Corado (insecticide): instructions for use, composition and properties

The main properties of the product "Colorado"

The drug for controlling the Colorado potato beetle "Colorado" is a powerful insecto-fungoacaricide with a triple action effect (intestinal, contact, systemic), which has a positive effect on the process of eliminating the population of insect pests.
The active ingredient in the remedy for Colorado beetles and other insect pests is the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, contained in Colorado in the amount of 200 grams per 1 liter of concentrate.

Imidacloprid, acting on the central nervous system of the Colorado potato beetle by binding to the corresponding receptors, causes paralysis of the pest and its convulsions. The death of the Colorado potato beetle population occurs very quickly, and the maximum impact occurs within 3-5 days after spraying the plants with the product. High residual activity allows the substance to maintain a protective effect for up to 14-28 days.

Imidacloprid has a crystalline structure and the following physical characteristics:

• molecular weight value – 255.7;
• melting point value – 136.4-143.8°C;
• solubility in water at a temperature of 20°C is 0.51 grams per 1 liter of water.

Description and release form

This is not just a remedy for the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae, but also a remedy for aphids, onion and carrot flies. The Corado insecticide is produced in India and supplied to our market not so long ago, so it is not known to all farmers.

The insecticide contains special components that are obtained from a fungus of the genus Streptomyces. The active ingredient of this drug is imidacloprid, it has a sharp, specific odor that is not dangerous to the human respiratory tract.

“Corado” is sold in liquid form, packaged as follows:

• 1 ml ampoules, packed in a bag;
• boxes with 1 ml ampoules (5 pcs.);
• glass bottle 10 ml;
• glass bottle 25 ml (box).

Instructions for use are included on each package.

The good thing about the Corado insecticide is that it has a long shelf life, is resistant to moisture and direct sunlight, stays on plants for at least a month after spraying, and the insects themselves have not yet developed immunity to it, so they die immediately.

General properties of neonicotinoids

1. Highly toxic to many insects that chew leaves and suck plant juices (including the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae).
2. There is practically no “habituation” effect: insects do not adapt to the poison.
3. The chemical penetrates the plant and spreads to the stems, leaves, and flowers. It stays there for 2-4 weeks. Almost does not get into fruits and tubers.

Neonicotinoids are highly toxic to bees, bumblebees and other beneficial pollinating insects. These substances are banned in many countries around the world. They should absolutely not be used on flowering plants or near them. If a plant is sprayed before flowering, the pollen from its flowers will be destructive to bees for almost a whole month. There is evidence that regular treatments with neonicotinoids reduce the number of earthworms.

Advantages of the drug

Those who, before using Corado, unsuccessfully fought the Colorado potato beetle with other poisons, note the following advantages:

1. Nice price and low consumption.
2. Easy to use.
3. Suitable for controlling eggs, larvae and adults of Colorado potato and other pests.
4. Can be used on different crops (cherries, cabbage, potatoes, currants, cucumbers and tomatoes, onions, carrots).
5. Economical. It takes 1 ml of the drug to process a potato field of 1 hundred square meters. This is one dose per ampoule.
6. Does not harm animals or humans.
7. High efficiency. The action begins after a single application.
8. Long shelf life.

Corado kills pests, causing paralysis, and becomes part of its structure, as a result of which the plant becomes stronger, grows better and gains immunity for the entire period of action. Vegetables do not suffer from the use of chemicals, but the pest, which managed to hide from direct contact with the drug by eating the pulp of the greens, receives a dose of poison along with it and dies in two or three days.

Historical reference

The liquid in the ampoule or bottle is a solution of a substance called imidacloprid at a concentration of 200 g/l. This newest chemical was developed by the German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer. Its sole worldwide patent recently expired and imidacloprid is now free to be produced and sold by any entity. A large quantity is produced in China and supplied for packaging to other countries.

Imidacloprid belongs to the chemical group of neonicotinoids - artificial analogues of the natural alkaloid nicotine.

