PT Ultracide Pressurized Flea Insecticide - Questions & Answers

We are unsure of your question. Ultracide is a very effective flea control aerosol that provides immediate kill of adult fleas and prevents formation of new adults from eggs or larvae. You want to reapply every 14 days.

The IGR in the Ultracide is supposed to last for 7 months, however the adulticide you need to respray every 14 days as this is the rough hatching cycle for any that havent already come out from your daily vacuuming. This provides an extra knock down of any remaining adults and newly hatched fleas. On average, most homeowners who do a proper treatment, vacuum daily, and treat their pet and outdoor areas where the fleas originated will be rid of the fleas indoors by the 2nd spraying. For most products, the treatment and residual control is different when you are spraying "just in case" some get in, or if you are actually dealing with an active infestation.

If you mop the floors or steam clean the carpets where Ultracide has been applied you will be effectively removing any residual control you would have gotten from the application. You should mop and steam clean prior to the application and you can mop and steam clean two weeks after the application.

Ultracide is not labeled for Carpet Beetles or their larvae and definitely not for use inside kitchen cabinets. Carpet beetles will be around the edges of carpet and fabric like wool rugs or clothing, not in cabinets. If you are experiencing beetles in your cabinets you may have a type of grain beetle. Please try to get a sample on a glue board or tape and take it to a local pest control company or your local Cooperative Extension office to get a proper identification so that we can give you the best information for your treatment needs.

The Ultracide can be used in all fabric areas of the car and cracks and crevices, just like you would use it in the home for flea control. Floorboards, seats, cushions, and floor mats are all places you can spray the product. You need to vacuum the car thoroughly everyday just like you would the home as well to help expose any dormant eggs to the product you put down. Spray Ultracide every 14 days and let dry completely before re-entering the car. If you are only feeling the fleas, and not seeing them still, you need to put down glue boards to try and get a sample of the pest in your car to make sure you are treating for the right insect. You can take a sample to your local Cooperative Extension to have it identified by the Entomologist on staff.

Most insecticides have a shelf life of about 3-5 years is stored properly in a temperature stable environment out of direct sunlight. Most manufactures will only have the date the item was actually made imprinted on the can/bottle. Each placement is going to vary by manufacturer and many times can be in a coded form.

Are you still seeing the fleas or are you just feeling bites at this point?

Please note that Ultracide is not labeled to control carpet beetles. When used as directed on the product label the product is being sprayed straight down on the floor or furniture that needs to sprayed and removing everything from the room is not necessary. The clothes in the dresser and closet should not be contacted by the spray as long as the drawers and door stay closed. All items should be removed from the floor so a thorough treatment can be achieved. When treating upholstered furniture, treat under cushions and areas where insect development occurs.

The insect growth regulator in Ultracide lasts for up to 7 months. This is the ingredient that will stop reproduction of fleas. The other two ingredients are insecticides and they will only kill for about 2 weeks. Vacuums can physically remove a decent percentage of flea eggs that are in the carpet, along with much of the organic crud that the flea larvae feed on. A critical part of the diet of the larva is dried blood, present there as fecal material from the fleas that are on the pets. Wherever the pets spend time they will shed the fecal matter and the eggs, so it is extremely important that you focus on these potential hot spots where the pets sleep. A vacuum also will remove a small percentage of larvae, but the larva is pretty tenacious, and will wrap around the carpet fibers down there at the base of the pile, and hold on for dear life as the vacuum passes by. The pupa is even tougher to physically remove, for it uses fibers as part of its "cocoon". But, the vacuum will stimulate the flea adults still in their pupa form to quickly emerge as the adult, and at this point perhaps be sucked up in the vacuum. Even if they are not removed by the vacuum, at least they now are exposed and susceptible to your treatment. After two weeks most infestations require that you do a second application of the Ultracide and continue with the vacuuming.

Ultracide does have a bit of an odor as do all aerosols though we have never had a complaint that the odor is very strong or that it lingers. As long as you follow the product label and stay out of treated area until it has dried the toxicity level is relatively low.

We cannot comment on the work that is done or will be done by a professional pest control company. Here is what we can tell you: Ultracide is not labeled for bedbugs so we would not recommend it for this type of application. Ultracide has a broad application nozzle which will not direct the product into cracks and crevices where bedbugs hide making it not ideal for bedbug applications. Also, the manufacturer has not tested Ultracide for bedbug applications so we have no idea if it will be effective for bedbugs. It will take multiple products to get rid of bedbugs (and also multiple applications of the products) but you must make sure the correct products are being used. Make sure only products that are labeled for bedbugs are being used and also make sure the products are being applied in areas where they are labeled to be applied (many products cannot be used on beds or furniture). Most of our customers and most professionals use the products that come in our bedbug kits, which is why we have put the kits together.

 

Bedbug treatment guide:

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-bed-bugs-c-39_95.html

Ultracide will work great on the concrete floors in your basement.

You should clean your carpets prior to using the Ultracide. You will indeed remove the residual properties of the Ultracide if you wash the carpets after you apply the product.

You can spray Ultracide on mattresses and most hardwood floors. You should test the Ultracide on a small inconspicuous area of your hardwood floors before spraying the entire floor as some finishes can get marred by insecticides.

Are you still actually seeing fleas or only feeling them? It can take 2-6 weeks of applying Ultracide to get rid of a flea infestation and if your pet is picking up fleas from outdoors and shedding them indoors it can take much longer to get rid of the infestation. It is necessary to do a follow up treatment after 14 days, this is industry standard.

Ultracide will work on any surface.  However, the most important part to any flea treatment is vacuuming.  Vacuuming does a couple things, but the most important of which is the suction helps bring eggs and hatched fleas to the surface of the carpet so it is more likely that they come in contact with the Ultracide.  When treating fleas, you should vacuum first, then treat.  Next, you should vacuum after you treat over the next few days, every day.  Vacuuming also stimulates the eggs to hatch.  Exactly 14 days after the first treatment, you should vacuum and treat again.  This method will usually take care of most flea issues.

While the active ingredients in Ultracide would most likely kill ticks this product is not labeled for ticks so we would not recommend it for tick applications. If you would like to use an aerosol product that does not require mixing and measuring you can use Precor 2000 Plus. Precor 2000 Plus Premise Spray is an insect growth regulator (IGR) and residual insecticide for controlling fleas and ticks indoors. For best results you should use a product such as Petcor that is labeled for use on your animals to prevent them from bringing ticks indoors in the future.

Using Conquer/Archer IGR concentrates together would be pretty similar to using the Ultracide Aerosol indoors. Many customers choose Ultracide instead of the concentrates because they do not have to purchase separate items and because no measuring or mixing is required.

It is completely normal to see fleas after the first treatment with Ultracide. You should continue thoroughly vacuuming your home every day for 14 days after the initial treatment. After 14 days you should do the follow up application of Ultracide that is required to break the infestation cycle. Any pets should be treated with a product that is labeled for use on animals.

What you are describing is very normal when dealing with flea infestations. You will need to vacuum and spray with Ultracide all of the carpet, paying special attention to the places the cats like to spend time resting. This initial spray application will help knockdown the jumping biting adults that are present at the time of the application. The daily followup vacuuming will help speed up the life cycle of the flea so that the pupae (immature fleas) will become exposed to the insecticide. You will need to do a second application to get any of the stragglers. You should expect to see fleas, usually smaller than the ones you were seeing before, for a couple of weeks after you start treating.