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Drione dust is a non-staining, odorless insecticide dust with pyrethrins that kills a wide variety of general household pests including bed bugs, ants, roaches, crickets, centipedes, spiders, beetles, ticks, fleas, mites, silverfish and more. Effective for up to 6 months if left undisturbed.
Commercial Use Only
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Bayer Environmental Science Professional is now Envu. Envu will continue to offer the same great insecticide, herbicide, and fungicide brands you depend on and trust – including Maxforce, Temprid FX, Suspend SC, Suspend Polyzone, Tempo SC Ultra, Celsius WG, Merit, and more. The packaging will slowly transition to Envu branding. |
Product Documents
| Active Ingredient | Piperonyl butoxide 10% Pyrethrins 1% Silica gel 40% |
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| Target pests |
Ants, Bees, Bedbugs, Boxelder bugs, Cadelles, Centipedes, Cheese mites, Cigarette beetles, Cockroaches, spiders, drywood termites, fleas, beetles, lice, pillbugs, scorpions, ticks, wasps, and others * See label for complete list |
| For use in |
In & Around Food Processing Plants, Warehouses, Bakeries, Beverage Plants, Restaurants, Supermarkets, Meat & Poultry Processing Plants, Hotels, Hospitals and Schools LIMITED to CRACK & CREVICE TREATMENT ONLY: Using a bulbous duster, apply a small amount of mater ial directly into cracks and crevices such as joints between construction or between equipment bases and the floor, wall voids, motor housings, junction boxes or switch boxes, conduits or hollow equipment legs |
| Application | * See label for complete application instructions |
| Formulation | Professional Product |
| NOT FOR SALE TO | AK |
| Shipping Weight | 1.17 lbs |
| Manufacturer | Envu (Formerly Bayer) (Mfg. Number: 4191241) |
| EPA Registration | 432-992 |
DESCRIPTION: Drione dust is a desiccant dust with a residual of over 6 months.
Drione dust is labeled for Ants, Bees, Bedbugs, Boxelder bugs, Cadelles, Centipedes, Cheese mites, Cigarette beetles, Cockroaches, American, Oriental, Confused flour beetles, Dark mealworms, Drugstore beetles, Drywood termites, Earwigs, Fleas, firebrats, Grain beetles, Grain mites, Granary weevils, Ground beetles, Lice, Millipedes, Pillbugs, Red flour beetles, Sawtoothed grain beetles, Scorpions, Silverfish, Sowbugs, Spiders, Ticks, Wasps, Drione dust may be used in non-food areas such as cracks and crevices in homes, office buildings, schools, warehouses, etc.
USE: Drione dust is best applied with a hand duster. Apply to cracks, crevices, wall voids, and underneath appliances. Do not apply in or around ventilation, vents, or HVAC units, or food areas.
Tips for using Drione dust:
Drione works!!
By None on 07/23/2008
I spoke with Mike about a horrible problem I had. BEDBUGS! We got them on our travels from another state. Mike realized right away that I had a problem and the product arrived FAST! I rid my whole house of this menace in less than 2 weeks. Drione Dust is awesome. I have recommended this site to everyone who hate bugs as much as I do. Unfortunately, I pitched my 1920's wooden sleigh bed before I found this site. Drione works and kills within 24 hours.
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82 of 84 people found this review helpful
Incredibly effective!
By Mark on 04/17/2007
Can't say enough good things about Drione Dust. It's been incredibly effective for me. I've cleaned out 3 or 4 yellow jacket nests with it. They were all within walls and cracks, so injecting it into the cracks at night was all it took -- just one application. I've also taken down large spiders with it, and just recently knocked out a nest of carpenter ants. I don't know how it works, but I don't care. Highly suggest purchasing the applicator/injector. Much easier to aim the stuff.
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69 of 71 people found this review helpful
Excellent
By Tina on 08/14/2010
I live in an apartment and the management decided it was time to get the bed bugs treated. We were told the exterminators would come once a week for 3 weeks and after that we should have no more issues with bed bugs. After almost three weeks, we still saw no difference and were suffering from sleepless nights. A friend suggested Drione dust and I decided to give it a try since i was very disappointed with the on-going treatment. Drione dust proved to be magic and with just one treatment that I left on for 42 hours, I am happy to say 'Adios bed-bugs'. I strongly recommend this product for all those folks suffering. You'll need the Bellow hand duster with it as well.
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58 of 61 people found this review helpful
Works great
By Kc on 07/28/2006
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I had a huge problem with boring bees (had already killed 27 with a squash racket). I applied the drione dust to one of the many holes in my log house and then I started finding dead boring bees around my house. Now after 2 months I have yet to see any new holes or bees. Thank You
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57 of 57 people found this review helpful
Great stuff!
By Donna on 08/21/2006
This is the second time we have a had a hornets nest in the last two years. The first time we paid a "pro" to come and do the job for us, who had to come back a second time to reapply. This time we tackled the problem ourselves (along with DMOPC) and there was not a single hornet coming in or out the next morning, thanks to Drione Dust. Great great stuff at 1/2 the cost. Thanks!!
