If you know where the nest is you can use a dust such as Tempo dust puffed into the nest or holes using a hand duster and around the opening of the nest. This type of application usually will kill the nest of wasps over the course of a few days.
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.
When treating for yellow jackets and using Tempo 1% Dust, the yellow jacket colony will remain active for only one summer, after which the queens will move away to start up new colonies. The remaining yellow jackets will die at the end of the season, and the nest will not get reused. So during the meantime while they are active the Tempo 1% Dust that you have applied should kill the ones that are in the void that you have placed it in. That does not necessarily mean that there is a nest in that particular void. The nest could be elsewhere, and they could be foraging for food or these could just be the remaining yellow jackets that are left behind after the queens have left already.
Tempo Dust is great for Cicada Killers or any other flying insect. In the evening when they are in their burrow you can treat each individual burrow with 2 quick puffs of Tempo Dust using a hand duster.
According to the Tempo 1% Dust label, If the product is inhaled do the following.
* move person to fresh air.
* If person in not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificail respiration, perferably mouth-to-mouth if possible.
Tempo Dust can remain effective up to 1 year if left undisturbed. Delta Dust can remain effective up to 8 months. If you want to apply a dust with the longest residual effectiveness Cimexa Dust can last up to 10 years if undisturbed.
Yes, we would highly recommend to apply Tempo 1% Dust to that area where you think the nest is. The adults will carry the dust into the larvae. We also recommend to use a duster like the Long Shot Puffer Duster.
No, Tempo 1% Dust is not labeled for springtails. Please refer to our How To Get Rid of Springtails guide for further information and product recommendations.
Tempo 1% is labeled for Clothes Moths and is recommended to be applied to cracks and crevices in closets and other storage areas. This is an adjunct treatment and will not control moth larvae and silverfish already on the clothes. Do not apply to clothing. Please see the product label for specific application instructions.