RIPTIDE® Waterbased Pyrethrin ULV - Animal Health

MGK · Piperonyl butoxide 25%; Pyrethrins 5% · EPA Reg 1021-1785 · INSECTICIDE Document last checked 2022-11-09

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Riptide ULV is a product used to control cockroaches, silverfish, beetles, crickets, ants, Indian meal moths, Angoumois grain moths, various flour and grain beetles, rice weevils, mealworms, cheese mites, cheese skippers, cigarette beetles, grain mites, granary weevils, dark mealworms, red flour beetles, and Mediterranean flour moths. It is applied as a space spray to fill a room with mist, as a fine mist above trays and shelves in storage areas, or as a coarse wetting spray into cracks, crevices, walls, floors, and nests. The product can also be used to treat transit equipment like truck beds and boxcars, or as a diluted spray on the surface of binned grain or within food storage areas.

Pests covered (77)

Cockroaches, Silverfish, Beetles, and CricketsANTSlisted insectsIndian Meal Moths and Angoumois Grain MothsIndian Meal Moths (severe infestation of flying moths)Confused Flour Beetles, Driedfruit Beetles, Indian Meal Moths and Sawtoothed Grain BeetlesAngoumois Grain Moths, Cadelles, Confused Flour Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Rice Weevils, Sawtoothed Grain Beetles, Yellow Mealworms, Cheese Mites, Cheese Skippers, Cigarette Beetles, Grain Mites, Granary Weevils, Dark Mealworms and Red Flour BeetlesPILLBUGSSOWBUGSMILLIPEDESSPIDERSTICKSDEER TICKSGRAIN MITECHEESE MITEDERMESTID BEETLESCARPET BEETLECEREAL LEAF BEETLERUSTY GRAIN BEETLEFLAT GRAIN BEETLEMERCHANT GRAIN BEETLESAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLEDARKLING BEETLESYELLOW MEALWORMDARK MEALWORMRED FLOUR BEETLECONFUSED FLOUR BEETLECADELLEFLIESBITING FLIESGNATSMIDGESMOSQUITOESLESSER HOUSE FLYHORN FLYFACE FLYSTABLE FLYSKIPPER FLIESCHEESE SKIPPERBLACK FLIESHORSE FLIESDEER FLIESFRUIT FLIESEARWIGSWASPSHORNETSYELLOWJACKETSMILLERSFLYING MOTHSKHAPRA BEETLETROGODERMA BEETLESWAREHOUSE BEETLEDRIEDFRUIT BEETLESPIDER BEETLESBOXELDER BUGMEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTHALMOND MOTHCHOCOLATE MOTHTOBACCO MOTHINDIAN MEAL MOTHCLOTHES MOTHSFLEASFIREBRATSILVERFISHCIGARETTE BEETLEDRUGSTORE BEETLECOFFEE BEAN WEEVILLESSER GRAIN BORERANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTHGRANARY WEEVILCOCKROACHESPALMETTOBUGSWATERBUGSCRICKETSBROWN DOG TICKCLOVER MITEBLOODSUCKING LICE

Areas treatable (154)

