To grow a good harvest, it is sometimes not enough just to comply with all the rules of planting and caring for plants. Often can not do without the help of various drugs for the destruction of pests. This article tells about the "Commander" - an effective insecticide that copes well with many garden pests.
"Commander" - a description of the systemic insecticide
Drug "Commander" is a contact-intestinal insecticide of systemic action of the chloronicotinyl class, designed to combat various gnawing and sucking pests of garden and garden crops - aphids, thrips, miners, wireworms, Colorado beetles, grass flies, leaf beetles, bedbugs, whiteflies, butterflies and other insects.
The drug from pests "Commander" destroys pests when spraying plants, soil application, as well as the treatment of seeds or tubers, has a high degree of effectiveness against larvae and adult insects, economical expenditure on the area of crops. The drug is a water-soluble concentrate, packaged in convenient packages of 4, 10, 20 and 100 ml, characterized by the ability to maintain useful performance against pests under different temperature conditions.
Important! The protective effect of the drug "Commander" lasts for 15-30 days and depends on the type of pests and weather conditions of the environment.
How does the "Commander" on plants, the active ingredient of the drug
After treatment, the drug is absorbed by the stems, leaves and roots of the plant, when the pest comes in contact with the vegetative parts or eats, the active substance penetrates the insect's body and then blocks the normal functioning of the nervous system, and this leads to immobilization of the pest and its subsequent death. The Commander tool does not cause the resistance of various insect organisms to its active substance, which makes it somewhat unique in cleansing its plantations from the Colorado potato beetle and other pests.
The active ingredient "Commander" - a strong organic poison Imidacloprid, the concentration of the active substance of the drug - 200 g / 1 liter. After penetration of imidacloprid in the pest's body, failures in the transmission of nerve signals begin, the insect convulses, after which paralysis occurs, and the pest dies. Within a few hours, a population of various pests will be destroyed in the treated area, thereby clearing cultural plantings.
Instructions for use of the drug "Commander"
It is necessary to process plants with this effective remedy for the Colorado potato beetle and other pests during calm morning or evening hours. The drug is dissolved in water immediately before use, maintaining the concentration for each culture. Use the "Commander" from the Colorado potato beetle and other pests in accordance with the instructions for use of the drug. Let us consider in more detail how it is recommended to process each type of plant.
Potato processing
It is very often used "Commander" for processing potatoes as a means for processing potato tubers before planting, as well as a means for spraying the ground parts of the plant. Processing the potato "Commander" from the Colorado potato beetle before planting significantly reduces the likelihood of damage to potato plantations by this pest. 
Many gardeners often have a question about how to process potatoes "Commander" before planting, but this is a very simple process. First, make a solution of 2 ml of "Commander" and 10 liters of water, the tubers of seed potatoes are laid out on a horizontal surface in a single layer, sprayed with the prepared solution and dried. After complete drying, the tubers are turned over and re-processed with further drying - on this pre-sowing processing of potatoes is over, the seed is ready for planting. On average, processing 100 kg of potatoes before planting will require 1.5 liters of the working solution of the drug.
If a potato plantation is damaged by the aphids, the Colorado potato beetle, or the wireworm of potato tops, the shoots and leaves of the plant should be treated with a “Commander” solution at the rate of 2 ml per 10 liters of water. During the growing season, potato beds are treated with such a concentration of the solution - 1 liter per 1 weave. The waiting time in this case will be approximately 30 days.
Important! Vegetables are recommended to be eaten not earlier than 20 days after being processed by the “Commander”.
How to process cucumbers and tomatoes
The drug eliminates cucumbers and tomatoes from such pests as thrips, aphids, greenhouse whitefly. To prepare the solution, 5 ml of the drug is dissolved in 10 liters of water. The treatment of cucumbers and tomatoes by the “Commander” is done by spraying the plants during the growing season, for three days the pests on the treated areas will die. Consumption of the working solution will be 1 liter per 10 square meters. m plantings. 
