We would recommend waiting at least 30 days between applications of Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate and other insecticides.
For active bed bug infestations, repeat applications are required using a combination of products at 7 day intervals until you can go 30 days without seeing any signs of bed bugs. The combination of products is recommended to treat the various tiny cracks and crevices where bed bugs hide and harbor.
Please take a moment to review our Bed Bug Treatment Guide and Bed Bug Kits for the best combination of products for a successful treatment.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate kills within 5 minutes of contact and leaves a 30 day residual. This cannot be used on clothing. If treating for heavy infestation or active bed bugs, it is recommended for best results to use a combination of products to effectively treat all the areas where bed bugs hide.
Bed bugs require repeat treatments every 7-10 days until you can go 30 days without seeing any signs of bed bugs or without anyone getting bit.
Please view the Pyrethroid Resistant Bed Bug Kit that contains Crossfire, Cimexa Dust and Bedlam Aerosol.
View our Bed Bug Treatment Guide for step by step instructions on a successful treatment program.
Yes, Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate Product Label can be used as a crack and crevice, carpet perimeter or direct spray application inside modes of transportation as well as hotels, shelters, restaurants, schools, nursing homes, warehouses, offices, apartments, motels, kennels and hospitals per the product label. Apply as a pinestream, coarse spray or low pressure spray to the edges, floorboards, under floor coverings, etc where bed bugs and their eggs may hide or harbor. This product can also be applied with a paintbursh to hard surfaces such as walls, baseboards, floorboards, behind wall hangings and other similar areas. In a vehicle, the paintbrush application method could be used to treat the floorboards, seat slider tracks, foot console areas, etc.
Be sure to air the car out several hours and give plenty of time to dry before resuming normal use.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is only labeled for bedbugs and bedbug eggs.
We suggest contacting your local sanitation department for instructions on how to dispose of insecticides.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is mixed at 13 oz per gallon of water. Any mixture should be used within 24 hrs of mixing.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is not labeled for carpet beetles. We would recommend our Carpet Beetle Control Kit and the How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles Treatment Guide for more information.
No, Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate cannot be used in any type of fogging equipment. Per the product label, This product is mixed with water and should be applied using a hand pump sprayer. Crossfire is mixed at 13 fl. oz. in 115 oz. of water to produce exactly 1 finished gallon to treat 1,000 sq. ft.
We have no way to guarantee one treatment will elminate bedbugs because the the life cycle of the insect and how they hide their eggs. It is important to treat every 7-10 days until you do not have any new bites or new signs of live bedbugs for at least 30 days. Please read our How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Treatment Guide to learn how to implement a successful control program:
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is safe to use in a home with pets as long as you follow the product label instructions. Pets and kids should be kept out of the area during the application and not allowed to reenter unitl the application has dried completely.
Bed bugs can take months to fully eradicate and will require repeat applications every 7-14 days for best results. We recommend using a contact kill aerosol with residual such as Bedlam Plus Aerosol and Cimexa Dust in addition to Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate for a full treatment program. Retreatments should continue unitl you can go 30 days without seeing any signs of bed bugs.
Please take a moment to review our How to Treat for Bed Bugs Guide for more step by step instructions.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is NOT meant to be sprayed everyday. Please follow application rate instructions and do not go over application amount. Please see info below for bed bug assistance. Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is a great product that can effectively assist with bed bug removal. Effectiveness is based on infestation and if product was appropriately applied per label instructions
**If bedbugs have been found in the home you will want to follow our detailed bedbug guide which will take you through each step necessary to completely eliminate the population. As you go through the guide linked below you will see the non chemical steps (such as washing and drying clothes and linens) as well as chemical steps including where and how to use each product. Our Bed Bug kits are the best route to make sure you are using the best products on the market and without breaking the bank. Each kit is designed to treat a different size home or number of rooms, so you can choose the one best suited to the areas you have effected by the pest problem. The kits come with all the products need to do a complete treatment in all the places bed bugs can hide and enough product to complete roughly 4 repeat applications. Since every home and infestation is different you will want to do diligent and meticulous treatments with the products every 7-14 days until you can go 30 days in a row with no signs of live bed bugs and no new bites on the occupants of the home.
Bed Bug Guide- Click through the areas labeled as Identify, Inspect, Treat and Prevent
Bed Bug Kits
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate should be used within 24 hours of being diluted and prepared for application for optimal results, according to the product label. This is because the active ingredient will begin to break down, causing the solution to be less effective.
If you wish to use half of the 13 oz. bottle, or 6.5 oz. of product in your next application to yield only a half gallon of finished solution, you would also reduce the amount of water for dilution by half to 57.5 oz., which would treat 500 sq. ft..
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate can be applied and dried to listed areas on the label including baseboards prior to applications of Cimexa if dispersing underneath baseboards/carpet edges, etc. Here is a great article (including videos) with additional information on a successful program.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate is a fantastic product for bedbugs and will absolutely die once crossing a treated surface. The reason you cannot use just a spray as a stand alone treatment for bedbugs is because they hide in other areas that cannot be sprayed or best treated with a liquid application. Repeat treatments are also key to being successful in eliminating them which is why so many customers fail to get rid of them quickly when not doing correct follow up applications. The Cimexa is used in areas you cannot spray, so behind pictures hanging on walls, under lamps, and in electrical outlet and wall void areas. If you feel you need to apply some dust in some areas you treated with Crossfire, you can do so, but the application should be extremely light. Nothing should be covering anything, just a light dusting barely on the surface enough to treat it. In general Cimexa when used for bedbugs is applied to crevices, not open surfaces you would have sprayed the Crossfire on anyway. You can read over our guide to go through the step by steps treatments and see what needs to be done to make sure you are eliminating all of them.
Due to the small cracks and crevices bed bugs harbor in while digesting their blood meal, repeat applications will be needed every 30 days using Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate. Bed bugs can take months to fully eradicate. We recommend retreating every 30 days with Crossfire, Bedlam Plus, and Cimexa dust. You will want to continue treating until you can go 30 days without seeing any signs of bed bugs. Please take a moment to review our How to Treat for Bed Bugs Guide. ?
It should not be applied to the entire surface of the floor in order to the effective as this pest hides in cracks and crevices etc. If it is discoloring the floor, you should clean up the solution and do not reapply on that surface.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate can be applied to furniture including couches. We recommend applying/testing a small inconspicuous area first to check for staining. You want to make sure it has dried completely before resuming regular activity.
Crossfire Bed Bug Concentrate can be applied safely in a home where children and pets are present. You want to make sure that when you are applying the product, children and pets are not in the area. Once the product has dried completely, it is safe to resume normal activity. Please take a moment to review the product label for application instructions.
Crossfire is only labeled for bed bugs. If you are looking for something to kill roaches, please take a look at our Roach Control Kit A. Each of the products in the kit will be needed to eliminate a roach infestation.
