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BIFENTHRIN TC INSECTICIDE/TERMITICIDE

CONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC. · Bifenthrin 7.9% · EPA Reg 53883-118 · INSECTICIDE; MITICIDE; TERMITICIDE Document last checked 2025-06-12

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Active ingredient Bifenthrin 7.9%
Manufacturer CONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC.
Category INSECTICIDE; MITICIDE; TERMITICIDE

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This product is a bifenthrin formulation used to control carpenter ants, above-ground termites, mosquitoes, and ant and fire ant mounds. Outdoor applications include spraying around buildings, landscapes, and lawns, or applying to nests, ant trails, and vegetation. It can also be used to drench wood piles, treat tree trunks, or inject into infested cavities in structural elements like decks and fencing.

Pests covered (102)
Carpenter AntsTermites (Above Ground Only)Ant and Fire Ant MoundTermites (winged reproductive termites and exposed workers)MosquitoesPILLBUGSSOWBUGSCENTIPEDESMILLIPEDESSCORPIONSSPIDERSBLACK WIDOW SPIDERMITESTICKSDIAPREPESCARPET BEETLEFLEA BEETLESELM LEAF BEETLEDICHONDRA FLEA BEETLEWEEVILSFLIESBITING FLIESGNATSMIDGESFUNGUS GNATS (ADULT)SPRINGTAILSEARWIGSTERMITESSUBTERRANEAN TERMITESSPITTLEBUGSLEAFHOPPERSCICADASBROWN SOFT SCALECALIFORNIA RED SCALE (CRAWLERS)PINE NEEDLE SCALE (CRAWLERS)SAN JOSE SCALE (CRAWLERS)TREEHOPPERSMEALYBUGSPSYLLIDSADELGIDSBEESWASPSANTSIMPORTED FIRE ANTSHORNETSYELLOWJACKETSMOTHSLEAFEATING CATERPILLARSTWIG BORERSJAPANESE BEETLEJAPANESE BEETLE (ADULT)BLACK TURFGRASS ATAENIUS (ADULT)CRANE FLIESCHINCH BUGPLANT BUGSLYGUS BUGSSTINK BUGSBOXELDER BUGLACE BUGSWHITEFLIESAPHIDSSOD WEBWORMSCLOTHES MOTHSFLEASTHRIPSCITRUS THRIPSFIREBRATSILVERFISHBEETLESPOWDERPOST BEETLESWOOD BORING BEETLESOLD HOUSE BORERFALL WEBWORMTENT CATERPILLARSGYPSY MOTHCUTWORMSARMYWORMBEET ARMYWORMBAGWORMORCHID WEEVILHYPERODES WEEVIL (ADULT)BLACK VINE WEEVIL (ADULT)BILLBUGS (ADULT)ANNUAL BLUEGRASS WEEVIL (ADULT)PINE SHOOT MOTHSPINE TIP MOTHSCOCKROACHESROACHESGRASSHOPPERSCRICKETSMOLE CRICKETSBUDWORMSBROWN DOG TICKBROAD MITESPIDER MITESCLOVER MITEBANKS GRASS MITEEUROPEAN RED MITEPECAN LEAF SCORCH MITECHIGGERS (REDBUGS)LEAFROLLERSLEAFMINERS
Areas treatable (71)
nests, ant trails, around doors and windowsVegetation and porous surfacesNon-porous surfacestree trunks with carpenter ant trails or evidence of foraginginside deck materials, fencing, trees, utility poles or other structural elementswhere there are ants tunneling below the surfaces (edges of walls, driveways or other hard surfaces)stored lumber and wood pilessoil below where the firewood will be stackedtermite workers or winged reproductivesmound areacrawl spaces, unfinished basements, attics, and other crawl spacesaround buildings, landscapes, and lawnsWOOD STRUCTURES (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD STRUCTURES (MASONRY JOINTS) (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)NUT TREES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)FRUIT TREES (NONBEARING)ORNAMENTAL WOODY PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)MOTHPROOFINGANT DENS/HILLS/MOUNDS (ALL OR UNSPECIFIED)CARPORTS (WOOD)WOOD FENCES (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)HORSE TRAILERSUTILITY POLES (INJECTION TREATMENT)GARBAGE/REFUSE AREASSHEDSCOMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (WALL VOIDS)ORNAMENTAL TREES (INJECTION TREATMENT)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR EDIBLE)BARNS (OUTDOOR)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR)GARAGESDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR) (WALL VOIDS)HOTELS/MOTELS/TOURIST COURTS (INDOOR)BUILDING FOUNDATIONSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (OUTDOOR)EAVESPATIOSPORCHESCOMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (INDOOR EDIBLE)CAMP AREASRECREATIONAL AREAS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PARKS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ATHLETIC FIELDS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES (NONAGRICULTURAL-OUTDOOR)BUILDING FOUNDATIONS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (INDOOR EDIBLE)ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)TIMBERS (FOUNDATION) (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD POLES/POSTS (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD (CONSTRUCTION) (SOIL CONTACT NON-FUMIGATION TREATMENT)APARTMENTS (OUTDOOR)WINDOW FRAMESRUGS/CARPETSCONCRETE SLABS (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)POULTRY FACILITIES (EXTERIOR TREATMENT) (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)FOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (INDOOR EDIBLE)WOOD SIGNS (SOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)INSTITUTIONS (OUTDOOR)INDUSTRIAL AREAS (OUTDOOR)ORNAMENTAL TREES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL WOODY SHRUBS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (BEDDING) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (PERENNIAL) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)LIVESTOCK BARNS (EXTERIOR TREATMENT)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (SOIL TREATMENT)FENCEROWS (NONAGRICULTURAL) (INJECTION TREATMENT)URBAN OUTDOORTRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL HERBACEOUS BEDDING PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL GROUND COVERS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL LAWNS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)

