Insecticide "Vertimek", produced by the Swiss company "Syngenta", is an effective tool that protects flower, vegetable, berry, fruit and citrus crops from thrips, ticks, mining insects and other parasites.
"Vertimek": description
The main active ingredient is abamectin (concentration - 18 g / l). This is a substance of natural origin. Get it as a result of the life of the fungus Streptomyces avermitilis. Plants are treated with this tool in order to protect them from mites, apple squirrel, thrips and miners. It is they who do not allow plants to develop fully.
To combat ticks at the site use "Karbofos", "Bi-58", "Alatar", "Kemifos", "Akarin".
The release form - an emulsion concentrate, packing - a bottle of 250 or 1000 ml. 
The drug belongs to the second class of danger. This insecticide should not be sprayed during flowering, as it adversely affects bees and other pollinating insects. It is also not recommended to apply it near nests and reservoirs, as it is toxic and dangerous to birds and inhabitants of ponds.
Did you know? Ticks lay up to 3 thousand eggs in the stems of the plant.
Mechanism of action
Abamectin secretes gamma-aminobutyric acids that inhibit the transmission of nerve impulses. It causes paralysis in parasites. After spraying the insects lose their activity, and after three days the parasites completely die. 
Important! Insects can quickly get used to the drug with frequent spraying. To avoid this, alternate the drug with other chemicals.
Recommendations for use for flower, garden and horticultural crops
Now that we have discussed the mechanism of action "Vertimek", we turn to the instructions for use.
For the first time begin to use insecticide at the first detection of parasites. If there are not enough of them, it is enough to carry out one spraying. Re-treatment is carried out a week after the first. The third is also held in seven days, but only if there is a need. 
Spray the plants should be so that all the leaves were wet, and at the same time the drug did not flow down to the ground. Use the product only for several hours after preparation.
Important! Rinse the sprayer after treatment.
Benefits of using
Despite the fact that the tool is considered quite difficult to use, it has a number of advantages:
- high probability of high-quality harvest;
- destroys parasites on the entire surface of the plant;
- after treatment there is no stain on the leaves;
- the number of sprayings is minimal;
- practically does not affect the entomofauna.
Terms and conditions of storage
Insecticide should not be stored near food, drugs and in places that are accessible to animals and children. Shelf life - 5 years. 
Store insecticide at a temperature up to 35 ° C. The drug "Vertimek" increasingly used by experienced gardeners and gardeners due to its quick action and easy to use instructions.
