Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide - Questions & Answers

Tempo 1% Dust is safe to use in places where pets and children will be as long as you follow the product label and only apply the dust in allowed places.

As long as you follow the Tempo 1% product label and only apply the product in cracks, crevices and voids it should be safe to use in a house with cats.

Our most popular dust  for bees/wasp is Tempo Dust.  You will need a hand duster to apply it with.  It usually works within 24 to 48 hours. You want to go up to the opening where they are flying in and out of at dusk or at night when they are not active and puff twice directly into the hole.  Then pull the duster out and puff directly at the hole to cover the opening from about 5 inches away.  This is the most efficient and fastest way to eliminate a bee/yellow jacket/wasp nest. 

Tempo dust would be a good choice to help control the cicada killers. Tempo dust offers a pretty fast knockdown though you should note that it does not offer an instant knockdown. You may want to consider using a instant knockdown spray such as Eco PCO Jet-X. Eco PCO Jet-X provides instant knockdown and kill of stinging insects. The Jet Spray can be sprayed up to 15 ft. Cicada Killer wasps thrive in disturbed environments, such as landscaped yards and places where bare soil is exposed. You can discourage the wasps from nesting in your yard by cutting your grass on the highest setting and by adding a thick layer of mulch to flower beds during the Cicada Killer Wasp season. These wasps do not like over saturated lawns either, so over watering during their season will help prevent them. Unfortunately there is no fool proof way to prevent cicada killer wasps.

Tempo dust is a great product for bed bug control and your plan of action would be advised because dust can last up to a year inside wall voids.  The Bed Bugs do not ingest the dust.  If you were to look at a dust product under a microscope, it would look like shards of glass.  When an insect, including bed bugs, walks over dust, the jagged edges cut the insects exoskeleton which results in the insect dehydrating and dying.  The exoskeleton of an insect holds in moisture and if compromised, the insect will die very quickly.

The dust will not harm the trees, but the yellow jackets will only be affected if they land on the dust that is applied on the tree.  Dust is typically meant to be applied in cracks and crevices and openings to the nest of the bees/yellow jackets/wasps.  When applied to a tree it will be exposed to the weather and can be washed away by rain or blown away by wind.  If yellow jackets is your main issue and you do not know where the nest is, we recommend our yellow jacket baiting system.  The yellow jackets will take a bait that you provide mixed with the insecticide, Onslaught in the kit, and take it back to the nest wherever it may be and spread the product around killing the nest.

Tempo dust would be a good choice to help control the cicada killers. Tempo dust offers a pretty fast knockdown though you should note that it does not offer an instant knockdown. You may want to consider using a instant knockdown spray such as Eco PCO Jet-X. Eco PCO Jet-X provides instant knockdown and kill of stinging insects. The Jet Spray can be sprayed up to 15 ft. Cicada Killer wasps thrive in disturbed environments, such as landscaped yards and places where bare soil is exposed. You can discourage the wasps from nesting in your yard by cutting your grass on the highest setting and by adding a thick layer of mulch to flower beds during the Cicada Killer Wasp season. These wasps do not like over saturated lawns either, so over watering during their season will help prevent them. Unfortunately there is no fool proof way to prevent cicada killer wasps.

Tempo 1% dust would be a great insecticide dust to use around and in the openings where the yellow jackets are entering and exiting the shingles. Tempo Dust formulation contains one of the most effective compounds available for quick knockdown and long-term residual control of stinging insects. We do recommend that the dust be applied with a hand duster to be sure the dust is getting into the crevice.

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.  For overall prevention you can apply Cyperwp over landscaped areas where they like to nest to deter future burrows from being made.

Tempo Dust should be used within 3 years of the date of purchase if stored out of extreme temperatures.

Absolutely!  You can apply Tempo Dust anywhere you see wasps, yellow jackets, and any other pest for that matter are entering either your home or another structure.  You can even use Tempo Dust for yellow jackets nesting in the ground or in a nest hanging from a tree.  Tempo Dust is by far our best selling dust for flying insects.  It will typically wipe out a nuisance next within 24 hours.  It is best to apply the dust in the late evening when they are not actively flying around anymore.  1 to 2 puffs from a hand duster is all that you need.

The first thing you can do is contact your local cooperative extension office and ask for the phone number for your local honey bee farmer. Many bee farmers will come remove honey bees free of charge because of the recent decline in the honey bee population. If this is not an option for you, you can use a hand duster to apply a dust product such as Tempo Dust into and around the area where the bees seem to be gaining access to your home. Over a period of a couple of days to a week (timeline will depend on how many bees are contacting the treated area) this will kill off the colony that has taken up residence in your home. Any insecticide applications should be done very early in the morning or very late in the evening when the bees are less active. After the bees have been eliminated it is important to remove the bee hive from the void where the bees were nesting. Failure to remove the hive can lead to mold issues and secondary infestation from hive beetles and other insects. If the bee hive is in an area that is not easily accessible you may want to consider hiring a professional pest control operator.

Tempo 1% dust can remain active up to a year if left undisturbed in a wall void.

You could dispense Tempo dust right from the bottle, but you would be wasting a large amount of the product. The dust would come out too fast and you would most likely have a hard time getting the dust directly into cracks, crevices and voids because the bottle is not made for application purposes. We definitely recommend purchasing a hand duster to make application more efficient. Most customers that have purchased insecticide dusts, but declined to get a hand duster, have called back to make the purchase after they tried to apply the dust straight from the bottle.

Tempo Dust is a great product to use in a wall void or other area if you know that is where the ants are nesting.  However, if you have ants inside and outside the house, but have no idea where the nest is, you should use a bait that the ants will take back to the colony for you.  Our best selling carpenter ant products are in a carpenter ant kit.  There is a bait for application outside and inside where you see activity.  It has a very high success rate; read the reviews. 

Tempo 1% dust will kill roaches, but it is some what repellent. If you have a current infestation we recommend using the following combination of products: 1. roach bait gel, 2. insect growth regulator, 3. residual insecticide spray. We offer a roach kit that contains all of the products that you need to get rid of roaches.

Yes, this is our most popular dust for bees in general.  Wether they are in the ground or in your home going under a roof shingle, or a paper nest out in the open, one to two quick puffs from this dust will knock them out.  You should get a hand duster to apply the product.  Also, it is best to apply the dust late at night or very early morning when the bees are less active.  Night usually works best. 

Yes, the Tempo 1% Dust is our best selling product to eradicate bees.  If you know where the opening is where the bees are going in and out, and you dust that opening, the bees will get the dust on the hair on their legs and carry it back to the nesting area.  Usually this will eradicate a bee colony within 24 - 48 hours depending on the size.  It is best to treat the opening late at night or very early morning when they are all inside and less active.