Hi-Yield 55% Malathion Insecticide Spray is mixed at 1.5 fl oz per gallon of water. Please refer to the product label for complete application instructions.
You can also help by creating a "tick safe zone" in your yard. You should have an area that is at least 9 ft wide between your yard and any wooded area. Trim back trees to allow as much sunlight as possible into your yard. Keep grass as short. Remove as much leaf litter as possible. A clearly defined, well manicured border between your yard and any wooded areas or weedy lots will reduce the chance of ticks infesting your yard.
Talstar is our most popular selling product for mosquito control. It is a liquid concentrate that you mix with water and apply using a one gallon hand pump sprayer. The key is to apply it to all shrubs, trees, and other foliage around the house or patio you are trying to provide relief at. It should be directed not only on top of the leaves and plants, but on the underside of the leaves as well which is where the mosquitoes hang out. It should be applied every 30 days for optimum control. Best of all it will not harm any birds in the area.
Per the Hi Yield 55% Malathion Insecticide Product Label: On Ornamentals to control Birch Leafminer, Boxwood Leafminer, Bagworms, Tent Caterpillar, Azalea Scale, Pine Leaf Scale, and Soft Scale, mix 2 teaspoons per gallon of water and spray thoroughly. The minimum application interval is 10 days. Do not apply more than 2 times per year
Hi-Yield 55% Malathion Insecticide Spray should be applied when rain is not expected within 24 hours per the product label.
Hi-Yield Malathion insecticide is not labeled for bedbugs at all, and is not even labeled to be used indoors for any pest. It is an outdoor only use product for pests that would affect ornamentals and lawns. If you are looking to eliminate bedbugs we would highly suggest you review our Bed Bug Guide that goes over step by step instructions, charts and how to videos for eliminating the quickest and most appropriate way, as well as going with one of our Bed Bug Kits. The Bed Bug Kits that we have put together will not only help you get the best results with professional grade products, but they provide you with products to use in all the areas of the room that you need to treat and enough product to treat multiple times, all while being discounted for purchasing them together in the kit, rather than separately. Bed bugs require multiple repeat applications with appropriately labeled products until you can go 30 days in a row with no new bites or signs of live bedbugs.
The Hi-Yield 55% Malathion Insecticide Spray label states to keep pets and children out of the treated area until it has fully dried. Once the treated area has dried, it is safe.
Hi-Yield 55% Malathion Insecticide Spray does have a very strong odor. There are many factors that determine how long the odor will last, such as how heavily it was applied, how much rainfall you receive, etc. It could last for a few hours to several days.