How to treat each type of area 12

nests, ant trails, around doors and windows

Target pest Location Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Carpenter Ants Outdoor up to 10 gallons of dilution per 1,000 square feet gallons per 1,000 sq. ft. 0.5 to 1.0 fl. oz. per gallon of water When treating concrete surfaces, more frequent treatments, higher dilutions and/or application volumes may be needed for carpenter ant control.

Vegetation and porous surfaces

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Carpenter Ants Outdoor 0.5 to 1.0 fluid oz. per 1,000 square feet fl. oz. per 1,000 sq. ft. Use high volume applications.

Non-porous surfaces

Target pest Location Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Carpenter Ants Outdoor one gallon per 1,000 square feet gallon per 1,000 sq. ft. 0.5 to 1.0 fluid oz. per gallon of water Use low volume applications.

tree trunks with carpenter ant trails or evidence of foraging

Apply to the bark, completely wetting it from the bottom of the tree to the highest possible point on the trunk.

Target pest
Carpenter Ants
Location
Outdoor
Dilution
0.5 to 1.0 fl. oz. per gallon of water

inside deck materials, fencing, trees, utility poles or other structural elements

drill to find the inside infested cavity and inject or foam into the cavity with adequate volume and a proper treatment tool with a splash-back guard.

Target pest
Carpenter Ants
Location
Outdoor
Dilution
0.06% dilution (1.0 fl. oz. of Bifenthrin I/T 7.9 F per gallon of water)

where there are ants tunneling below the surfaces (edges of walls, driveways or other hard surfaces)

apply as a drench or foam at intervals of 8 to 12 inches.

Target pest
Carpenter Ants
Location
Outdoor
Dilution
0.5 to 1.0 fl. oz. per gallon of water

stored lumber and wood piles

Use a sprinkling can or a hose-end sprayer to distribute a coarse drenching spray. This wood may be used for lumber or may be burned after 30 days.

Target pest
Carpenter Ants
Location
Outdoor
Dilution
0.06% dilution

soil below where the firewood will be stacked

Target pest Location Rate Unit Dilution
Carpenter Ants Outdoor one gallon of dilution per 8 square feet gallon per 8 sq. ft. 1.0 fluid oz. per gallon of water

termite workers or winged reproductives

These methods should supplement, not substitute for, mechanical alteration, soil treatment or foundation treatment.

Target pest
Termites (Above Ground Only)

mound area

Target pest Location Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Ant and Fire Ant Mound Outdoor 1-2 gallons of dilution per each mound area gallons per mound 0.06% Dilution Sprinkle the mound until wet and apply to a 4 ft. diameter circle around the mound. For mounds larger than 12 inches, use a larger volume.

crawl spaces, unfinished basements, attics, and other crawl spaces

Target pest Location Rate Unit Dilution Label notes
Termites (winged reproductive termites and exposed workers) Outdoor one gallon per 1000 square feet gallon per 1000 sq. ft. 1.0 fl. oz. per gallon of water apply as a course fan spray. Both swarming termites and the areas where they gather should be treated.

around buildings, landscapes, and lawns

Target pest
Mosquitoes
Location
Outdoor
Dilution
0.33 to 1.0 fl. oz. per gallon of water

Mixing instructions 4

For pests Amount Per Finished strength
Carpenter Ants (Perimeter) 0.5 to 1.0 fl. oz. 1 gallon of water
Carpenter Ants (Inside cavity/structural) 1.0 fl. oz. 1 gallon of water 0.06%
Carpenter Ants (Stored lumber/wood piles) 0.06%
Ant and Fire Ant Mound 0.06%

Timing & weather

Use restrictions 2