Only the applicator should be present during the application of Bifen IT until everything has dried completely and then others can return. You can treat the exterior once monthly and quarterly to interior cracks and crevices.
Yes, Bifen IT is labeled to eliminate carpenter ants. The residual indoors is 90 days and 30 days outdoors. This product can be used as a broadcast across your lawn as well. It is rainproof after 6 hours.
Bifen IT cannot ben used on areas what will be used for grazing by animals. Please contact your local extention office to determine how to best treat the pest you are treating.
Bifen IT should only be applied once every 7 days if you are using the lowest rate. It will not repel insects away or keep them from the area as it is not a true repellent. It is meant to provide a long residual to continue to kill those that contact a treated area for up to 30 days on outside surfaces. If you want a repellent product Mosquito Barrier is an option and can repel for 24 hours up to 30 days.
Yes, you can mix an insecticide like BIfen IT and a fungicide like Honor Guard PPZ together in the same tank as long as niether product label prohibits such mixtures. Be sure always to follow the more restrictive product label and to plan your dilution rates correctly for each product in the volume of water you are using. We suggest a small jar test before mixing a large amount of products together for the first time.
Bifen IT will help control boxelder bugs. You want to mix at 1oz Bifen IT per gallon water. Bifen IT will kill the Boxelder bugs after they come in contact with the treated area. Depending on what stage they are in the life cycle will determine how long it will take to kill them. The residual of Bifen IT can be up to 2 months, but it is best to reapply every 30 days.
As long as Bifen IT was applied as directed on the label and watered in as required for chinch bugs (at least 0.25 inch of irrigation) after application, you can go ahead and water in the fertilizer. It will not move much farther into the soil as it is designed to bind to the soil. If more water was used that would just have pushed it down into the soil better and will be fine.
Yes, you can mix an insecticide like BIfen IT and a fungicide together in the same tank as long as niether product label prohibits such mixtures. Be sure always to follow the more restrictive product label and to plan your dilution rates correctly for each product in the volume of water you are using. We suggest a small jar test before mixing a large amount of products together for the first time.