Onion processing
"Commander" will save onion plantations from aphids and thrips, for this you need to dissolve 1 ml of the drug in 2 liters of water and process the onion beds using the drip irrigation method. Consumption of the working solution will be 1 liter per 10 square meters. m plantings. The waiting time in this case will be approximately 3 weeks.
Rape
The preparation will clear rapeseed plantations from such pests as rapeseed tsvetnik, cruciferous flea, cabbage aphids. To prepare the solution, 5 ml of the drug is dissolved in 10 liters of water. Handle the "Commander" rape by spraying it during the growing season. The consumption of the working solution will be 0.25 liters per 1 hectare of plantings.
Processing apples "Commander"
Treating apple trees "Commander" will save fruit trees from sucking pests and weevils. To do this, sprinkle one hundred of apple tree plantations during the growing season with a solution of 2 ml of the Commander and 5 liters of water. The waiting time will be about 30 days. 
Vineyards
Thorough spraying of the grapes during the growing season with the preparation will destroy leaf phylloxera and grape leafworms, for this it is necessary to dilute 2 ml in 5 l of water and treat this solution to 1 hundred of vineyards. The waiting time in this case will be approximately 30 days.
Processing "Commander" of winter wheat
The drug will rid the plantings of winter wheat from such pests as harmful turtles, bugs, thrips, piyavitsa, bread beetle and aphid. To prepare the solution, 5 ml of the drug is dissolved in 10 liters of water. Treated with "Commander" wheat spraying its plantations during the growing season. The consumption of the working solution is about 0.25 liters per 1 hectare of plantings.
Did you know? The “Commander” solution can drip from slippery cabbage leaves when sprayed. To avoid this, add a few drops of shampoo.
Compatibility "Commander" with other drugs
Komandor can be combined with plant growth regulating agents such as Zircon, Epin, or Ribav Extra, and insecticide and fungicide products, up to mixing. At the same time, the beneficial properties of each drug will not decrease and their impact will be effective. It is contraindicated to combine the "Commander" with drugs that are alkaline. In order to avoid harming your plantings, you should carefully study the product with which you plan to combine the "Commander" for processing potatoes or other garden or horticultural crops.
The benefits of using the drug at the dacha
The main advantages of the "Commander" can be identified such factors: 
- operational impact on pest populations;
- an innovative formula of the drug does not cause resistance in insects;
- low rates of consumption of the drug on the area of sowing;
- phytotoxicity is absent;
- the spectrum of action is extensive, capable of destroying several types of pests simultaneously;
- can be used without reference to temperature;
- allowed to use during the entire growing season;
- due to the long-term preservation in the cells of the plant of the active active substance, the growing young shoots with leaves will be protected by the preparation from pests.
Did you know? Careful uniform spraying of at least two thirds of all terrestrial parts of the plant will provide reliable protection against pest damage, otherwise you can get a loss of about 60% of the shoots and leaves of the plant.
Security measures and storage conditions
"Commander" for the treatment of terrestrial parts of plants, as well as potato tubers, belongs to the 3rd class of danger and is a moderately hazardous substance. Before working with the drug, you should wear a respirator, goggles, gloves and protective clothing. You should not eat or drink during the work process, and also smoke in order to avoid poisonous microparticles in the esophagus and intoxication of the body. After completing the work with the “Commander”, you should change your clothes, wash your hands and face with plenty of running water with soap and rinse the mouth thoroughly. If a solution of the drug gets on the skin, it should be immediately washed off with warm water and soap. 
The preparation is detrimental to bees, it is not recommended to use the "Commander" near apiaries and during their active collection of nectar, and also to treat flowering plants in order to avoid warning of poisoning by these useful honey workers.
"Commander" is recommended to be stored in a cool place protected from sunlight, away from drugs and food, out of reach of pets and children. The shelf life of the drug - 36 months. The “Commander” diluted with water should be used for treating plants; the prepared solution is not suitable for long-term storage, since its effectiveness is reduced.
