Bio-Efficiency of Acetamiprid and Its Application Technology against Aphids on Potato Plants

The article presents the results of a study on the bioefficacy of acetamiprid, an insecticide from the neonicotinoid class, in the form of a suspension concentrate, containing 180 and 560 g/L; a water-soluble concentrate containing 180 g/L; water-dispersible granules containing 700 g/l of the active ingredient; and an aqueous solution of 0.1 g/L for the protection of seed potatoes from potato aphids, which carry viruses aphids have tended to be more prevalent than others on potatoes in Russian Federation and throughout the world, aphid is one of most dangerous and important pest of potatoes this pest damage directly such as stunting the plant growth and reducing yields via sap-sucking, and developing sooty mold on its honeydew and undirect damages, like transmission of potato viruses. The following insecticide application technologies were used: pre-planting treatment of tubers, treatment of the furrow bottom simultaneously with planting tubers, and spraying of plants. A conclusion was made about the high biological efficiency of insecticide Acetamiprid up to 100%, as well as the possibility of effective use of various technologies for applying the insecticide against aphids on seed potatoes both in open and protected ground in the Moscow region.