Provanto® Smart Bug Killer (1 Litre)

Smart Bug Killer - Description

• Provanto® Smart Bug Killer
• Smart Bug Killer is a Revolutionary Insecticide
• Suitable For Use on Ornaments & Edible Crops
• Kills a Wide Range of Common Garden Pests
• Controls:
  • Aphids
  • Whitefly
  • Leaf Hoppers
  • Caterpillars
  • Scale Insects
• Kills Most Sucking & Chewing Insects
• Volume: 1 Litre
• RTU - Ready To Use (No Dilution Required)
• Visible Results in 24 Hours
• Works it's Way Through Plants & Kills Pests That Attack or Eat it
• Native Active Ingredient: Thiacloprid

Smart Bug Killer - Plant Protection Directive

• For amateur use
• This means it can be used by gardeners & no certification is required
• PCS: 04307
• Please read MSDS sheet provided with this product

Smart Bug Killer - Uses

• Use on edible & non edible plants
• Use on flowering plants, herbs & vegetables
• Suitable For Plants Like...
  • Almond, Apple, Aubergine, Bilberry, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Brassicas
  • Cherry, Chesnut, Courgette, Cranberry, Cucumber, Gooseberry, Hazelnut, Herbs
  • Hybrid Berries, Lettuce, Mirabelle, Pear, Pepper, Plum, Raspberry, Redcurrant
  • Strawberry, Tomato, Walnut, Whiteberry & more
• Use in greenhouse & polytunnels

Smart Bug Killer - Advantages

• Provides pest control for up to 8 weeks
• Can control of a wide range of pests
• Fast acting, long lasting pest control & plant protection
• Visible results in 24 hours
• Can be used on edible & ornamental crops

Smart Bug Killer - How to use

• Stay vigilant & spray bug killer on at the first sign of infestation
• If required, apply again
  • Ornamentals: 10-14 days later
  • Food Crops: 14 days later
  • Cherry & Mirabelle: 21 days later
• Herbs, lettuce & leafy brassicas: One application is sufficient
• Apply when plants are actively growing
• Apply in early morning or evening
• Avoid application in bright sunlight or when plants are dry at the roots
• Can cause temporary colorsis in bedding plants

Smart Bug Killer - Disadvantages

• Pesticide resistance in glasshouse whitefly & some aphids is widespread
• Where resistant pests are present, bug killer is unlikely to give control

Smart Bug Killer - Harm to Bees

• There are two varying arguments here
• Provanto stand by their product & argue that it is safe & not toxic to bees
• While Friends of the Earth claim that the active ingredient Thiacloprid can harm bees
• Thiacloprid is said to disorientate bees
• In high doses it can kill bees
• The Garden Shop View: The BUND tests were done at very high doses, far higher than what is found in Provado Ultimate Bug Killer
  • If applied late in the day or early in the morning then this product will have little impact of bees