We suggest the Basic Safety Kit. It includes Tyvek Coveralls (covers head), a pair of safety goggles, a pair of Nitrile Chemical resistant gloves and N95 Valved Respirator Mask.
You would use about 2 gallons of Talstar at a rate of 0.05 fl oz per gallon of water to cover 1000 sq ft consistently of heavily wooded land with the Solo 451 Mist Blower in the Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate . You would want to use the ExciterR and Archer IGR both nearest to your residence not out in the dense areas.
With the Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate, you will be getting a ¾ gallon of Talstar P, a Pint of ExciteR Insecticide, a Pint of Tekko Pro IGR, a 2.5 lbs bottle of Altosid Pro-G Mosquito Larvacide and the Solo 451 Mist Blower. A ¾ gallon of Talstar P has 96 ounces of product, it will be used at a rate of 1 oz per gallon of water so it will treat up to 96,000 square feet or approximately a little over 2 acres. Tekko Pro is diluted at a rate of 1 oz per gallon of water, at this rate you’ll be able to treat approximately 16,000 square feet. ExciteR can be mixed at a rate of 0.25 - 0.50 oz per gallon of water, at this rate you’ll be able to treat approximately 32,000 to 64,000 square feet. All 3 chemcials can be mixed in the same solution and sprayed together, they will not counteract each other as they have different modes of action. A 2.5 lbs bottle of Altosid Pro-G treats up to 5,445 square feet or 20,183 gallons of water. Please refer to our Mosquito Control Guide for further tips and infomation.
Yes, Demon Max can be used in the Solo 451 Mist Blower.
It is best to apply the products in the Mosquito Control Kit-Ultimate when rain is not expected within 24 hours.
Talstar P, which is one of the products in the Mosquito Control Kit – Ultimate can be used to kill noseeums. You may want to take a look at our article on treating for noseeums and other similar pests in the home.
The Talstar P, ExciterR and TekkoPro IGR in the Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate can be applied in a hand pump sprayer, backpack sprayer or mist blower.
When using the products in the Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate, you will need to wait at least 28 days between applications of the Talstar P for mosquitoes, per the product label. There is a 3/4 gallon of Talstar P included in this kit, which treats up to 96,000 square feet when treating at the rate of 1.0 fl. oz. per 1,000 square feet. Since you would only be treating around the perimeter of the structure and around the edge of the property, concentrating on foliage, you should have enough to treat the entire Summer. That being said, it is hard to know an exact amount for every situation. Most folks will not use the ExciteR and the Archer for every treatment; however, if you did, you may need to repurchase one or both of these items before the end of the Summer. The Altosid Pro-G lasts for up to 30 days once applied in water, so how long the bottle lasts will depend on the total volume of water or potential standing water that you need to treat.
The misting range for the Solo 451 Mist Blower is about 40 feet horizontally and 35 feet vertically. You can view a video of this product in action on the product page.
When used as directed the products in the Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate will not harm birds. Just be sure to apply when they are not in the area and hopefully they will not return until dry. Be sure to direct treatment to the underside of leaves of trees and bushes as this is where the adult mosquitoes lay during the day. The products in the kits are offered at a discounted rate when purchased as such so there is no current sale on them.
Our best recommendation when applying insecticides like in the Mosquito kit and bees are concerned would be to make the applications when bees are not pollinating. There is no 100% way to protect bees when using insecticides, natural or not.
When applying Talstar for mosquitoes you want to spray or you can use the Solo 451 Mist Blower.
Are you referring to the products that come in the Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate (which includes the Solo 451)? If so, then yes - most insecticides are not really selective in what they kill, so these products would also kill lightning bugs if the lightning bugs were to come into contact with a treated area.
The insecticides in our Mosquito Control Kit – Ultimate are broad-spectrum products which will treat other flying and crawling insects. Talstar P is a residual insecticide, ExciteR is a contact kill product, and the Tekko Pro is an Insect Growth Regulator which targets many, but not all, insects. The Altosid Pro-G is a larvicide for mosquitoes, specifically, for use in containerized water and standing water. If you have regular house/filth flies in the area, then you can also use products specifically for them, such as Flies Be Gone disposable fly traps.
The Mosquito Control Kit - Ultimate refill kit will make approx. 96 gallons mixed solution.
You can use either Onslaught OR you can use the Talstar that is included in the Mosquito Control Kit-Ultimate, but you would not ever mix Talstar and Onslaught together to use at the same time. If you want you can rotate every other treatment with Onslaught and Talstar each time you treat every month. Onslaught would be mixed at 0.5 to 1 oz per gallon of water.