The alkaloid nicotine is found in the tops of plants of the Solanaceae family. There is especially a lot of it in tobacco. Even in ancient times, it was noticed that tobacco infusion had a detrimental effect on many insects. In the twentieth century, artificial pure nicotine was synthesized, but it turned out to be a strong poison not only for insects, but also for humans. Scientists continued their research and developed new substances - neonicotinoids, which are poisonous to insects in small doses, but relatively safe for humans and animals.

In the modern world, 5 main neonicotinoids are used to control insects in everyday life and agriculture:

• thiacloprid (only for large agricultural enterprises),
• thiamethoxam (Aktara),
• acetamiprid (Stozhar, Mospilan),
• clothianidin (Apache, Bushido, Punisher),
• imidacloprid (several dozen drugs).

Colorado potato beetle close up

Advantages and disadvantages of the drug "Colorado"

How does the drug against pests work: spectrum of activity

Over time, the Colorado potato beetle and a host of other pests can perfectly adapt to the influence of various chemicals and poisons. This is due to the fact that such pests multiply very quickly.

But in the case of Corado, everything is completely different. This drug ensures that there will be fewer harmful insects, and by the end of the season almost all of them will be exterminated. Corado is not afraid of sunlight and does not lose its properties depending on weather conditions.

Just a couple of hours after treating crops with poison, it affects the nervous system of insects, and causes them to stop eating and no longer harm the plants.

A day after using Corado, the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle will begin to die, and after some time, all adult representatives of these insects will completely die.

The principle of operation of the product

The active substance amidacloprid in Corado is a nerve poison with a specific property. After penetrating into the sap of the plant, the poison is absorbed, moves through the vessels, distributed throughout all its parts. Under the damaging effect of the active substance, the transmission of impulses from the central nervous system to muscle cells is blocked.

Poisoning causes involuntary muscle contractions, which gradually become convulsive and then completely paralyzed, as a result of which the larvae that eat the plant leaves die.

The drug is distinguished by its duration of action, its protective properties persist for a long time after spraying.

On a note! A distinctive property of pesticides based on imidacloprid is that there is no ability of pests to become accustomed to this poison.

Compound

The active component is a broad-spectrum insecticidal substance - imidacloprid. There are no populations of Colorado potato beetles resistant to this poison. The poison acts in several directions, providing high efficiency in a matter of days.

The insecticidal substance acts by contact-intestinal route. The maximum concentration of poison is maintained for 5 days after processing the potatoes. It penetrates into the body of insects when the product comes into contact with the chitinous cover, during feeding.

Corado from the Colorado potato beetle

Consumption rate for different plants

The insecticide is used for spraying potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, apple trees and other crops. Consumption rates and dosages for each plant are different, so before using the product you must carefully read the instructions contained on the package.

Potatoes - to destroy the Colorado potato beetle, 1 ml of the drug is used per 100 m² of plantings. If there are wireworms in the soil, before planting, it is recommended to treat the tubers in Corado solution, which is diluted at the rate of 1 ml of insecticide per 10 liters of water. In private farms, 4 liters of working fluid are consumed per 100 m²;

Apple tree - treated during the growing season when a large number of aphids appear. The solution is prepared at the rate of 2.5-5 ml of product per 10 liters of water. One medium-sized tree requires about 5 liters of finished working fluid.

Expert opinion Stanislav Pavlovich A gardener with 17 years of experience and our expert Important: Corado should not be used during flowering of garden and vegetable crops, as this can cause mass death of pollinating insects.

Preparation and use of working solution

To get a positive result, you must use the insecticide correctly. To treat tomatoes and eggplants growing in open ground, as well as potato beds, the solution is diluted at the rate of 1 ml of product per 5 liters of water. Before preparing the working fluid, it is recommended to warm the water to room temperature.

If there are wireworms and aphids on the site, you will need to dilute 5 ml of Corado in 10 liters of water for potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes. The same dosage is used when processing vegetable crops that grow in a greenhouse.

It is better to spray plants in the morning or evening, in the absence of strong wind.

