Karbofos - medium toxic pesticide.
It has a neuroparalytic effect on insects and has a long term barrier action.
What is karbofos
Karbofos - acaricidal and insecticidal drug belonging to the class of organophosphorus compounds. The range of its action is wide: the drug is used in agriculture, the greenhouse is treated with karbofos, it helps in the fight against ticks and other pests. Also used in medicine and sanitary and household pest control.
Important! At karbofos volatility is increased, which increases at high temperatures, which should be taken into account when processing the room.
Composition and active ingredient of insecticide
The active ingredient of the drug is malathion - colorless liquid oily texture, which is inherent unpleasant odor characteristic of thiols. As an impurity may contain diethyldithiophosphoric acid.
Malathion is slowly hydrolyzed by water, thermally stable, under the influence of oxidizing agents turns into a much more physiologically active malaoxon. In organisms, pests exhibit their high toxicity.
Did you know? The first development of malathion began in the XIX century, and in the 30s of the XX century, Academician Arbuzov was engaged in obtaining a pesticide that is non-toxic to humans. Initially, the development was unsuccessful, extremely poisonous, in the future, selectively toxic compounds and an antidote for the studied class were found.
Instructions for use karbofosa: how to use the drug in the garden
Karbofos found wide application in gardening. The preparation successfully works on all types of fruit and coniferous trees, melons, ornamental plants, flowers.
Karbofos for the garden is indispensable. It copes with various gnawing and sucking insect species, it can be used to treat strawberries in spring from a tick, with its help to fight with a shield on a pear, apple, quince, aphids on blackberries and raspberries, kidney moth on currants, sawfly on cherries and cherries, weevils , moths, mealybug. 
The first spraying with karbofos, as stated in the instructions for use of the drug in the garden, should be carried out when the buds are opened on the plant, the second - on the eve of flowering, when the flower brush is advanced. Do not treat one tree or shrub with karbofos more than 2 times per season, as stated in the instructions for use for trees.
For fruit trees, the rate of carbofos per 10 liters of water is 90 g, for berry bushes - 75 g. Harvest is possible not earlier than one month after the final spraying from ticks at the dacha. After harvesting, the leaves are mowed down and a garden bed is shed with a warm solution of karbofos, then covered with film.
Important! Karbofos is very quickly destroyed by the addition of alkali.
Karbofos - compatibility with other drugs
Pesticide karbofos, as stated in the description, is well compatible with the drugs "Fufanon", "Aliot" and "Alatar." "Novaktion" enhances the action when tackling soil karbofos. Do not mix karbofos and "Fozalon"because they have the same insecticidal properties. It is well recommended the simultaneous use of karbofos and "Permethrin", which are synergists.
Security measures when using karbofos
You can confuse a karbofosku fertilizer "Ammophos" when used in the garden, than often negligent producers.
To avoid this, you should carefully read the instructions for use of the drug karbofos before starting work. Before spraying, cultures in the vicinity should be covered with plastic wrap.
Do not use insecticide during the flowering of fruit trees and ornamental plants, so as not to kill the bees. Spray the plants need to windless clear weather at temperatures up to 20 degrees.
When asked whether karbofos is harmful to a person and whether it is worth using additional protective equipment, one can answer that the drug is toxic, can cause burns of the respiratory organs after prolonged inhalation, it is necessary to work in a respirator, glasses, gloves. An air ozonizer should be used to protect against karbofos, bearing in mind what karbofos smells like.
Did you know? In 1976, in Pakistan, during spraying of large areas as part of anti-malaria measures, workers began to suffer from mass poisonings due to non-compliance with safety measures.
Storage conditions and shelf life
It must be remembered that a drug such as karbofos cannot be stored as a ready-made solution, the concentrate must be placed in a dry ventilated place not accessible to animals and children, the temperature should not exceed 25 degrees. It is also forbidden to store karbofos near food, medicines and fire, in order to avoid ignition.
