Almost all yield Tree are plagued by insects . Usually it is quite a few species , but the most common ones are aphids , ordered series , pinch and leafminers . Cygon is the manufacture name for products like Bonide and Hi - return . They are design for dirt ball control condition on flowering trees and shrubs . There is an industrial formula , 4 - E , that is for use in harvest nebulizer . The 2 - E pattern is designed for dwelling gardeners .
Application
All Cygon products contain dimethoate , the active fixings . Industry product are made for habit inbackpacksprayers or even crop dusters , so app is a dilution of the toxicant . The targeted home products are either spray density or granulated for systemic introduction . They can be stretch and employ using a garden hose atomizer or lick into the soil . Spray program must be done onto dry foliation and several hour before rain .
Dimethoate
Dimethoate is in a form of insecticide call organophosphates . They interrupt the activities of cholinesterase , which is the enzyme that helps assure the skittish system in both insects and humans . Dimethoate is biodegradable . It fall apart down in grease and is not absorbed . It does not accumulate in the sediment in water bodies and it degrades in sewer handling facilities . Temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit cause it to molder rapidly .
Insects
A large number of insect are the targets of Cygon . The cherry yield fly has been moderate successfully by Cygon administration . A pre - harvest and post - harvest spray are necessary to get the most mastery . touched insects are thripid , aphids , leaf mineworker and leaf hopper and whitefly . It has also been used as a housefly pesticide and been administered to livestock to pop botflies . Both dust and spraying methods are appropriate for insect mastery .
Toxicity and Warnings
The active element in Cygon , dimethoate is very toxic . It has been indicate to induce sport , birth defects and cancer in laboratory animals . It is rapidly metabolized in animal and human being and can be well-nigh undetectable in the body within 24 hours of consumption . Cygon can be absorbed through the skin and lungs . The species most affect are fish and birds . Birds are especially susceptible to toxic affects and will die if exposed . Honey bee population can be decimated by individual organism striking as the chemical is bring back to the hive and affects the whole population .
Effects
Cygon is a systemic insect powder . It works by moving into the plants vascular system and invading all the plant life cells . Insects that feed off the plant consume the chemical through plant saps and die . Cygon can even be painted onto the bark of a tree and it will be absorbed through the cambium and into core tissue paper . This is utile when dealing with insects that live in the tree . Cygon works specially well on leaf miners who live inside the leaf . Foliar software program will result in the folio engross the chemical and transfer it to the insects .
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