Instructions for use

When diluting the drug, you need to take into account the area being treated. The consumption of "Colorado" is 1 ml per 1 hundred square meters (100 sq.m.). The procedure is carried out in the early morning or evening so that it has time to be well absorbed, which will protect gardeners and their animals from harmful fumes of the drug. The treatment should be carried out in the direction of the wind at a speed of no more than 2 m/s, so that droplets of the solution do not fall on the summer resident.

Dilute the product (1 ml bottle) in 5-10 liters of water at room temperature. Mix well, pour into a spray bottle and irrigate plants infested with insects. They process carefully so as not to miss a single bush. Especially the leaves, where there is a large concentration of larvae. Dilute Colorado immediately before use, while protecting the skin and respiratory tract. The solution must be used immediately.

Important! The treatment procedure should be carried out no later than 20 days before harvest, so that imidacloprid has time to erode. In areas with high harmfulness of the leaf beetle, the use of the drug begins when insects colonize 5% of potato bushes or when their first larvae appear.

How to apply

Each package of Corado product of any volume is supplied with instructions for use, which indicate the type of pest, the crop on which it has settled, liquid consumption (for example, per one tree or one hundred square meters of area), the rate and period for which the treatment is intended, its effect .

The drug is prepared using the instructions in the instructions on how to dilute. To make a liquid solution from the drug concentrate, follow the instructions on the package. Against larvae and adult Colorado potato beetles, take 1 ml of the product and five liters of water at room temperature, stir, bring the volume up to twenty liters again with water and pour the resulting solution into a spray bottle.

Typically, five liters of the mixture is enough for one tree, and the same amount of toxic liquid will be needed to spray a hundred potato and tomato plants. Dilution of the drug is done strictly before treatment or used within one day. There is no point in storing it.

Application area

The popularity of Corado is caused not only and not so much by the relatively low price combined with catchy advertising. Based on the complex of properties of the drug, it is possible to determine the scope of its use in private household plots:

• Corado, like its chemical “brothers,” is primarily a remedy for the Colorado potato beetle on potatoes and aphids on apple trees.
• At the same time, the drug is applicable against some pests that are “atypical” for neonicotinoids, see below.
• Corado is not only a one-time “first aid” for a massive pest invasion: this drug is applicable as a powerful means of ongoing (planned) control of target objects of elimination.
• For potatoes, in exceptional cases, it is permissible to use the drug twice during the season, and for some. For other crops, 2-fold processing is routine (also see below).
• In the black soil zone and south of Corado, it can be used for up to 3 seasons in a row, without fear of the accumulation of the active substance in the soil.
• Corado is not applicable for protected soil crops (in greenhouses).

Note: in addition to apple trees, Corado from pome fruits is applicable according to the same regulations on quince and medlar (loquat, sheseku). But it is unacceptable to use it on pears, stone fruits and berries - the active substance will penetrate through the cuticle of the ovaries into the ripening fruits and remain in their pulp for an indefinitely long time!

“Colorado” and “fly” Corado

Corado drug against onion and carrot flies

LLC “Vashe Khozyaystvo” offers Corado in 2 commercial formulations: against the Colorado potato beetle and against onion and carrot flies, see fig. on right. The visible difference between them is the granularity of packaging: “Colorado” corado is bottled in ampoules of 1 and 5 ml and in bottles of 10 and 25 ml. Ampoules with a capacity of 1 ml are packaged individually or in blisters of 5 pieces; 5 ml ampoules individually. “Fly” Corado is packaged in blisters in pairs of 2 ml ampoules.

The chemical composition and effect of Corado in any packaging are identical; as they say, “they poured from the same barrel.” The difference in packaging size is explained by ease of use against target objects, see below. But if for some reason it is more convenient for you to poison the “Colorados” with the “fly” Corado or vice versa, do not hesitate - the effect will be the same, because the substance in container units is the same.

Note: the expression “they poured from the same barrel” has a relatively recent origin, from a Soviet joke. A Krokodil correspondent interviews the director of an Armenian wine and cognac company. He asks: “At the competition in Paris, your 3-star cognac won a gold medal, but your 5-star cognac did not reach the finals at all. How do you explain this? He throws up his hands - “I don’t understand. They poured from one barrel."

