Afinto

ACTION OF THE AFINTO PRODUCT:

Afinto is a insecticide in a convenient form of granules for preparing a water suspension (WG). The product has a systemic action intended for the control of whiteflies and aphids at all developmental stages. The product can be used in crops such as wheat, potato, apple tree, sour cherry, cabbage, pea and many others. The product is safe for beneficial insects. 

Advantages of using Afinto :

- exhibits systemic and translaminar action,

- acts quickly - first effects visible already 2 hours after application,

- protects crops for a long time - up to 28 days after treatment,

- characterised by wash-off resistance from 3 hours after treatment,

- safe for beneficial insects,

- can be used in a wide temperature range,

- convenient form of granules for preparing a water suspension. 

AFINTO ACTIVE SUBSTANCE CONTENT:

flonicamid (a compound from the carboxamide group) - 500 g/kg (50%) 

AFINTO SCOPE OF USE, TIMING AND DOSES:

The product is intended for use with self-propelled or tractor-mounted field or orchard sprayers.

How to use Afinto :

Winter wheat

Cereal aphids

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha.

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-500 l/ha

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Potato

Potato aphids

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.16 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-500 l/ha.

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Apple tree

Aphids feeding on apple tree

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.

Water volume depends on tree size and equipment used.

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Sour cherry

Aphids (including sweet cherry aphid)

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence from the stage of fully developed first leaves (BBCH 11/12) until pest appearance in spring (April-June) or until the beginning of fruit development stage (BBCH 71) observing a pre-harvest interval of 21 days.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha

Adjust water volume to tree size and equipment used.

Recommended spraying: medium droplet

White cabbage, red cabbage.

Aphids (including cabbage aphid),

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence from the stage of two/three developed leaves to the stage of head reaching 20-50% of typical size (BBCH 12/13-42/45).

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2 (including small area applications).

Interval between treatments: 14-21 days

Recommended water volume: 200-300 l/ha.

Recommended medium droplet spraying

Green shelled pea

Aphids (including pea aphid).

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, in spring after pest occurrence from the stage of sixth true leaf (from BBCH 16) to the beginning of pod development stage (BBCH 71) observing the pre-harvest interval.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 1

Recommended water volume: 200-400 l/ha

Recommended medium droplet spraying

 

USE OF THE PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCT IN CROPS AND SMALL-AREA APPLICATIONS

The user alone is responsible for the effectiveness and phytotoxicity of the plant protection product used in small-area crops.

Spring rye

Cereal aphids

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence from the stage of fully developed flag leaf to late milk grain maturity (BBCH 39-77).

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 1

Recommended water volume: 200-500 l/ha

Recommended medium droplet spraying

Pear tree

Apple green aphid, pear aphid.

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Application timing: Use according to monitoring after pest occurrence, from the stage of first developed leaf to the moment when the fruit formed after flowering reaches 10 mm in size (BBCH 11-71). Usually applied from flower bud swelling to the moment when the fruit formed after flowering reaches 10 mm.

Recommended water volume: 200 - 1000 l/ha.

Recommended spraying: medium droplet.

Plum tree

Plum cane aphid, plum mealy aphid, plum hop aphid.

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Application timing: Use according to monitoring after pest occurrence, from the stage of first developed leaf to the moment when the fruit formed after flowering reaches 10 mm in size (BBCH 11-71). Usually applied from flower bud swelling to the moment when the fruit formed after flowering reaches 10 mm.

Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.

Recommended spraying: medium droplet.

Apricot

Aphids

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence from the stage of first developed leaf (BBCH 11/12) to pest appearance in spring (April-June) or until the beginning of fruit development stage (BBCH 71) observing a pre-harvest interval of 21 days.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha

Adjust water volume to tree size and equipment used.

Recommended spraying: medium droplet

Brussels sprouts

Aphids (including cabbage aphid), whiteflies.

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence from the stage of two/three developed leaves to the stage of first branching when Brussels sprout head reaches 20-50% of typical diameter (BBCH 12/13-42/45).

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2

Interval between treatments: 14-21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-300 l/ha

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

White cabbage, red cabbage.

Whiteflies

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence from the stage of two/three developed leaves to the stage of head reaching 20-50% of typical size (BBCH 12/13-42/45).

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2 (including applications mentioned earlier).

Interval between treatments: 14-21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-300 l/ha

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Chinese aster, chrysanthemum (daisy), rose, beech and spruce nurseries

Aphids

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha.

Application timing: Use according to monitoring, after pest occurrence.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-500 l/ha.

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Tobacco

Peach-potato aphid

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha.

Application timing: Use according to monitoring after pest occurrence until the inflorescence appearance stage (BBCH up to 50).

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 500 – 1000 l/ha.

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Hop

Plum hop aphid

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.18 kg/ha.

Application timing: Use according to monitoring after pest occurrence from the beginning of shoot growth (elongation) to the stage of cone development completion (BBCH 31 - 79).

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 1800 – 4000 l/ha.

Recommended medium droplet spraying.

Seedlings and saplings of coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs - forest nurseries, afforestation, forest regeneration.

Poplar woolly aphid, oak honeydew aphid, larch honeydew aphid, birch aphid, pine aphid, spruce-larch aphid

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 2.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-500 l/ha.

Recommended spraying: medium droplet.

The product is intended for use with field, orchard and backpack sprayers.

Forest trees - seed plantations.

Bark beetle, long-haired honeydew aphid, pine honeydew aphid, green spruce aphid, spruce-larch aphid, green spruce aphid, oak leaf miner

Maximum/recommended dose for single application: 0.14 kg/ha.

Maximum number of treatments per growing season: 3.

Interval between treatments: at least 21 days.

Recommended water volume: 200-1000 l/ha.

Recommended spraying: medium droplet.

The product is intended for use with orchard sprayers or high tree sprayers type ODW1. 

Afinto pre-harvest interval:

Winter wheat, spring rye – 28 days.

Potato – 14 days.

Apples, pears, plums, hop – 21 days.

Apricot, sour cherry – 21 days.

Head cabbage, Brussels sprouts – 14 days.

Green shelled pea – 14 days.

Tobacco – 7 days.

Chinese aster, chrysanthemum (daisy), rose, beech, spruce, forest nurseries, afforestation and forest regeneration,

forest tree seed plantations - not applicable.