Ticks are not known to be insects. This pest belongs to the arachnid class Arachnida, and therefore drugs that act against other pests (aphids, scutes, thrips) are not effective against them. Moreover, unlike existing systemic insecticides (Aktara, Confidor), there are no systemic acaricides, i.e. drugs that can, when watering an earthen coma, get into the juice and tissues of plants with water and destroy parasites.
But ticks harm not only plants, but also animals and people. The organism of all these varieties of ticks is similar. So, one order of Trombidiformes also includes ticks that cause human scabies Pyemotes ventricosus, demodecosis of dogs Demodex, spider ticks Tetranychidae. Therefore, drugs and agents used in veterinary medicine and medicine can be used on plants. Unfortunately, probably all people, there are currently no acaricides with 100% ovicidal activity (causing death of the larva inside the egg), and all invented drugs over time cause resistance (addiction) in ticks. Therefore, carefully read what the active ingredient is in the drug you buy, and try to alternate funds from different groups.
Neostomosan
Concentrate-emulsion, preparation for control of ectoparasites of dogs and cats. Active ingredient: transmix and tetramethrin. Available in 5 ml ampoules.
- the drug acts as a neurotoxin on the central and peripheral nervous systems of arthropods; in
- the recommended doses is completely harmless to warm-blooded animals;
Recommendations:
- on plants, 1 ampoule per 400 ml of water is used;
- reprocessing after 7 days;
- do not mix with other drugs.
Reviews rukodelie.net/plants:
The effect of neostomosan on plants is comparable to that of phytoverm. I.e. may not completely destroy all pests, and high resistance is developed to it. But it has low toxicity.
Toxicity:
The drug has hazard class 4, is not toxic to bees, and is low toxic to birds. One of the best remedies for dogs, because less than all others causes poisoning.
Security measures. Avoid contact with eyes and skin when handling the product. It is unacceptable to eat, drink and smoke. After work, wash your hands and face thoroughly.
Frontline and Bars Spray
Insectoacaricidal preparations containing fipronil as an active substance, as well as excipients and solvents. It is available in the form of a 10% solution for topical (spot) application, as well as in a bottle with a sprayer.
Recommendations:
- on plants, 1 ampoule per 400 ml of water is used;
- reprocessing after 7 days;
- do not mix with other drugs.
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Fipronil belongs to the class of Phenylpyrazoles. This contact and intestinal insectoacaricide has a wide spectrum of action, has moderate systemic properties and good residual activity in leaf processing, and can be used to treat and etch seeds. According to his own experience: the effect on plants is comparable to the action of neoron. It destroys ticks very well, but has a high toxicity.
Toxicity:
The drug has hazard class 3, does not cause skin irritation, but irritates mucous membranes. A similar active ingredient among phytopreparations in a drug called Regent and Adonis, which have hazard classes 2 and 3, respectively (highly toxic to humans and animals).
Security measures. Treat flowers only outdoors. When working with the drug, avoid getting solution and dust into the eyes and open areas of the body. It is unacceptable to eat, drink and smoke. After work, wash your hands and face thoroughly.
First aid in case of poisoning: if the drug gets on the skin, wash it off with soap and water; in case of contact with eyes, rinse abundantly with running water; if you get into the digestive tract, drink 3-4 glasses of water, induce vomiting, take several tablets of activated carbon, seek medical help.
Flea and tick shampoos
The active ingredient is permethrin (usually at a concentration of 0.4%, and Bars drops are permethrin 5%). In fact, the pyrethroid chemical class includes several chemicals that differ in action and toxicity. In crop production, phytopreparations based on cypermethrin are used, and in veterinary medicine, preparations based on permethrin.
The difference is that cypermethrin is more toxic for warm-blooded, birds and useful insects, in animals (dogs and cats) it causes acute poisoning, therefore it is not used in veterinary medicine (in any case, it should not, but there have been isolated cases of appearance on the market). Permethrin is less toxic, is part of all zoo shampoos, but, at the same time, is less effective for killing herbivorous ticks. And according to the State Catalog of Pesticides and Agrochemicals Approved for Use in the Russian Federation, permethrin kills only predatory ticks.
It would seem that this is confirmed: if you pay attention, then the existing phytopreparations belonging to the group of insectoacaricides never include permethrin alone (for example, the drug Iskra contains peremethrin + cypermethrin).
If we turn to foreign sources, then there are experiments proving the effectiveness of permethrin in use on herbivorous ticks. For example, in the American journal Environmental Entomology, June 1997 (Jun 1997, v. 26 (3) p. 489-496), the article "Reproductive Response of Two Spider Mite Species to Sublethal Permethrin and Methyl Parathion Concentrations on Corn" was published. "Ovipositional responses of two species of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) to sublethal concentrations of permethrin and methyl parathion on corn". The experiment examined the number of viable eggs laid by female mites after treatment with two preparations at different concentrations (LC05, LC10, LC25 and LC50). The result of the experiment showed that exposure in the concentration of LC05 and LC10 did not cause a decrease in the productivity of spider mites. And at a higher concentration (LC25 and LC50), both insecticides caused a significant decrease in the total number of eggs laid by both species of spider mites. (Ayyappath, R. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE.); Witkowski, J.F.; Higley, L.G.; Siegfried, B.D.)
As you can see, public opinion about the effectiveness of permethrin diverges. If we turn to florists who used flea shampoos on flowers, then the fact of a decrease in the number of ticks is not an isolated case. Why did they work? Because when processing plants, we usually use a lethal dose of shampoo - many pour it on a wet sponge, beat it into foam and smear it on the leaves. But do not forget that after using ordinary shampoo, soap, hand washing products, ticks also disappear. First of all, because detergents contain various additives of surfactants, alkalis, which wash the ticks off the sheet, and leave a thin film on the leaves (even after rinsing) making them not attractive for feeding ticks.
Therefore, zoo shampoos from fleas and ticks are still more often used in floriculture to increase adhesiveness in combination with other drugs, so that the applied solution is better kept and not washed off the leaves. And in this article it is recommended to use anti-parasitic shampoos on plants when there is no other means to heal flowers from ticks. I.e. for the sake of objectivity, the effectiveness of zoo shampoos should be regarded as the result of a complex of detergents with the addition of a pesticide.