Corado from cows

In addition to the target elimination targets indicated on the packaging, both Corado formations are equally effective against another pest - the 28-spot or potato ladybug. This cute little bug has not yet gained the sad fame of its striped “colleague,” but in some regions it successfully competes with it in terms of harmfulness.

Pest potato beetle (28 spot) ladybird

The color of the potato ladybug is variable (see figure), even the number of spots is not necessarily 28, but this does not make it any more harmless. In addition, 28-spotted, like all ladybugs (including beneficial entomophages) can be dangerous to humans. From time to time, ladybugs are attacked by some kind of beetle rage; they attack people in masses and bite. Ladybird bites are weak (they do not bite through the skin until it bleeds), but are poisonous. There are known cases where hordes of maddened ladybugs have eaten people to death. Single, extremely rare. Therefore, there is no need to exterminate insectivorous ladybugs, especially since the most useful 7-pointed ones rage much less often than others

What is the difference?

The full composition of pesticides for spraying treatment includes, in addition to the active ingredients, adhesives (surfactants, surfactants), ballast additives, which to some extent regulate the translaminar and biological activity of the drug (its ability to penetrate plant tissues and effectiveness on objects to be eliminated), and a solvent . The solvent also plays a certain role in the properties and activity of the drug.

While manufacturers willingly disclose the composition and concentration of additives to everyone, branded surfactants, ballast and solvent are a taboo and a sealed secret, known only to the leading specialists of the developer company, especially since there is practically no information on the dangers and toxicological properties of the finished drug surfactant and ballast. influence. But they largely determine the scope of application of the product and the features of its use. Corado's solvent is certainly different from that of other pesticides with neonicotinoids: a pungent odor of some organic volatile liquid spreads from the opened package of the drug.

In terms of general indicators, Corado is the same as its analogues (not complete) at 20% imidacloprid:

• It has high translaminar activity - it is completely absorbed into the plant tissue in 2-3 hours;
• The protective effect is high - correct application (see below) ensures 100% destruction of a pest population of any volume and density at any phase of its development;
• The drug is not phytotoxic;
• Effective against pests resistant to pesticides based on other chemicals;
• Resistance of elimination objects to imidacloprid itself has not been recorded;
• The effectiveness of the drug is practically independent of the weather (imidacloprid is neither photolytic nor hydrolytic);
• Temperature range of effectiveness of the drug is +(12-25) degrees Celsius;
• The degree of danger of imidacloprid for humans and warm-blooded animals is 3 (moderately dangerous substance), but chronic poisoning with microdoses of DV produces long-term negative after-effects, incl. mutagenic and teratogenic (on fetal development in pregnant women);
• In the external environment, imidacloprid persists for a long time (half-life in soil up to 8 months);
• The degree of danger of the drug for bees and aquatic organisms is 1st (extremely dangerous substance).

Note: the craze for such seemingly convenient neonicotinoids has led in a number of countries around the world (the list of which is ever expanding) to the extinction of domestic bees and beneficial wild insects - pollinators and entomophages. This threatens an environmental disaster on a planetary scale. Currently in the EU and some. In other countries, the use of pesticides with neonicotinoids on open ground crops is prohibited.

At the same time, the effect of the drug Corado is noticeably different from agrochemicals for a similar purpose:

1. The speed of action is below average - the pests stop feeding within 2-3 hours and die within 2-3 days (apparently, the manufacturer has developed a surfactant that regulates the translaminar activity of the drug);
2. For the same alleged reason, the protective effect of Corado is longer, up to 20 days;
3. As a consequence of paragraphs. 1 and 2, the effect of the drug on the imago (adult individuals) of the Colorado potato beetle is weakened - the beetles have time to migrate before dying;
4. Some ovicidal activity of the drug was noted: a decrease in the volume of oviposition of pests, anomalies in the development of eggs and a decrease in the percentage of larvae hatching from them;
5. The dosage and consumption rates of the drug are even less than those of others at 20% imidacloprid. This reduces the cost of one treatment, but in no case gives a reason to neglect precautions, see below;
6. Corado in tank mixtures is incompatible with other agrochemicals. However, in private household plots treatment with mixtures is almost never carried out;
7. In certain dosages (see below), Corado exhibits fungicidal activity.

