| Substance | Content |
| Bacillus thuringiensis,
Beauveria bassiana, Metarhisium anisopliae, Streptomyces avermitilis. |
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| Total number of spores and vegetative cells at the end of the shelf life, not less than | 1 * 109 CFU/ml |
Gwardofit contains cells and spores of entomopathogenic microorganisms and their metabolites – protein endotoxins, thermostable exotoxins, and enzymes that dissolve the chitinous cover of insects.
Bacillus thuringiensis forms endospores and acts as a producer of protein endotoxins and a thermostable exotoxin. When ingested by an insect, the protein crystal protoxin dissolves in the alkaline environment of the intestinal juice (pH 9.5 – 10.5). The dissolved protoxins are activated by proteolytic trypsin and chymotrypsin-like enzymes of the insect’s intestine to “true toxins,” which bind to an affinity protein on the surface of the apical membranes of the epithelial cells of the insect’s intestine. The binding of protoxins with the receptors in the insect’s gut blocks nutrient absorption by the intestine.
After the destruction of the intestinal epithelium, bacterial cells Bacillus thuringiensis enter the hemolymph, where they actively reproduce, causing the death of the insect and infecting others.
Fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae are soil entomopathogens. Soil pests are infected by contact. Upon contact with a spore or hypha of the fungus, infection occurs. The spore enters the trachea through spiracles and germinates. After 3 – 7 days, poisoning and decomposition of the insect occur due to toxins and enzymes from the fungi.
Streptomyces avermitilis produces avermectins, including avermectins A and B. These substances enter insects via diffusion and cause paralysis. The effect is irreversible, causing the insect to die from starvation.
Absolutely safe for all warm-blooded animals.
Works in soil.
Affects larvae and imagos. Destroys wireworms, western corn rootworm (diabrotica), mole cricket, all lepidopterans.
Affects all insects with different types of mouthparts (chewing, sucking, piercing-sucking)
Works in autumn-winter period at low temperatures (down to 0°C) when applied to soil.
| Culture | Application to soil
Rate, l/ha |
| Cereal grains | 5 – 7 |
| Rapeseed | |
| Corn | |
| Sunflower | |
| Soybean (legumes) | |
| Potato | |
| Vegetables | |
| Sugar beet | |
| Orchards, berry fields, vineyards | 6 – 7 |
Application before primary soil cultivation in autumn.
Before pre-sowing cultivation or during the sowing of winter crops.
Procedure for preparing the working solution:
1. Fill the tank halfway with water, add micronutrients and mix.
3. Add water to fill 3/4 of the tank, add GWARDOFIT, and mix for another 10 minutes.
We recommend adding NMC-D or Destern to the tank mix with GWARDOFIT.
Storage is carried out in stacks, on pallets, and shelves at a distance of at least one meter from closed heat sources, at a temperature from +3 °C to +12 °C and relative air humidity not exceeding 70%.
Shelf life: 12 months from the date of manufacture at a temperature from +3°C to +12°C in undamaged packaging.
