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TEMPO 1% PROFESSIONAL DUST INSECTICIDE

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE U.S., LLC · Cyfluthrin 1% · EPA Reg 101563-93 · INSECTICIDE; MITICIDE Document last checked 2019-07-20

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Tempo Dust is a dust formulation used to control general household pests, ants, bed bugs, carpet beetles, clothes moths, silverfish, fire ants (including Red harvester, Pavement, and Red ants), bees, hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets. It is applied by dusting directly into cracks, crevices, voids, or nests and around the perimeter of ant mounds. Indoor application involves treating areas such as wall voids, baseboards, under furniture, and around window or door frames, while outdoor application targets mounds and insect nests.

Pests covered (59)
General Household PestsAntsBed bugsCarpet beetlesClothes moths and silverfishFire ants (including Red harvester ants, and Pavement ants)Bees, Hornets, Wasps, Yellow jacketsPILLBUGSSOWBUGSCENTIPEDESMILLIPEDESSCORPIONSSPIDERSDERMESTID BEETLESCARPET BEETLEMERCHANT GRAIN BEETLESAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLEDARKLING BEETLESMEALWORMSLESSER MEALWORMRED FLOUR BEETLECONFUSED FLOUR BEETLECADELLEEARWIGSDRYWOOD TERMITESFORMOSAN TERMITESUBTERRANEAN TERMITESBEESWASPSCARPENTER ANTSRED HARVESTER ANTFIRE ANTPAVEMENT ANTHORNETSYELLOWJACKETSCARPENTER BEEMOTHSLARDER BEETLEHIDE BEETLEWAREHOUSE BEETLEBED BUGBOXELDER BUGMEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTHINDIAN MEAL MOTHCLOTHES MOTHSFIREBRATSILVERFISHBEETLESAMBROSIA BEETLESPOWDERPOST BEETLESCIGARETTE BEETLEDEATHWATCH BEETLELESSER GRAIN BORERGROUND BEETLESOLD HOUSE BORERGRANARY WEEVILRICE WEEVILCOCKROACHESCRICKETS
Areas treatable (27)
In and around buildings, structures, non-food/feed areas of food/feed handling establishments and modes of transport. In living areas, apply in wall voids, cracks and crevices; in or behind base boards, service ducts, false floors and ceilings; around electrical entrances, water and sewer pipe entrances; under and behind cabinets, refrigerators, and sinks; in equipment legs and bases; around window and door frames; in attics and crawl spaces.voids, cracks and crevices in and around doors and windows, baseboard cracks, and other places where ants enter structures.areas such as mattress folds and tufts, spring coils, cracks or hollow places in bed frames, furniture upholstery, and picture frame moldings.under edges of floor coverings, baseboard cracks, under rugs and furniture, and in cracks and crevices in closets.cracks and crevices in closets and other storage areas.moundnests and entrances and surrounding areas. To treat nests in wall voids, drill a hole in the area, dust entrance and surrounding areas.WOOD FENCES (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD STRUCTURES (NONSOIL CONTACT NONFUMIGATION TREATMENT)WOOD POLES/POSTSHOSPITAL PREMISESANT HILLSWAREHOUSESFOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS (OUTDOOR)CLOSETSCUPBOARDSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (OUTDOOR)RUGS/CARPETSCOMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (INDOOR)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL AREAS (OUTDOOR)FURNITURE (UPHOLSTERY)MATTRESSESTRANSPORTATION VEHICLES (FEED/FOOD-FULL) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)FOOD STORAGE AREASSTORAGE AREAS (EMPTY) (RESIDUAL GENERAL TREATMENT)

How to treat each type of area 7

In and around buildings, structures, non-food/feed areas of food/feed handling establishments and modes of transport. In living areas, apply in wall voids, cracks and crevices; in or behind base boards, service ducts, false floors and ceilings; around electrical entrances, water and sewer pipe entrances; under and behind cabinets, refrigerators, and sinks; in equipment legs and bases; around window and door frames; in attics and crawl spaces.

Target pest Location Rate Label notes
General Household Pests Indoor 0.5 lb to 1 lb Apply directly into voids, cracks and crevices using hand or power dusters or other suitable equipment. Apply lightly and uniformly.

voids, cracks and crevices in and around doors and windows, baseboard cracks, and other places where ants enter structures.

Target pest
Ants
Location
Indoor

areas such as mattress folds and tufts, spring coils, cracks or hollow places in bed frames, furniture upholstery, and picture frame moldings.

Let powder remain on treated surfaces for 4 to 6 hours, then vacuum the powder thoroughly, dispose of the vacuum bag properly, and place clean linens on the bed.

Target pest
Bed bugs
Location
Indoor

under edges of floor coverings, baseboard cracks, under rugs and furniture, and in cracks and crevices in closets.

Target pest
Carpet beetles
Location
Indoor

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.

Target pest
Clothes moths and silverfish
Location
Indoor

mound

Target pest Location Rate Unit Label notes
Fire ants (including Red harvester ants, and Pavement ants) Outdoor 2 to 6 teaspoons Avoid disturbing the mound before applying. If possible, treat all colonies in the area. Distribute the product evenly over each mound and around the perimeter of the mound (about 18 inches from the outer edge); use the higher rates for larger mounds. For best results, water mounds gently after applying. High water pressure will cause the ants to move the mound. Treat new mounds as they appear.

nests and entrances and surrounding areas. To treat nests in wall voids, drill a hole in the area, dust entrance and surrounding areas.

Wear protective clothing if necessary to avoid stings. You may also help avoid stings by treating wasp and bee nests in the evening when the insect

Target pest
Bees, Hornets, Wasps, Yellow jackets

Timing & weather

Use restrictions 8

Label SDS
Active ingredient Cyfluthrin 1%
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