Note: the acaricidal activity of neonicotinoids is a myth, most likely generated by “network hamsters” and “sofa barmalogs”. Harmful mites have a significantly different metabolism than insects. After the use of neonicotinoids, a decrease in the number of predatory mites, pest exterminators, was noted on plants. But in laboratory conditions, the LD50 doses for them turn out to be several times and orders of magnitude higher than for insects. But in natural conditions - well, where do the predators have to go, since, excuse me, all the food has died?

Is it possible to spray potatoes during flowering?

The instructions state that the Corado insecticide is not recommended for use during the flowering period of plants.

Important. If you didn’t have time to spray for beetles before flowering, but flowering has already begun, you need to use folk remedies.

Bees pollinate plants, and potato flowers also “lure” these beneficial insects. Corado can be toxic to bees. During the flowering period, potatoes have a weak protective ability against pesticides.

Attention! The drug must be diluted in a non-residential area.

Work regulations

The procedure for preparing the working solution (s.r.) is to open the ampoule/vial, dissolve the concentrate in a small amount of water, mix thoroughly and add water to the required volume (see table).

Treatment is carried out by spraying with r.r. using a garden sprayer in the morning or evening hours before sunset, in calm weather. When applying the drug to the vegetative parts of the plant, you should ensure that the leaf plate is evenly wetted on both sides. And although the manufacturer claims that the drug is not washed off by rain, it is still recommended to carry out treatment 4-6 hours before rain to ensure maximum impact of the drug.

The Corado instructions define a high rate of impact on insects - within 1 hour after treatment.

Treatment of potatoes and eggplant against the Colorado potato beetle

Treatment of potatoes against the Colorado potato beetle with the insecticide "Corado"

Treatment of potato plantings against the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae is carried out when they appear en masse. The period of protective action against the beetle and its larvae is at least 14 days. The number of treatments is no more than 2.

Treatment of apple trees, currants, gooseberries from aphids, etc.

When fruit and berry bushes or trees are infected by aphids and other pests, repeated treatment up to 3-4 times is allowed, although usually double treatment is sufficient. The waiting period before harvesting should be at least 20 days.

In a separate material on the website, insecticidal agents for aphids - a comparative analysis of the 10 best drugs.

Treatment of vegetable crops against carrot and onion flies

The regulations establish two stages for processing carrots - the first spraying during the first emergence of flies, in the phase of 2-4 leaves, and the second spraying 20 days later.

For onions, two sprays are also carried out. The first treatment is spraying the sets before planting, the second treatment is in the phase of 3-4 onion feathers. It is prohibited to use the drug to treat onions grown for harvest.

Treatment with Corado insecticide against onion and carrot flies

Efficiency

Reviews about Corado are mostly positive if the product is used correctly. Allowed to be used in summer cottages and fields.

We have been processing Corado potatoes for three years now. The result is wonderful. Our neighbor poisons pests several times a season, we only do it once, a few weeks before the potatoes bloom. It kills Colorado potato beetles instantly and protects for a long time. We collect a wonderful harvest without much effort.

Anna, Moscow

Corado is one of the best remedies. We have a large potato garden; we don’t really want to process it several times a season. This poison always helps. We sprayed the plant once and forgot about beetles and other pests. It is economically used, affordable, there have never been any side effects. It’s easy to use – dilute the insecticide in water and pour it into a spray bottle.

Anton, Voronezh

You can buy an effective remedy for the Colorado potato beetle in a specialized store, at the market, in the hardware departments of supermarkets, or order on websites via the Internet. The price of Corado pleasantly surprises everyone. You can buy a bottle with a capacity of 10 ml for 55 rubles. Should be stored in a dark place, away from sunlight. Must be used within 3 years from date of manufacture.

Reviews

Oksana, Vologda A friend told me about Corado when I was visiting her in Krasnoyarsk. To be honest, I was simply tormented by Colorado potato beetles in my summer cottage. I tried everything: poisoned it with tobacco, and collected it by hand. I’m ashamed to say, but I even went to our witch, Baba Zina. She gave out a slander, which, of course, did not help. But Corado coped with his task with a bang! Finally, I can calmly plant potatoes, knowing that no one will spoil them.

