Talstar P Professional Insecticide - Questions & Answers

Talstar P is our most popular product for control of zoysia mites. You will need to dilute 1 fl oz of Talstar P per gallon of water and apply the dilution over 1,000 sq ft.

Ground bees, also known as digger bees, can be very difficult to control no matter what product you use and they most likely will come back to your property year after year unless you do your part to alter your property to make it unfavorable to the bees. Ground bees prefer dry soils with thin grasses so irrigating the area frequently and correcting any issue that causes your grass to be thin will help deter the bees from nesting. In areas where you do not have grass, a layer of mulch will help deter the bees from nesting. Ground bees are solitary bees and are not very aggressive and are known to be a beneficial insect which is why you will not find any products specifically labeled for this type of bee. Talstar P can help provide some level of control but it will not get rid of all of the ground bees on your property. You should use Talstar P at a 1 oz of product to 1 gallon of water for a 1,000 sq ft area ratio. This will give you the fastest knockdown and the longest lasting residual. Talstar P does not offer an instant knockdown but will kill insects that come into contact with treated areas over a short period of time.

Our most popular general use product is called Talstar.  It is widely used by pest control companies because it is labeled for almost every insect you could have a problem with (including ants, roaches and silverfish) and you can use it outside the home as well as inside, it is odorless and very safe for use around children and pets.  It is a liquid concentrate that you mix with water in a one gallon hand pump sprayer.  It will last for 60 to 90 days outside in between treatments.  It is also labeled for lawn and ornamental use, and can be used on trees, plants, bushes and shrubs for all sorts of ornamental pests including Japanese beetles, mosquitoes, and other leaf eating pests.

For mounding ants in the yard you may also want to consider using a bit such as Extinguish Plus. The bait will kill both the workers and other ants in the colony and sterilize the queens so the mounds won't keep moving and popping up in other places. (by using just a topical spray such as Talstar, only the ants that contact the treated areas are killed but the other ants that remain in the colony usually just move and make a new mound).

The Talstar manufacturer recommends that you wait one year before planting edible plants in a treated area or that you remove and replace the soil for immediate planting.

Yes, Talstar P does a fantastic job treating mole crickets.

Mole Cricket adults:Achieving acceptable control of adult mole crickets is difficult because preferred grass areas are subject to continuous invasion during the early spring by this extremely active stage. Applications should be made as late in the day as possible and should be watered in with up to 0.5 inches of water immediately after treatment. If the soil is not moist, then it is important to irrigate
before application to bring the mole crickets closer to the soil surface where contact with the insecticide will be maximized. Grass areas that receive pressure from adult mole crickets should be treated at peak egg hatch to ensure optimum control of subsequent nymph populations (see below).

Mole Cricket nymphs: Grass areas that received intense adult mole cricket pressure in the spring should be treated immediately prior to peak egg hatch. Optimal control is achieved at this time because young nymphs are more susceptible to insecticides and they are located near the soil surface where the insecticide is most concentrated. Control of larger, more damaging, nymphs later in the
year may require both higher application rates and more frequent applications to maintain acceptable control. Applications should be made as late in the day as possible and should be watered in with up to 0.5 inches of water immediately after treatment. If the soil is not moist, then it is important to irrigate before application to bring the mole crickets closer to the soil surface where contact with the insecticide will be maximized.

Talstar is not labeled to be applied to any type of animal.  If you are trying to treat your dog for felase we do carry several products that are labeled for use on dogs, you can find them here.  Our most popular product is the PetCor Flea Spray.  Petcor Flea Spray contains Precor IGR, an insect growth regulator that targets fleas in the egg and larval stages of development. As a result, pre-adult fleas cannot produce new infestations of breeding, biting adults.

Both talstar P and Demand CS are great products. Demand CS is micorencapsulated so the active ingredient is released slowly over time, making for a longer lasting residual.

Talstar is safe for people and pets to re enter the treated area after it has dried. They should not be in the area when the product is being applied.

Talstar P (Talstar One) is a great product to use for mole crickets. Great news, Talstar will not cause any harm to grass. In fact Talstar is labeled to be used on trees, shrubs, lawns, and indoors cracks and crevices.

Talstar may not be applied in kitchen cabinets. If you are looking for a crack and crevice spray you can spray in the cabinets, you can use Cy kick aerosol. Please be sure to remove all food and food handling items before application.

The particle size in Talstar is too large to use in ULV fogger and could clog it. We would recommend when indoor fogging using Riptide. Riptide Waterbased Pyrethrin ULV is new technology that delivers effective control of a wide range of insects including mosquitoes, stored product pests, cockroaches, biting insects, crawling insects, flies and more without oil residues or oil-related issues.

Any temperature between 40F and 85F is just fine to apply Talstar P.

Talstar P is not labeled to be used in any type of fogging equipment. Talstar P should be applied in a hose end sprayer, hand held pump sprayer, backpack sprayer or a mist blower only.

The active ingredient Bifenthrin is labeled to help control Noseeums. You would want to treat the perimeter of the pool with Talstar P focusing on the bushes, trees, shrubs and ground cover surrounding the pool. Incorporating an Insect Growth Regulator such as Archer IGR will help break down the population because it keeps the insects from being able to reproduce. A great contact kill to use is Microcare Aerosol Spray to use around the entry points to the pool house (doors, eaves, joint areas against screen)

Talstar can be sprayed along baseboards in carpeted rooms. It is not meant to be applied as a broadcast over carpets, more crack and crevices. Baseboards are fine, as it will dry clear. 

Yes, Talstar P will eradicate all spiders including brown recluse, brown widow and black widow species.

Yes, any drastic change in temperature will definitely affect the residual and potency of Talstar P. We recommend storing in a dry cool environment with not much temperature change to get the longest life out of the product. Please read the label for storage information.

When treating for chinch bugs with Talstar P, it is recommended that you do a second treatment 21-30 days after the first treatment. You will use 1 fl. oz. of Talstar P per gallon of water. This will treat 1000 square feet. Be sure to water the product in at least 0.5 inches after it has been applied.