spaceFederally inspected meat and poultry plantssurfacenests, along trails, and directly on all ants observedtruck beds, boxcars, ship holds and other listed transit equipmentstored grainSTORAGE AREAS FOR DRIED FRUIT PRODUCTSFOOD STORAGE AREASTOBACCO WAREHOUSESSTORED COCOA BEANSSTORED PEANUTSPEANUT WAREHOUSES (EMPTY)LAUNDRY (COIN-OPERATED)BATHROOM PREMISESWASHROOMSSTORED NUTSSTORED ALMONDSTOBACCO FACTORIESBEVERAGE PLANTSGRAIN MILLSRICE MILLSGRAIN MILL EQUIPMENTMUSHROOM PROCESSING PLANTSDRIED FRUIT STORAGE AREASSTORED COTTON SEEDSTORED FLAX SEEDMILK ROOM PREMISESDAIRY BARNS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)STORED COPRASTORED WALNUTSHOSPITAL PREMISESNURSING HOME PREMISESVETERINARY HOSPITALSHUMAN NURSERY PREMISESULTRA LOW VOLUME (ULV) APPLICATIONSTORAGE AREASROOFSGARBAGE ROOMSGARBAGE STORAGE PREMISESWAREHOUSESHORSE BARNS (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)HORSE STABLES (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)HORSE TRAILERSMULES (ANIMAL TREATMENT)MEAT PACKAGING PLANTMEAT PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR-INEDIBLE)RABBIT PROCESS PLANT PREMISESPOULTRY PROCESSING PLANTS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)BIRDS (CAGED) (ANIMAL TREATMENT)GARBAGE CANSGARBAGE CONTAINERSGARBAGE TRUCKSGARBAGE DUMPSGARBAGE COMPACTORSBOAT PREMISESSHIP HOLDSSHIPSRAILROAD BOXCARSTRUCKSRECREATIONAL VEHICLESWINERIESEGG PROCESSING PLANTSMORGUES, MORTUARIES AND FUNERAL HOME PREMISESDEPARTMENT STORESFACTORIESINSTITUTIONAL PREMISESLOCKER ROOM PREMISESOFFICE BUILDINGSTHEATERSCOMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (WALL VOIDS)AMUSEMENT PARKSATHLETIC FIELDSCAMPGROUNDSSTADIUMSBLEACHERSDRIVE-IN THEATERSRECREATIONAL AREAS (OUTDOOR)PARKSDUCKS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)GEESE (ANIMAL TREATMENT)PHEASANTS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)TURKEYS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)BAKERIESBOTTLING PLANTSBREWERIESCANNERIESCAMPERSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR) (ATTICS)BASEMENTSCABINS (INDOOR)CLOSETSDOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR)GARAGESUTILITY ROOMSAPARTMENTS (INDOOR)HOMES (INDOOR)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (INDOOR) (WALL VOIDS)HOTELS/MOTELS/TOURIST COURTS (INDOOR)MOBILE HOMES (INDOOR)PATIOSPARKING AREASPARKING LOTSZOOSPONIES (ANIMAL TREATMENT)CHURCHES (INDOOR EDIBLE)SPORTS ARENASTENNIS COURTSPLAYGROUNDSBARSRESTAURANTSTAVERNSCAFETERIAS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)CATTLE (LACTATING) (ANIMAL TREATMENT)CATTLE (NONLACTATING) (ANIMAL TREATMENT)RESEARCH ANIMAL QUARTERS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)WOOD PILINGSLAMBS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)POULTRY HOUSES (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)VENDING MACHINESSUPERMARKETS (INDOOR INEDIBLE)SCHOOLSANIMAL BURROW OR DEN ENTRANCES OF PLAGUE RESERVOIR HOSTSANIMAL LIVING QUARTERSDONKEYS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)HORSES (ANIMAL TREATMENT)BEEF CATTLE (ANIMAL TREATMENT)GRAIN ELEVATORS (EMPTY) (NON-RESIDUAL CONTACT TREATMENT)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (INDOOR)COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL AREAS (OUTDOOR)CHICKENS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)CURBSBRIDGESROADSIDESHOGS (ANIMAL TREATMENT)CALVES (ANIMAL TREATMENT)LABORATORY PREMISESSHEEP (ANIMAL TREATMENT)LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION VEHICLESCATTLE (ANIMAL TREATMENT)CATTLE BARNS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)CATTLE HOLDING PENSDRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS (OUTDOOR INEDIBLE)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (INDOOR)EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (OUTDOOR)MAUSOLEUMSLIVESTOCK LOAFING SHEDS (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)LIVESTOCK BARNS (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)LIVESTOCK FEEDLOTSALLEYSBUSES (ALL OR UNSPECIFIED)PET KENNELS (OPEN PREMISE TREATMENT)DOG HOUSES (ENCLOSED PREMISE TREATMENT)STORED BIRDSEEDMANURE PILE (OUTDOOR)

