Registration, signal word, restricted-use status and approved use sites are sourced from the U.S. EPA pesticide registry. EPA Reg. No. 101563-86. View this product's label on the EPA ↗ (EPA copy accepted April 30, 2002)
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.
| Target pest | Indoor / Outdoor | Where on site | Rate | Dilution | Infestation level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTS (excluding harvester, pharaoh, and carpenter) | Outdoor | ant trails around windows and doors, along sidewalks, or other areas where seen | Apply a perimeter treatment as described above. | |||
| OCCASIONAL INVADERS including boxelder bug, and elm leaf beetle | 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. | |||
| TICKS (including ticks that may transmit Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) | 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. | |||
| FILTH FLIES | Outdoor | outside surfaces of buildings, porches, patios, garages, fences, and other areas where flies rest | 0.025 to 0.05 % concentration | Apply low-volume mist or spray. | ||
| MOSQUITOES (including mosquitoes that may transmit Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, and West Nile virus) | Outdoor | landscape plants and ground cover, under decks, around building foundations and other places where mosquitoes may rest | 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). | ||
| TURF PESTS | Outdoor | landscape and recreational turf | 4 to 8 ml per 1,000 sq ft | severe | 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 | landscape and recreational turf | 6 to 12 fl oz per acre | severe | 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. |
| For | Where | Amount | Per | Finished strength | 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 |