Demand CS is mixed at 6 to 24 ml per gallon of water. Demand CS should be applied every week during the treatment of bedbugs. It should not be the sole product used to treat bedbugs.
Please review our Bed Bug Treatment Guide and take a look at our Bed Bug Kits for a complete product program for active bed bugs.
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Demand CS Insecticide is considered a repellent because insects can detect it. This does not mean they are truly repelled from the area they can just choose to avoid it as they know something is there. They must contact the treated area to be effected by the product though. You will still see insects after application but as long as they contact the area long enough they will die, this could be within a few minutes, hours or up to 24 or more depending on a few factors such as type of insect, age/heatlh, how long they spent on the treated area and how long after application they contacted it.
We also have a great general pest prevention guide that can help and general spray video
As long as you keep pets/children out of the area while you treat and until the Demand CS application has had time to completely dry or settle it is safe for pets and people to return and resume normal activity typically after 4-6 hours when applied outside, about 1 hour inside
For information on how to properly dispose of pesticide solutions or liquids, please contact your State Pesticide or Environmental Control Agency, or the Hazardous Waste representative of the nearest EPA Regional Office for guidance as these regulations can vary.
Demand CS is not specifically labeled for Spotted Lantern Fly. Instead, you may use a product such as Bifen IT. Please be sure to review the Supplemental Label for Spotted Lantern Fly for more information and complete application instructions.
Demand CS should not be applied to any edible vegetation. Any treated edibles should be discarded.
Demand CS should be removed by just using soap and water. If this is not working and your dog continues to get sick we advise you contact the manufacturer Syngenta at 866-796-4368.
Onslaught Fast Cap would be a great alternative to rotate treatments with Demand CS.
There is such a small amount of the active ingredient in Demand CS that actually gets on the bugs before they die that it will not affect any animals that consume the dead bugs
Demand CS leaves a 90 day residual once the application has dreid for general pest control treatments.When mopping or cleaning area, this can remove any residual and retreatment would be necessary for best results.
When using Demand CS it can take minutes to hours to kill carpenter bees. The active ingredient needs time to work through the follicle of the insect to the central nervous system. You can spray surfaces they would land on to help prevent new holes, and treat inside existing holes for larvae with dusts like Delta Dust. You can also review the bet methods for treating carpenter bees in our Carpenter Bee Control Guide.
Demand CS should not be applied to entire kitchen or bathroom floors, so we are not completely sure what type of cleaning can be done to keep the product from leaving behind a residual after it has already dried. You can try cleaning the floors with warm soap and water but again, we cannot guarantee this will work. If you would like a clear answer, we recommend contacting the manufacturer, Syngenta at (1-866-796-4368).
Demand CS can be applied with the use of a "coarse, low-pressure spray," according to the product label. This would allow you to control the application so there is no runoff, pooling, dripping, etc. Most smaller volume sprayers will have up to about 40 PSI, so you usually would not use much more than that.
Mixing Demand CS with Mosquito Barrier would not be beneficial. You want the mosquitoes to land on the Demand and pick up what is there. If you were to mix the two, the Mosquito Barrier would act as a barrier and would prevent the insects from landing where you have sprayed the Demand CS. You can mix Archer IGR with Demand CS or with EcoVia EC or Essentria IC3. You could also mix a low rate of the EcoVia or Essentria with Demand CS for faster initial knockdown.
An insecticide such as Demand CS can be used to prevent infestations of bark beetles such as pine bark beetles, however usually this treatment is not effective once trees are already infested. You want to spray down the trunks of nearby trees to protect them from infestation. You may need to consult a local arborist if you are unsure whether the trees can be saved. You can usually trim and destroy infested branches, however keep in mind that this pest will usually infest trees that are already weak from some other existing issue (disease, drought, etc.).
Demand CS is not labeled for fungus gnats. Fungus gnats are present due to overwatering of the plants, so by allowing the soil to properly drain and dry completely, the fungus gnats will eventually die out. You may consider using a systemic insecticide such as Bonide Systemic Granules incorporated into the soil of containerized plants to target the fungus gnat larvae. You can also apply a residual insecticide spray such as Talstar P over the top of the soil of infested plants.
