How to Tell Real from Fake When Buying Pesticides? Learn to Avoid Common Mistakes
The Pesticide Management Regulations took effect on August 1, and business management of pesticides is now stricter, but many farmer friends still fall for fake pesticides. Sometimes even genuine pesticides fail to achieve the ideal effect because of falling into common mistakes. So, when buying pesticides, how should you identify real from fake pesticides? And when using pesticides, how should you avoid falling into common mistakes? Take a look at the information we have compiled for you.
1. Methods for identifying fake and inferior pesticides:
(1) Identify by the label: check whether the main contents of the label are compliant.
(2) Identify by the packaging: check whether the packaging, trademark, product instructions, factory inspection certificate, etc. comply with the relevant national regulations on pesticide packaging.
(3) Identify by certain appearance features: different pesticides have different features, and can be identified by shape and color.
(4) Check against the pesticide registration certificate or the "Pesticide Registration Announcement", or log on to the China Pesticide Information Network.
2. Eight common mistakes:
(1) When buying pesticides, price comes first: buy whichever is cheaper, and rarely look at quality.
(2) A certain pesticide used last year worked pretty well, so you insist on using it again this year, and plan to use it next year too. In fact, the pests and diseases have already developed resistance to it, and the more you use it, the less effective it becomes.
(3) Following on from point 2: the less effective it becomes, the more you start increasing the dose. Originally one bottle of pesticide covered one mu of land; now one bottle is sprayed over half a mu. Not only does the cost increase, it also pollutes the land and the environment.
(4) The promotion looks impressive, with meals and gifts, and you do not know how good the pesticide quality is, but you buy it anyway since the free gifts are plentiful.
(5) At the pesticide shop, you first ask the owner whether there is a fast-acting product, regardless of price. After use, the effect is indeed quick at the time, but little do you know that the rebound is severe. Not only is money spent, but time and effort are wasted too.
(6) You are reluctant to throw away leftover pesticide and keep it for next time. Never mind the issue of efficacy (the efficacy will definitely be affected): first, it takes extra effort, and second, stored in a corner, it can also pose a danger to people's safety.
(7) To save trouble, you mix everything together no matter what it is: insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, foliar fertilizers, whatever it is, just spray it. In fact, this is exactly how pesticide damage occurs.
(8) You buy whatever pesticide others buy, knowing only that it treats disease. But what others are treating is one disease, while what your field has may be another. Following the crowd not only wastes money, but in the end you still have to spray again.
These 8 common mistakes, I believe many friends have encountered, and from now on you should be careful to avoid them. There are many types of plant pests and diseases, so you still need to choose pesticides suited to your crop's condition to get twice the result with half the effort. Wouldn't you agree? In addition, a reminder to farmer friends: according to the "Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Registration", pesticides produced, operated and used within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall obtain pesticide registration. Pesticides that have not obtained a pesticide registration certificate in accordance with the law shall be treated as fake pesticides. The setting of active ingredient content and formulation of pesticides shall conform to the principles of improving quality, protecting the environment and promoting sustainable agricultural development. The Ministry of Agriculture shall, based on the toxicity and hazard of pesticide adjuvants, promptly publish and adjust the list and limits of prohibited and restricted adjuvants. At the same time,. Any unit or individual that discovers illegal pesticide production activities has the right to report them to the agriculture competent department. The agriculture competent department accepting the report shall promptly verify and handle it and keep the reporter confidential. If the report is verified as true, a reward shall be given.