Insecticide with contact effect. Active ingredient: potassium salts of fatty acids. It is produced by several manufacturers: Green Belt, Fasco, Gardener, etc., in the form of a solution (0.25 L, 0.5 L). Ingredients: water, potassium salts of fatty acids, natural fats and vegetable oils. It is considered an environmentally friendly drug.
They are used to protect garden crops and indoor flowers from pests: thrips, scutes, aphids, bedbugs, penny slobs. Potassium salts are also effective against some types of ticks, not effective or little effective against whiteflies and worms!
Application
Green soap is used in its pure form, diluted with water either as an adherent in solutions where an alkaline reaction is permissible (the pH of the solution is from 7 to 8), or in a mixture with other means (herbal infusions, tobacco, etc.).
How to breed green soap from pests:
- against aphids and mites 200-400g 10L green soap
- against the shield 200-300 g of green soap for 10 liters
- against aphids 200-400 g of green soap per 10 l
To combat bedbugs, green soap is used as part of a complex solution: 4 part of potassium soap, 1 part of turpentine, 2 part of kerosene and 12 parts of water.
For indoor flowers, the recipe is simple: dissolve 1 tablespoon of green soap in 1 liter of warm water. If a measuring cup is attached, use it according to the instructions.
Product features
The effect of soap on insects and arthropods (ticks) is to wrap the body with a film and block the respiratory tract.
Green soap can be mixed with other insecticides, in particular with decis, carbofos, intavir, at the rate of 40-100 g per 10 liters of water, soap, in addition to its main properties (toxicity to pests), gives the pesticide solution better stickiness, i.e. the solution forms a more stable film on the surface of the sheet.
For the same reason, green soap is often used in combination with fungicides against a number of plant diseases, for example, powdery mildew, rust, fungal spotting. Usually, the main component is any copper containing preparation, for example, copper sulfate. To prepare 1 liter of solution, pour exactly 800 g of warm water into a 1 liter jar, add 30 g of green soap and mix. In another jar, 2 g of copper sulfate is dissolved in 200 g of warm water. Then, slowly (in a thin stream), with continuous stirring with a wooden stick, pour the vitriol solution into the soap solution. This solution is sprayed on the leaf against fungal infections.
Often gardeners use a solution of green soap against powdery mildew and other diseases, in combination with soda ash. At the same time, 50-100 g of soap and 50 g of soda are taken per 10 liters of water.
Another effective recipe for ticks: 20 g of ground dried garlic (40-50 g of fresh garlic), 200 g of green soap, dilute with water to 10 liters of water. If the garlic is fresh, you need to crush it in a mortar, if dry - steam in a small amount of boiling water.
Green soap is allowed no more than 3 treatments per season . The last time to process no later than 5 days before harvest.
Toxicity
Green soap has a hazard class of 4 (low-hazard substance). Not phytotoxic. It is practically not toxic for birds, earthworms, soil microorganisms and bees (the border protection zone of summer for bees is at least 3-4 km, the summer limit for bees is 48-72 hours).
Fruit or berry trees and shrubs can be treated at least five days before harvest. If green soap is used not in pure form, but with the addition of other pesticides or turpentine, then the treatment is carried out before flowering, or after harvest, no later than 30 days before harvest.
Security measures. Perform treatment using gloves. During work, you can not smoke, drink, eat. Dilute the working fluid solution exclusively in glass or porcelain containers. Do not use dishes in contact with alkali for household purposes and cooking. Store the product in a dry cool room at a temperature from -10S to + 35C, separate from food and medicine, in places inaccessible to children and pets! Storage of the working solution is not allowed. The shelf life of green soap is 1-2 years (see on the package).
First aid in case of poisoning: if the drug gets on the skin, wash off with a plentiful stream of water, to neutralize the alkali in the affected area after washing, apply a gauze bandage soaked in 5% acetic acid solution (for 10 minutes). After removing the bandage, rinse the skin with water. If in contact with eyes, rinse generously with running water for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse the eyes with 2% boric acid solution and instill albucid. Without delay, consult an eye doctor. If you get into the digestive tract, drink 3-4 glasses of water, induce vomiting, take several tablets of activated carbon, seek immediate medical help .