Marshall Remedy for Colorado potato beetle

The Marshall remedy for the Colorado potato beetle is a modern insect-acaricidal drug with a wide spectrum of action. It penetrates the body of the insect by the contact-intestinal route, kills in a few minutes. It acts against adults, larvae. Belongs to the second class of hazardous substances, requires the use of personal protective equipment.

Description of the drug

Marshall is produced in the form of a concentrate in the form of granular powder. Packed in glass ampoules. The drug has a sharp specific smell. Before use to fight the Colorado potato beetle required to prepare a solution. The required dose is diluted in cool water, mixed thoroughly, poured into a household spray bottle and a spray bottle.

On a note!

Marshall is a highly toxic substance, which experts attribute to the second class of danger. This suggests that means It does not harm a person if the instructions are strictly followed, but other insects, not just the Colorado potato beetle, can be affected by the action of the poison.

Act

The active ingredient is the toxic substance carbosulfan. The insect enters the body through the intestinal tract. Used for ground, underground pests. From Colorado potato beetle spend mainly spraying the green part of the plant.

After contact with leaves, absorbed within 2 hours. Penetrates into the root system, from there it moves with the juice throughout the plant. Keeps properties about 3 weeks. With soil application - up to 45 days.

When eating poisoned leaves, contact with poison, the Colorado potato beetle disrupts the nervous system. Impulse transmission is blocked, resulting in paralysis, death. The advantage of the product is that it acts on larvae of any age.

Solution preparation

Preparing a tool is extremely simple. To destroy the Colorado potato beetle, dilute 5 ml of Marshall concentrate in 1 liter of water and mix thoroughly for 5 minutes. Add another 9 liters of water. The finished solution is poured into a spray bottle. With a large infection of potatoes, an increase in the concentration of poison is allowed. For 10 liters of water, 7 ml of Marshall is taken.

On a note!

It is recommended to prepare the preparation immediately before spraying, but it is allowed to use it within 3 days if the solution was stored away from sunlight.

Application

Instructions Marshal from the Colorado potato beetle requires compliance with all requirements. Before starting work, personal protective equipment should be selected - rubber gloves, a respirator, a long-sleeve blouse, and trousers.

Important!

If it gets on the skin, the insecticide causes irritation, a local allergic reaction, the penetration of toxic substances into the respiratory tract, and the mouth causes poisoning of varying severity. The first signs are dizziness, weakness, headache, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea.

Guidelines for proper handling:

1. 1. The preparation from the Colorado potato beetle treats the green part potatoeggplanttomato. It is allowed to apply only 1 time per season. Spray the culture before flowering. In severe cases, re-processing is carried out no later than 20 days before harvest.
2. The jet should be directed against the wind so that the drops do not fall on the person. When spraying large bushes of potatoes, you need to make sure that the spray falls on the back of the leaf, since the eggs of the Colorado potato beetle are there. Their destruction will occur immediately after birth.
3. The remaining solution is poured into the ground, after digging a hole. Sprinkle with soil on top. Marshal does not kill earthworms, insects living underground, destroy.

The action of the insecticide is noticeable after 2 hours after spraying. Heavy rain can reduce its effectiveness if it passes within 2 hours after processing the crop. Spraying should be carried out in dry weather, preferably early in the morning, in the evening after sunset.

Efficiency

Reviews about Marshall are mostly positive.

They bought different poison from the Colorado potato beetle, but Marshall liked it the most. We opted for it. For 5 years, it was necessary to spray potatoes from pests several times a season. Marshal was treated only 1 time before flowering. More of these pests have not been seen. In addition to Colorado, the remedy saved us from cabbage, aphids, and many other pests. A wonderful drug, I recommend it to everyone!

Veronika, Moscow

Larvae perish instantly. While the whole garden has passed, I come back, at the beginning of the beds of beetles there are no more. In 2 hours, exterminates everyone, protection is valid all season. A convenient form is granules. It is well dissolved, there is no strong pungent odor. I work in gloves, but without a respirator. There has never been poisoning. I try not to spray on me. A very effective drug at an affordable price.

Irina, St. Petersburg

You can buy the product in a specialized store, it is possible to order online. The cost of one ampoule is 20 rubles, in a package of 5. The price of the drug is 100 rubles. Store in a dark place, away from sunlight. Use within 3 years from the date of manufacture.