Oleg Petrovich, Kazminskoye Korado village I have been using it for three years, and now I’m just looking for a replacement product. During the entire period of use of this drug, I did not notice any beetles, although previously they caused a lot of concern. Before that, I used other means, the names of which, of course, I don’t remember anymore (that was 5 years ago), but they did not have such an effect, but Corado helped out well.

Natasha, St. Petersburg Recently, my friends and I finally moved to an eco-village near St. Petersburg, where we grow all the necessary vegetables and fruits ourselves. We treat potatoes with Corado, which my grandmother recommended to me. Honestly, I can’t say how effective it is, since we are using it for the first time, but a woman from a nearby store, having learned that we didn’t have beetles, asked the name and even wrote it down. She said that she is using another remedy, with zero results so far.

Degree of toxicity

Corado has a hazard class 3 for humans and a hazard class 1 for bees.

Under no circumstances should plants be treated while they are flowering - this can lead to mass death of pollinating insects. It is prohibited to use the drug closer than 6 km from apiaries and 1.5 km from reservoirs in which fish are found.

If after or during spraying you experience nausea, weakness, vomiting, or increased heart rate, you should immediately stop working, take activated charcoal and call a doctor.

Precautionary measures

For treatment, you will need thick clothing that reliably covers all areas of the skin, as well as a gauze mask. Before next use, clothes will need to be machine washed using powder. If some of the solution has been spilled on your trousers or jacket, the clothes must be removed as quickly as possible, without dismissing the fact that “it will dry anyway.” Prolonged contact of the insecticide with the skin is hazardous to health.

Contact of the drug with the eyes or mouth may cause poisoning. Under no circumstances should you process against the wind. It is better to hold the spray bottle at arm's length from your face. If Corado does end up in the oral cavity, you should immediately stop processing and rinse your mouth several times. Then you will need to drink 3-4 glasses of warm water and induce a vomiting reaction. After completing the procedure, drink activated charcoal and rest. If it gets on your eyes, you should rinse them for 10-15 minutes, trying to make yourself cry.

When making a solution or processing, the presence of children, animals, and pregnant women is unacceptable. If pets walk uncontrollably around a dacha or country house where insects have been exterminated, it is better to limit pets’ access to the garden for several days. It is also worth making sure that they do not eat poisoned insects. Despite the fact that the dose of poison contained in the body of beetles is extremely small, the animal can suffer if it eats them for pleasure.

If your dog or cat likes to pick through the trash can, wrap the used bottles in a transparent bag. If a child or pet comes into direct contact with the drug, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Precautions when working with the product

Since the drug has a toxic effect on the human body, the following precautions must be observed during work:

• Avoid contact of drug particles with mucous and exposed areas of the body. Processing must be carried out in a protective suit, thick rubber gloves and closed shoes. Goggles and a respirator are used to protect the face. It is recommended to wear a waterproof raincoat over the suit;
• during processing it is forbidden to smoke, eat, drink;
• upon completion of work, you must change clothes, take a shower and rinse your mouth with a weak solution of manganese. To prepare it, place 3-4 manganese crystals in a glass of water, mix the contents of the glass well, and then dilute the solution to a faint pink color by pouring it into another container.

Analogues of the drug

Corado has many analogues that contain imidacloprid; they are also effective when used against garden pests. Golden Spark with imidacloprid in its composition is considered a good remedy for combating the Colorado potato beetle. It enters through the contact-intestinal route, affects the nervous system of pests, causes convulsions, then leads to paralysis and death of larvae and beetles.

The result from the toxic substance of the poison is observed already 2-3 days after treatment. It is characterized by high functionality both in the heat and after rain. Imidor. After treatment, the active substance of the drug reaches pests through the leaves, paralyzes the nervous system, and as a result, the beetle larvae stop eating crop plants and die. It is used not only against the Colorado potato beetle, but also against whiteflies and thrips.

