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Talstar P Question
Posted on 6/26/19 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 6/26/19 at 6:30 pm
First time to use, hopefully I mixed it right. If I spray it on a bug should it kill it immediately? How exactly does this stuff work?
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Posted on 6/26/19 at 7:04 pm to MisslePig
Talstar P is a synthetic pyrethroid (bifenthrin). It mimics the action of pyrethrum which is a botanical insecticide. It will work on contact but is not designed to do so at normal label rates. It is a neurotoxin for insects. Label rates will bring the effects on gradually in hopes that insects will not avoid a treated area.
ETA: You can add a product called Kicker( pyrethrin and piperonyl butoxide) to the mix and contact kill you will have.
ETA: You can add a product called Kicker( pyrethrin and piperonyl butoxide) to the mix and contact kill you will have.
This post was edited on 6/26/19 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 6/26/19 at 7:16 pm to WHATASHAME
Thanks! You guys are awesome as always!
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:30 pm to MisslePig
I sprayed it around my house Sunday. I used to have a massive spider problem and haven’t seen a damn thing since Monday. I wouldn’t worry too much about going for the instakill unless that’s what you desire.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 8:00 am to BallsEleven
Same as this guy ^^. Sprayed Sunday and haven't seen a mosquito since.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 8:52 am to MisslePig
I don't know how the stuff works, but it WORKS. I used to pay $50/month to have my yard sprayed for mosquitoes. Then I invested in a 6 gallon backpack sprayer from Harbor Freight and a jug of Talstar from Amazon and I spray every 4-6 weeks or whenever we start to see a few mosquitoes.
The stuff is great. Just put the "mist" tip on the sprayer and hit all the bushes and shrubs and low hanging tree branches.
The stuff is great. Just put the "mist" tip on the sprayer and hit all the bushes and shrubs and low hanging tree branches.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 9:25 am to MisslePig
It will kill everything, be careful, but also will did you of any and all pests around the house
Posted on 6/27/19 at 9:37 am to LSU-MNCBABY
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It will kill everything
Will it kill plants and grass? What do you mean by everything?
Posted on 6/27/19 at 9:42 am to LSU-MNCBABY
It burned my grass.
I don’t know if I mixed too much.
I don’t know if I mixed too much.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 9:45 am to ellunchboxo
1 oz per gallon, haven't seen an ant pile since I started using it.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 9:47 am to al_cajun
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hat do you mean by everything?
Insects,not plants and grass. Not all insects are bad or annoying. Many are essential to a healthy ecosystem, like bees, pollinating wasps....critters like pillbugs break down decaying vegetation into soil components, cicadas (that buzzing hum you hear in the evenings) and many larger flying insects are important bird food.
It's worth remembering that every living thing is generally something else's dinner. Kill the dinner, impact the diner. Another small example: no lighting bugs (fireflies) in south LA anymore due to consistent mosquito spraying for decades. Go to the FL parishes or other parts of LA without consistent parish-wide mosquito spraying and you'll see them.
Also: pyrethrins are a common allergen in humans. So if you're spreading it far & wide, you might end up with a kid or a guest who reacts to it.
This post was edited on 6/27/19 at 9:50 am
Posted on 6/27/19 at 10:06 am to hungryone
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Many are essential to a healthy ecosystem, like bees, pollinating wasps....critters like pillbugs break down decaying vegetation into soil components, cicadas (that buzzing hum you hear in the evenings) and many larger flying insects are important bird food.
It's worth remembering that every living thing is generally something else's dinner. Kill the dinner, impact the diner. Another small example: no lighting bugs (fireflies) in south LA anymore due to consistent mosquito spraying for decades. Go to the FL parishes or other parts of LA without consistent parish-wide mosquito spraying and you'll see them.
Yep. This is why I don't spray the yard for mosquitoes. Too many good insects killed as collateral damage. I spray around the exterior of the house, focusing more heavily around doors and windows, and spot spray inside the house in the corners and under sinks.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 11:29 am to al_cajun
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Insects,not plants and grass
Also birds, ducks or any small animal it directly contacts.
The first time I ever used it I was spraying and a large goose startled me from behind, I kept the sprayer on and turned around and got him. Next morning he was dead on the sidewalk. Had no idea it was that powerful.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 11:57 am to The Spleen
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Yep. This is why I don't spray the yard for mosquitoes. Too many good insects killed as collateral damage. I spray around the exterior of the house, focusing more heavily around doors and windows, and spot spray inside the house in the corners and under sinks.
I did the same. Sprayed about 5 feet out on my yard, then about 6 feet up the brick around my hours and around the perimeter as I would with any insecticide, sprayed driveway across garage door opening and in front of front door.
Posted on 6/27/19 at 12:51 pm to LSU-MNCBABY
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The first time I ever used it I was spraying and a large goose startled me from behind, I kept the sprayer on and turned around and got him. Next morning he was dead on the sidewalk. Had no idea it was that powerful.
Jeez--had no idea it could kill something as large as duck. Ugh. I kill as little as possible, mostly just fireants.
My screen porch is more effective than any insecticide, with zero downside.
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