Phantom Termiticide/Insecticide is a great product and it will work to control most types of ants. It should be applied around baseboards, door frames, window frames and places where utilities (cables, pipes and wires) enter through the wall as these are the most likely places for the ants to enter/exit. Phantom is a non-repellent insecticide that has a delayed reaction which allows ants time to get back to the colony and spread the product. In essence, the ants will not be able to tell that the product is in place and they will pick it up on the fine hairs all over their body and inadvertently carry it back to the colony where it will knock out the entire colony. Taurus SC Termiticide would be a great choice when spraying for ants around the perimeter of your home. It is a non-repellent insecticide as well. It also has a delayed reaction time and a transfer effect which allows the ants time to get back to the colony and spread it around before they succumb to the effects of the product. These are professional grade products and we are not aware of where you would be able to purchase them locally.
Phantom Termiticide/Insecticide has a shelf life of only 3-5 years if kept out of extreme temperatures and direct sunlight. We could not say that a 7 year old bottle would still be effective.
We would recommend one of our roach control kits. You can see the kits by clicking on the link here.
We also have a great article for eliminating them here.
We would not recommend spraying Phantom Termiticide Insecticide around or near your kitchen sink. You should use it along baseboards and in cracks and crevices such as under or behind cabinets. Once the product has dried, it will not reactivate. Avoid mopping the areas treated with the product so the effectiveness is not reduced.
You do not need to leave your home after an application of Phantom when used as directed on the product label. It is only advised that people and pets be out of the treatment area until the product dries.
Both Phantom and CrossFire are labeled for bed bugs and either would be a good choice to use. Crossfire is specifically labeled just for bed bugs, while Phantom is labeled for other pests as well. For more information on eliminating a bed bug infestation, see our step-by-step guide on how to get rid of bed bugs.
Phantom is mixed at the rate of 3 oz. per gallon of water.
Phantom and Gentrol are not labeled for fleas. You can find our indoor flea control products here.
No, Phantom Termiticide Insecticide cannot be used as a general surface spray under crawlspaces or around the foundation. It is limited in its use to termite applications in the soil under the crawl space around the foundation and piers, or used around windows, doors, and areas pipes/wires enter the home on the outside of the structure to prevent insects at those potential entry sites. It cannot be used around the perimeter foundation as a general spray. A more appropriate product for this purpose would be Temprid FX.
Phantom Termiticide/Insecticide can leave a residual for up to 90 days to interior cracks and crevices.
When using Phantom Termiticide Insecticide mattress treatments must be confined to the seams, folds, and edges only. Remove linens and wash before reuse. Please take a moment to look over our guide on How to Get Rid of Bedbugs.
The manufacturer recommends using any insecticide solution within 24 hours of mixing. Any time longer than that, can cause the Phantom Termiticide Insecticide to separate and lose it's effectiveness.
It would be best to wait at least 21 days before applying another insecticide after using Phantom Termiticide Insecticide. We don't recommend applying to insecticides on top of each other. You can rotate safely every 21 days.
It is highly recommended to add an Insect Growth Regulator to your treatment plan while treating for roaches. You may mix an IGR in with the Phantom Termiticide Insecticide to spray them together as long as you are following the instructions on the product labels. Please take a moment to review our How to Get Rid of Roaches Guide for more information and helpful tips on eradicating this pest.
Phantom is labeled for bed bugs and should be used along baseboards, cracks and crevices, and nesting areas within the room every 30 days if needed. DO NOT make surface applications to mattresses. Mattress treatments must be confined to the seams,folds and edges only. Remove linens and wash beforereuse. Allow to dry before remaking bed.
Phantom Insecticide is a fantastic product when you need a delayed kill action from an insecticide. It allows the product to transfer from one bug to the next just from touch and grooming/food sharing habits to eliminate the colony at its source. With roaches, an IGR like Gentrolis important no matter what insecticide is being used as you need to stop the current population from being able to continue to grow in number and lay more eggs. When using a delayed kill product like Phantom, its even more crucial to use the IGR as they will have a longer time to live after crossing the insecticide barrier than they would with other insecticides, which means more time to progress in their life cycle and drop egg sacs. Phantom is used at the rate of 3 oz in 1 gallon of water, and you can mix 1 oz of Gentrol IGR Concentrate into the same gallon of solution. Anything you mix up should be used within 24-48 hours at most.
Phantom Termiticide Insecticide is limited for indoor applications to crack and crevice or spot treatments only, using coarse low pressure specified to areas where labeled pests normally inhabit or are likely to infest. This product should not be applied near any type of food, or directly to food packaging or surfaces where food may come into contact with. Please refer to the product label for complete application instructions, and use as directed.
Phantom Termiticide Insecticide is extremely limited on where it can be used outside a structure, so window and door frame areas as you sprayed before would be the main treatment zones it is allowed to be used. Spraying the wood deck itself is not actually going to solve or help the springtail problem, as the nest is coming from below the soil around the home somewhere. The source needs to try to be found, or steps taken (if they aren't already) to reduce as much moisture around the home as possible. Springtails need excess moisture to thrive, so anything holding it to the soil such as mulch, pinestraw, rock, or concrete patios are areas they could be coming from. Many customers will take a termite treatment approach to rod or trench along the foundation or concrete areas in the soil and saturate it so the insecticide gets deeper in the ground where they are traveling. The Bifen LP granules and spray are some of the go to choices for springtails, and any that land on the treated surface will die from the chemical.
Phantom Termiticide Insecticide is labeled for bed bugs at the mix rate of 3 fl oz per gallon of water. Applications are limited to spot or crack and crevice sprays directly to breeding areas, nesting sites, hiding places , etc where bed bugs are seen. While Phantom Insecticide is labeld for bed bugs, this product nor any product will eradicate and active infestation alone.
Bed Bugs require a combination of professtional grade products to effectly treat the cracks, crevices and harbor areas where bed bugs hide along with diligent and thorough repeat applications every 7-10 days until you can 30 days without seeing any signs of bed bugs or getting bit. The 2 most common mistakes we find with customers when doing their own bed bug treatments are not using the combination of professional grade products we recommend and consistency and diligence with their treatments.
Please view our Bed Bug Kits and Bed Bug Treatment Guide for more important information and step by step instructions on how to fully do your own bed bug treatment. These kits provide you with enough product for the initial treatment and 1-2 follow up treatments. Choose the kit based on how many bedrooms you have as you will need to treat ALL bedrooms/living areas for bed bugs.
Phantom Termiticide Insecticide will last for 90 days to interior cracks and crevices and 30 days to the exterior listed areas.
Phantom Termiticide Insecticide is mixed at the rate of 3 oz. per gallon of water and applied as a spot crack and crevice spray to areas along baseboards, around windows and doors, breeding sites, nesting areas, on the seams, tufts and folds of the mattress & box spring and other small cracks and crevices.
Do not apply Phantom Termiticide Insecticide more than once every 4 weeks and do not apply as a surface spray over areas such as mattresses, carpets, rugs, furniture, etc.
Please review our Bed But Treatment Guide and our Bed Bug Kits for more information on a complete bed bug treatment program.