Commander. Another analogue of Corado with the active ingredient imidacloprid. Strong organic poison with a concentration of 200 g per 1 liter. Characterized by efficiency at different temperature conditions. It acts quickly on insects after treating plants, penetrating through their leaves, stems, and into the root system. Tanrek. In addition to Colorado potato beetles, it is used against ground beetles, locusts, aphids, leafhoppers, and whiteflies. UV resistant and not washed off by dew or rain.

Attention. These pesticides are interchangeable, but Corado has a wider spectrum of action.

Corado from the Colorado potato beetle: features of the pesticide, use

With the onset of the summer season, many people have a question about how to deal with pests this year. Among the many drugs, Corado for the Colorado potato beetle is the most effective. This is a fairly new product that can be used to treat not only potato bushes, but also other crops.

Features of the drug against the Colorado potato beetle

Corado belongs to a group of pesticides that fight not only Colorado potato beetles, but also annoying aphids. The product is produced in ampoules of 1 ml or in the form of bottles of 10, 25 ml. The packaging is sealed, which prevents poison from spilling during transportation.

Since the drug belongs to hazard class 3, it must be kept away from children.

Compared to other products, Corado has many advantages. An important advantage is its resistance to moisture and scorching sun.

Other positive aspects of the product:

• Pests do not get used to this drug, since it is one of the new ones;
• fulfills its protective properties throughout the month;
• has a quick effect on pests;
• low price category;
• destroys not only adult beetles, but also their larvae.

The mixture consists of an avermectin complex. It is obtained from mushrooms of the Streptomyces family. The main active ingredient of Corado is imidacloprid.

The product can be stored for 3 years, provided that the packaging has not been opened. It is not recommended to keep the printed ampoule for more than a day. In this case, the temperature regime of the room must be observed. The optimal indicators are -5C - +25C.

Used ampoules must not be burned. They should only be thrown away in designated areas.

Corado from the Colorado potato beetle: the effect of the composition

The components that are included in the composition negatively affect the nervous system of beetles. Within 2–3 hours after spraying the bushes, the pests stop feeding on them. Then the beetles begin to experience paralysis and convulsions. As a result, pests and deposited larvae die. This happens after 48, 72 hours.

You can work with Corado in any weather conditions.

Ways of getting the product into the body of insects:

• intestinal;
• systemic;
• contact.

The drug is also used to treat plants against aphids, ladybugs, and spider mites. Insects do not get used to this product, so it can be used throughout the summer season.

How to use Corado

To get maximum results the first time, prepare the mixture according to the instructions on the package.

The drug acts only on insects and is not able to penetrate the tubers and the stem.

The first thing you need to do is prepare a container. The liquid must be diluted in a bucket that is not used for food purposes. Take water only at room temperature and dilute an ampoule of the drug in it. Mix everything thoroughly and you can start processing.

Plants must be sprayed with a spray bottle. You can also use a broom or brush.

Potato bushes must be processed at least 20 days before harvest. It is recommended to carry out the procedure early in the morning or in the evening, when the sun has set. This way it will be possible to protect the plants from leaf burns.

Corado is not recommended to be mixed with other types of drugs. The mixture is not compatible even with the compounds that are included in its group.

Precautions when working with the drug

To get the desired result and not harm your health, you must follow some rules.

It is recommended to prepare the product only with rubber gloves, a respirator and safety glasses. All other parts of the body will need to be covered with clothing.

In addition, the following rules should be observed:

• do not consume water and food;
• do not use food containers for work;
• If the product gets into your eyes or nose, you should immediately wash them with clean water;
• if it gets into your mouth, you must rinse the cavity thoroughly with water and then drink more than 1 liter of liquid;
• After finishing working with the poison, it is recommended to drink a glass of water with soluble activated carbon.

Before you start treating plants, you should remember that the drug can negatively affect bees and domestic animals. Therefore, if there is an apiary nearby, it must be moved to a safer place.

Corado is a potent remedy for the Colorado potato beetle, which does not cause pests to become addicted to the active ingredient.

But despite all the advantages of the drug, we must remember that it has a number of features that should be taken into account when processing crops.