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Area or places in the bedroom such as mattress.
Drione Dust is only a commercial product. Per product label: Take bed apart. Dust into joints and channels. If hollow, such as square or round tubing, see that the interior of framework is well dusted. Mattresses should be dusted, especially tufts, folds, and edges. Picture frame moldings and all cracks and crevices in the room should be treated. Dusting around other places: For applications in non-food areas, apply a continuous visible film where insects hide: Underneath and behind stairs, refrigerators and appliances and on, around, and behind moldings, shelving, baseboards, pipe openings, cracks and crevices.
Drione Dust is not labeled for house flies. Here is our guide on house flies, for more useful information on eradicating this pest.
Drione Dust is a very safe product and also very effective. Like any product. you need to make sure you apply it as directed and read all instructions for it to work properly on insects and be safe for your family. Drione Dust is meant to be applied in cracks and crevices, underneath appliances and inside wall voids. If you apply it correctly and in these types of areas, it will not be accessible for your pets and children to come in contact with but it will be in the places that bugs like to hide. You do not have to remove the pets and children while you are treating, but it would be a good idea to have them in a different room while you are applying the dust. After 30 minutes have passed after you have applied the product, it is perfectly safe for them to be back in the room that you treated.
Yes, Drione Dust is labeled for wasps.
I know that Drione dust can kill roaches, as I have used it before for roaches. But I have heard it somewhere that Drione is a repellent, which is not advised to use against roaches, particularly German. Is this true?
Drione Dust will not repel roaches or other insects when applied as directed. Dust is one of many tools you can use to help control a roach infestation. However, if applied too heavily, then insects may avoid the treated areas. What an insecticide dust like Drione Dust will not do is spread from one roach to another, like you would get from a roach bait gel or a non-repellent spray such as Phantom II Aerosol.
We have more tips on controlling this pest in our guide How to Get Rid of Roaches.
Drione Dust should not be stored in a vehicle for long periods of time. You should keep the lid on at all times and keep it away from moisture and high temperatures (below 90) preferably in a cool dry place.
If you are looking to get behind shutters and deck boards and plan to use the Drione Dust, then you want to go with the B&G M1150 Bulb Duster. Though dusts work best in cracks and crevices, holes where you see insects coming and going etc and not in areas where there is not a surface for it to settle on. Typically spraying around and behind shutters where you can reach would be best for most pests. Cyzmic CS is a great option to use. We also have a great general pest prevention guide that can help in the long run as well.
Drione Dust is not labeled to control cluster flies, if you are looking for a dust that will treat both you can use EcoVia WD.
Please take a few minutes to read over our article on How to Prevent Cluster Flies and How to Keep Stink Bugs Away.
Drione Dust could be used in cracks and crevices as part of a roach control program, but it should not be used alone. For more information on a successful treatment program, please review our treatment article on How to Get Rid of Roaches
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I am looking for treatment for bed bugs.
Drione Dust should not be mixed with water. It is labeled to apply to voided areas and those areas you cannot spray a liquid solution. We recommend that you treat with one of our Bedbug Kits. Please find detailed information on treating for this insect in our How to Get Rid of Bedbugs Article.
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I have a neighbor who had an exterminator spray a few honey bee nest in her barn with Drione dust about 7-9 months ago. The bees are still active. I am considering going remove the bees and put them in hives. Do I need to destroy all honey and comb as I remove the bees?
We cannot recommend that honey be collected and consumed from a bee hive where Drione Dust was used since this product is not labeled for use on any kind of edible plants, animals, or animal products.
Many Carpet Beetles in my home.
Drione Dust is not labeled for carpet beetles. For indoor carpet beetle control you may want to consider a product such as Nyguard Plus. This product contains an insecticide to kill the roaming adults and an insect growth regulator to stop the harder to kill immature beetles from reaching a reproductive state which in turn will break the cycle of infestation. As an added bonus this product also contains a deodorizer for carpet applications. Please take a few minutes to read our How to Control Carpet Beetles article for an in depth explanation of how to control this pest.
Drione Dust can be applied near vents but not directly into them. It will not affect mice. You can find our mouse control products here.
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Drione Dust does not treat for yellow jackets. As an alternative use Tempo 1% dust.
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It use to work well as a fine dust before it was in short supply. Now since we restocked it, its consistency is more like sand and doesn't puff well into voids. It even sounds gritty when used with a metal extension. What's the deal?
The formulation of Drione Dust has not changed. There was a pyrethrins shortage several years ago which caused Drione Dust to be hard to find for some time, but there have not been any stocking issues for awhile. It is important to store Drione Dust in a dry area with low humidity and to keep the top securely closed. If the dust gets damp or is stored in a humid area, then the dust could clump up and be more difficult to apply. If you have purchased from us and believe there is an issue with product you received, please contact us and have the manufacturer's lot stamp handy for us to reference.
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Drione Dust
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