tubers are sprayed with the following mixture:
- 8 milliliters of suspension are diluted in a glass of water.
- The mixture is poured into a liter jar.
- Fill the container with water.
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This amount is enough to plant 100 kilograms of potatoes.
To treat the Colorado potato beetle during planting, the poison is diluted as follows:
- Add 4 milliliters of poison to 1 liter of water.
- The resulting concentrate is poured into a bucket and another 9 liters of water are added.
- The consumption for processing the planting hole along with the tubers is 30-35 milliliters.
To treat 1 hundred square meters of bed you will need 10 liters of mixture. The volume of liquid may vary in one direction or another, depending on the sprayer and weather conditions.
Precautionary measures
This drug is quite toxic, therefore, from the moment the solution is prepared until the end of processing and planting of the tubers, certain precautions must be observed:
- containers in which the drug is diluted must be disposable. After use, they should be destroyed or thrown away;
- from the moment of preparing the solution until the end of processing, you should be in a protective suit, protect your nose and mouth with a respirator or gauze bandage, and put on rubberized gloves on your hands;
- During treatment, it is prohibited to eat, drink and smoke;
- Upon completion of work, you should take a bath and rinse your mouth with water.
How to feed plants:
Ammonium nitrate in gardening Potassium nitrate - using fertilizer in the garden
Which product is better Prestige or Taboo
Tabu is a relatively new insecticidal drug, so many vegetable growers do not dare to use it to combat wireworms and Colorado potato beetles in potato beds, preferring to use “Prestige” for these purposes.
When comparing these insecticides, the following should be noted:
- the period of protection for potatoes with Prestige is 37 days, and for another substance – 1.5 months;
- Tabu is also used for soil treatment, unlike in “Prestige”;
- Prestige can be used to control pests and diseases, unlike Taboo;
- Potatoes treated with Prestige grow better and faster.
Drug Taboo for the Colorado potato beetle - reviews of those who have used the product
Olga, 50 years old, Nizhny Novgorod: Last year I treated potato tubers and sprayed the bottom of trenches against the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm. I want to say that as a result there were no such pests; the tops and the harvested crop had no visible damage from these pests. I will continue to use Taboo in the future.
Natalya, 48 years old, Barnaul region: I can say the following about Tabu - the drug is very effective, preparing the solution and processing potatoes is very simple. The only drawback of the drug, in my opinion, is its cost.
Oleg, 44 years old, Tula: After treatment with the Tabu insecticide, Colorado potato beetles completely disappeared from the potato beds. But I have a nagging doubt: maybe the use of this insecticide is not so safe. Maybe it accumulates in the tubers that we then eat?
Elena, 56 years old, Kazan: In my opinion, Tabu is a very effective drug. I don’t see any disadvantages to this insecticide.
Despite the fact that the Tabu insecticide is a relatively new drug, today its effectiveness in the fight against the Colorado potato beetle and wireworm is not questioned by those vegetable growers who have used the drug on their plots at least once.
Potato diseases
Black scab, or rhizoctonia blight, is a dangerous disease that affects potato tubers. The causative agent of the disease can live in the ground and on tubers for several years without showing itself in any way. But under the current favorable conditions - high humidity and cold temperatures - the disease will make itself felt. Young potato sprouts, as soon as they appear, will begin to wither for no apparent reason. But even if the plant does not die, in the future it will lag behind in growth, not receiving enough nutrients. And you won’t be able to harvest a good harvest from such bushes.
Another danger that often awaits potato tubers is all kinds of rot and, in particular, fusarium. This disease is also transmitted through the soil and often slows down the growth of bushes, or even causes them to dry out. Productivity with fusarium drops significantly. But the tubers may look quite healthy for the time being. After just two to three months of storage, the affected tubers dry out, infecting healthy potatoes nearby. If you do not notice and prevent the spread of the disease in time, you can lose the entire harvested potato crop.
If you do not notice and prevent the spread of the disease in time, you can lose the entire harvested potato crop.
Taboo TRIO from the Colorado potato beetle - instructions for use from the manufacturer
Comprehensive protection of potatoes from diseases, Colorado potato beetles, wireworms and weather stress.
Active ingredient: 500 g/l imidacloprid + 75 g/l fludioxonil + 500 mg/l colloidal silver.
Preparative form: VSK - aqueous suspension concentrate (Tabu), SK - suspension concentrate (Sinclair), VR - aqueous solution (Zerebra Agro).
Manufacturer: TABU ® TRIO - registered trademark of JSC, Russia.
Security measures:
Carry out the treatment in the absence of children and animals.
Work in clothing specially designed for this purpose, rubber boots, gloves and a respirator. After work, you need to take off your overalls and take a shower.
Store the drug separately from medications, food and animal feed in a dry, cool place out of reach of children and animals.
Potato pests
Perhaps the most terrible enemy of potato plantings is the Colorado potato beetle. This “beautiful” striped insect can completely devour the leaves in a short period of time, leaving only shoots and depriving the tubers of adequate nutrition, and therefore growth. It is difficult, and often impossible, to defeat this pest, since it has already adapted to many insecticides. And it is not always possible to carefully process the plantings, especially if the size of the plantation is significant.
Wireworm is another scourge of potato plantings. It can only be detected during harvest, when numerous passages and holes on the tubers can be clearly seen. The larvae of the click beetle, namely what we call wireworms, have been studied rather poorly, as has the beetle itself, therefore, the result is not guaranteed.
Colorado beetle
Colorado potato beetle larvae
Wireworm - larva of click beetle
