For treating lawns, bushes, trees, shrubs and for exterior periemter foundation applications, a handpump sprayer, backpack sprayer or mist blower is recommended to apply Talstar P Professional Insecticide.
Per the product label, a hose end sprayer or watering can is only recommended if treating wood piles and stored lumber to deliver a coarse drenching spray. Treated wood can be burned as firewood or used for lumber one month after treatment.
Talstar P is mixed at 1 fl oz (2TBSP) per gallon of water per 1,000 sq ft.
Neither Talstar P Professional Insecticide or Hi-Yield 38 are systemic products. We are unaware of any systemic product that is labeled for use for spider-mite control as a soil drench. This pest is mainly treated with foliar sprays with something like Talstar P, Avid (which is a translaminar systemic – meaning absorbed through the leaves), or Hexygon DF.
Talstar P (Talstar One) is safe to use around horses when used as directed. We recommend to dilute at 1oz per gallon water and apply to the perimeter of the structure and cracks and crevices. Keep any animals out of the treated area until dried. This can take 1-2 hours.