How to treat each type of area 9

space

Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Indoor	1 to 2	fl. oz. of diluted product per 1,000 cu. ft.	1 to 10 parts water	filling the room with mist

Federally inspected meat and poultry plants

Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Indoor	1 fl. oz. of diluted product per 1,000 cu. ft.	fl. oz. per 1,000 cu. ft.	1 part concentrate with 4 parts water	Apply the spray into all cracks and crevices in woodwork, walls, and floors, underneath sinks, behind pipes and in all places that shelter insects. Use as a space spray only when plant is not in operation.

surface

Target pest	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Cockroaches, Silverfish, Beetles, and Crickets	1 gallon of spray mixture per 1,000 sq. ft.	gallon per 1,000 sq. ft.	3 fl. oz. of concentrate with 1 gallon of water	apply as a coarse wetting spray; spray thoroughly into all cracks, molding, crevices, walls, floors, and other surfaces of bins and storage and handling areas.

nests, along trails, and directly on all ants observed

Spray directly into nests, along trails, and directly on all ants observed.

Target pest: ANTS

truck beds, boxcars, ship holds and other listed transit equipment

Thoroughly treat walls and floors and spray each layer of cartons or containers lightly as stacked.

Target pest: listed insects
Dilution: 3 fl. oz. of concentrate with 1 gallon of water for each 1,000 sq. ft. of area to be treated

stored grain

Target pest	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Indian Meal Moths and Angoumois Grain Moths	3 fl. oz. of product with 1 gallon for each 1,000 bushels	fl. oz. per 1,000 bushels	3 fl. oz. of product with 1 gallon	Apply diluted spray to the surface of binned grain.

severe

Target pest	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Indian Meal Moths (severe infestation of flying moths)				break up webbing with a rake before spraying and make a second application in 2 weeks.

STORAGE AREAS FOR DRIED FRUIT PRODUCTS

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Dilution	Label notes
Confused Flour Beetles, Driedfruit Beetles, Indian Meal Moths and Sawtoothed Grain Beetles	Indoor	1 fl. oz. of diluted product per 1,000 cu. ft.	fl. oz. per 1,000 cu. ft.	1 part concentrate into 1 to 10 parts water	Apply diluted spray as a fine mist in the air above the trays and shelves. Do not apply to fruit directly.

FOOD STORAGE AREAS

First disperse diluted spray by directing spray into corners, under pallets, and around stacks of packaged foods hitting as many insects as possible and then treat as a space spray.

Target pest: Angoumois Grain Moths, Cadelles, Confused Flour Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Mediterranean Flour Moths, Rice Weevils, Sawtoothed Grain Beetles, Yellow Mealworms, Cheese Mites, Cheese Skippers, Cigarette Beetles, Grain Mites, Granary Weevils, Dark Mealworms and Red Flour Beetles
Location: Indoor
Dilution: 1 part concentrate into 1 to 10 parts water

Mixing instructions 1

Amount	Per	Label notes
0.17	44 fl. oz. of solution	Example: To determine how much concentrate to put into a 44 fl. oz. fogger tank to achieve a mix of 1 part concentrate with 5 parts water, multiply 0.17 (from chart above) times 44 (fluid ounces of solution needed) = 7.48 fl. oz. of concentrate (7.5 fl. oz. with rounding). Fill remainder of tank volume with 36.52 fl. oz. of water (36.5 with rounding) – to a total of 44 fl. oz.

Timing & weather

Use as a space spray only when plant is not in operation.
Apply at monthly intervals with the first appearance of infestation.
Repeat application at this dosage in any given month.

Use restrictions 3

Do not reapply within 1 day.
Do not reapply within 30 days.
Do not apply to fruit directly.

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