ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE U.S., LLC · beta-Cyfluthrin 11.8% · EPA Reg 101563-86 · INSECTICIDE; MITICIDE
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Tempo Dust is a product used to control ants (excluding harvester, pharaoh, and carpenter), occasional invaders like boxelder bugs and elm leaf beetles, ticks, filth flies, mosquitoes, and turf pests. It is applied outdoors as a perimeter treatment, a direct spray to insects or soil, a low-volume mist or spray, or a general spray around buildings. Typical application sites include windows, doors, sidewalks, landscape plants, under decks, around building foundations, trees, shrubs, porches, patios, garages, fences, and landscape or recreational turf.
Pests covered (154)
ANTS (excluding harvester, pharaoh, and carpenter)OCCASIONAL INVADERS including boxelder bug, and elm leaf beetleTICKS (including ticks that may transmit Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)FILTH FLIESMOSQUITOES (including mosquitoes that may transmit Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, and West Nile virus)TURF PESTSPILLBUGSSOWBUGSCENTIPEDESMILLIPEDESSCORPIONSSPIDERSTICKSDEER TICKSGRAIN MITECHEESE MITEDERMESTID BEETLESCARPET BEETLEFLEA BEETLESELM LEAF BEETLEFOREIGN GRAIN BEETLEMERCHANT GRAIN BEETLESAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLEWEEVILSDARKLING BEETLESMEALWORMSLESSER MEALWORMRED FLOUR BEETLECONFUSED FLOUR BEETLECADELLEFLIESGNATSBLOW FLIESCLUSTER FLYCECIDOMYID MIDGESMIDGESMOSQUITOESHOUSE FLYSTABLE FLYFUNGUS GNATSPHORID FLIESSCIARID FLIESFRUIT FLIESSPRINGTAILSEARWIGSTERMITESDRYWOOD TERMITESFORMOSAN TERMITESUBTERRANEAN TERMITESSPITTLEBUGSLEAFHOPPERSMEALYBUGSPEPPERTREE PSYLLIDSPEAR PSYLLASAWFLIES (LARVAE)BEESWASPSANTSCARPENTER ANTSFIRE ANTIMPORTED FIRE ANTSBRISTLY ROSESLUGHORNETSYELLOWJACKETSCARPENTER BEECATERPILLARSMOTHSWEBWORMSFRUITWORMSLOOPERSLEAFEATING CATERPILLARSLITTER BEETLESLARDER BEETLEHIDE BEETLEWAREHOUSE BEETLEHAIRY FUNGUS BEETLEJUNE BEETLES (ADULT)JAPANESE BEETLE (ADULT)BLACK TURFGRASS ATAENIUS (ADULT)BED BUGCHINCH BUGPLANT BUGSBOXELDER BUGLACE BUGSSCALES (CRAWLERS)WHITEFLIESAPHIDSSOD WEBWORMSMEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTHCHOCOLATE MOTHWAREHOUSE MOTHINDIAN MEAL MOTHSTRIPED OAKWORMSASH BORERCLOTHES MOTHSPSOCIDSFLEASTHRIPSFIREBRATSILVERFISHBEETLESAMBROSIA BEETLESPOWDERPOST BEETLESFLOUR BEETLESGRAIN BEETLESCIGARETTE BEETLEDRUGSTORE BEETLEDEATHWATCH BEETLELESSER GRAIN BORERBOSTRICHID POWDERPOST BEETLEGROUND BEETLESOLD HOUSE BORERCASEBEARERSOLEANDER MOTH (LARVAE)CALIFORNIA OAKWORMANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTHCANKERWORMSELM SPANWORMTENT CATERPILLARSTUSSOCK MOTHS (LARVAE)GYPSY MOTH (LARVAE)CUTWORMSARMYWORMWALNUT CATERPILLARAZALEA CATERPILLARYELLOWNECKED CATERPILLARREDHUMPED CATERPILLARBAGWORMORCHID WEEVILHYPERODES WEEVIL (ADULT)BLACK VINE WEEVIL (ADULT)GRANARY WEEVILRICE WEEVILBILLBUGS (ADULT)BLUEGRASS BILLBUG (ADULT)PINE SHOOT MOTHSPINE TIP MOTHSLEAFSKELETONIZER MOTHCOCKROACHESGRASSHOPPERSBROWNBANDED COCKROACHGERMAN COCKROACHASIAN COCKROACHAMERICAN COCKROACHSMOKY BROWN COCKROACHORIENTAL COCKROACHCRICKETSMOLE CRICKETSBUDWORMSSPIDER MITESCLOVER MITECHIGGERS (REDBUGS)LEAFROLLERSPANTRY PESTS
Areas treatable (107)
ant trails around windows and doors, along sidewalks, or other areas where seeninsects that have congregated around doors and windows and similar areasareas of soil where ticks are most likely to be found, such as along paths or trails, under plants, moist areasoutside surfaces of buildings, porches, patios, garages, fences, and other areas where flies restlandscape plants and ground cover, under decks, around building foundations and other places where mosquitoes may restlandscape and recreational turfORNAMENTAL PLANTS (INTERIOR PLANTSCAPES)TILEWOOD FENCES (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD STRUCTURES (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD DECKS (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)FIREWOOD (STACKED) (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL EVERGREENS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)CANDY FACTORIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)CEREAL PROCESSING MILLS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)GRAIN MILLS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)PICKLE PLANTSGRANARIES (EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)FROZEN FOOD PLANT (OUTDOOR-INEDIBLE)FROZEN FOOD PLANT (OUTDOOR-EDIBLE)FROZEN FOOD PLANT (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)FROZEN FOOD PLANT (INDOOR-EDIBLE)HOSPITALS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)HOSPITALS (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)HOSPITALS (RESIDUAL SPOT TREATMENT)HOSPITALS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)NURSING HOME PREMISESANT HILLSWAREHOUSES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)HORSE STABLES (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)BUSES (NONFEED/NONFOOD) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)RAILROAD BOXCARS (NONFEED/NONFOOD) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)RAILROAD BOXCARS (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)WINERIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)STORESTANK MIXFOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (RESIDUAL SPOT TREATMENT-EDIBLE AREAS)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)BAKERIES (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)BOTTLING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)BREWERIES (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)CANNERIES (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)GREENHOUSE (INDOOR)APARTMENT BUILDINGS (INDOOR)BASEBOARDSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR)GARAGESHOTELS/MOTELS/TOURIST COURTS (INDOOR)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (OUTDOOR)PATIOSPORCHESWALLSHOG FARMSCAFETERIAS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)WOOD POLES/POSTS (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)DAIRIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)HOTELS/MOTELS/TOURIST COURTS (OUTDOOR)KITCHENSFENCESPOULTRY HOUSES (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)POULTRY HOUSES (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)OFFICES (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)SCHOOLS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)FOOD HANDLING ESTAB.FOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)FOOD MARKETING/STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)HOSPITALSHORSE STABLES (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)GRAIN BINS (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)GRAIN ELEVATORS (EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)OFFICES (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)FACTORIES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)OFFICES (INDOOR INEDIBLE)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)JAILS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)SCHOOLS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)MANUFACTURING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)LABORATORY PREMISESORNAMENTAL TREES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL WOODY SHRUBS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)RESTAURANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (RESIDUAL SPOT TREATMENT-EDIBLE AREAS)RESTAURANTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (RESIDUAL CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT)MAUSOLEUMSLIVESTOCK BUILDINGS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)LIVESTOCK (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (PARKS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)PET KENNELS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (RECREATION AREAS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SHIPHOLDS (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)AIRCRAFT (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)TRUCKS (FEED/FOOD-EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (CEMETERIES) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (COMMERCIAL) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL GROUND COVERS (FOLIAR TREATMENT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (LAWNS) (FOLIAR TREATMENT)
How to treat each type of area 7
ant trails around windows and doors, along sidewalks, or other areas where seen
Apply a perimeter treatment as described above.
- Target pest
- ANTS (excluding harvester, pharaoh, and carpenter)
- Location
- Outdoor
insects that have congregated around doors and windows and similar areas
Apply directly to insects. Apply perimeter treatment as described above. Treat trees and shrubs infested with boxelder bugs, elm leaf beetles, and other occasional invading species early in the season.
- Target pest
- OCCASIONAL INVADERS including boxelder bug, and elm leaf beetle
- Location
- Outdoor
areas of soil where ticks are most likely to be found, such as along paths or trails, under plants, moist areas
Apply as a direct spray to the pest or as a coarse wet spray to areas of soil. Treat soil in the area where these pests could be present.
- Target pest
- TICKS (including ticks that may transmit Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
- Location
- Outdoor
outside surfaces of buildings, porches, patios, garages, fences, and other areas where flies rest
| Target pest |
Location |
Rate |
Unit |
Label notes |
| FILTH FLIES |
Outdoor |
0.025 to 0.05 |
% concentration |
Apply low-volume mist or spray. |
landscape plants and ground cover, under decks, around building foundations and other places where mosquitoes may rest
| Target pest |
Location |
Rate |
Unit |
Label notes |
| MOSQUITOES (including mosquitoes that may transmit Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, and West Nile virus) |
Outdoor |
1 |
gal of dilution |
Apply at the rate of one gal of dilution per 1,000 sq ft as a general spray around buildings to control adult mosquitoes. For higher volume applications, this product may be diluted at lower concentrations and applied in greater volumes of water to deliver the desired amount of product per area (refer to Table 1: Mixing Directions for Outdoor/Perimeter Applications). |
landscape and recreational turf
severe
| Target pest |
Location |
Rate |
Unit |
Label notes |
| TURF PESTS |
Outdoor |
4 to 8 |
ml per 1,000 sq ft |
Use high rate for severe infestations and longer residual. Not for use on turf being grown for sale or other commercial use as sod, or for commercial seed production, or for research purposes. Not for use on golf course turf. |
| TURF PESTS |
Outdoor |
6 to 12 |
fl oz per acre |
Use high rate for severe infestations and longer residual. Not for use on turf being grown for sale or other commercial use as sod, or for commercial seed production, or for research purposes. Not for use on golf course turf. |
Mixing instructions 3
| For pests |
Location |
Amount |
Per |
Label notes |
| Outdoor/Perimeter Applications |
Outdoor |
2 |
1,000 sq ft |
Table 1: 2 ml with 3 gals, 8 ml with 10 gals, 12 ml with 15 gals, 40 ml with 25 gals |
| Outdoor/Perimeter Applications |
Outdoor |
16 |
1,000 sq ft |
Table 1: 16 ml with 3 gals, 24 ml with 10 gals, 80 ml with 15 gals, 120 ml with 25 gals |
| Outdoor/Perimeter Applications |
Outdoor |
5 |
1,000 sq ft |
Table 1: 5 ml with 3 gals, 8 ml with 10 gals, 12 ml with 15 gals, 20 ml with 25 gals |
Timing & weather
- When pests are seen or found
- Re-apply every 7 to 10 days if needed.
Use restrictions 4
- Except in federally inspected meat and poultry plants, spot or crack and crevice applications may be made while the facility is in operation provided exposed food is covered or removed from area being treated prior to application.
- Do not apply directly to food or food-handling surfaces.
- Not for use on turf being grown for sale or other commercial use as sod, or for commercial seed production, or for research purposes.
- Not for use on golf course turf.