What kind of insects are best treated with Avermectin?

Avermectin is a widely used agricultural or veterinary insecticide and acaricide . It has excellent cost-effectiveness, strong permeability and a broad insecticide spectrum, and is therefore deeply loved by farmers. So what kind of insects is avermectin most effective in treating? Let’s learn more about it below.

What insects does avermectin kill?

1. Excellent effect on lepidopteran pests

Abamectin is mostly registered against the lepidopteran pest Plutella xylostella, and is occasionally registered against the rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis. Currently, avermectin is mainly used to control rice leaf folders. Due to its long use time, avermectin is usually combined with tetrachlorantraniliprole, chlorantraniliprole, etc. to control leaf folders.

2. Good effect in preventing and controlling mites

Avermectin is effective against citrus red spiders and other fruit tree red spiders, and is often used in combination with spirocyclobutanil, etoxazole, etc. to control mite pests.

3. Can be used to kill root-knot nematodes

Avermectin is also effective in controlling soil root-knot nematodes, usually in the form of granules. Some registration certificates are for a combination of avermectin and thiamethoxam.

How to use avermectin?

1. Usage and Dosage

(1) Avermectin cannot be mixed with alkaline pesticides , such as Bordeaux mixture , sodium rosinate, lime sulfur, etc.

(2) Avermectin is not systemic and the spray must be even and thorough.

(3) Avermectin is highly toxic to bees, fish and shrimp, so caution should be exercised when using it.

(4) Avermectin kills pests slowly, and they die after 2-4 days. It is best to use it in combination with other agents so that it is not easy to develop drug resistance.

2. Usage

(1) Avermectin cannot be mixed with alkaline pesticides, such as Bordeaux mixture, sodium rosinate, lime sulfur, etc.

(2) Avermectin is not systemic and the spray must be even and thorough.

(3) Avermectin is highly toxic to bees, fish and shrimp, so caution should be exercised when using it.

(4) Avermectin kills pests slowly, and they die after 2-4 days. It is best to use it in combination with other agents so that it is not easy to develop drug resistance.

In general, avermectin is mainly used to control lepidopteran pests, mite pests and root-knot nematodes, but in order to achieve scientific control, it is necessary to master its correct usage, especially in the choice of rotating medication.