Customer Reviews for Talstar P Professional Insecticide

I bought this to eliminate black widows and other spiders in my garage in Raleigh, NC. I have since used it all around the house, crawl space, ornamental trees, kids' playset, etc. It has apparently eliminated all spiders and other bugs from the garage, and I was able to vacuum up the debri in there and it is so nice. It is also a great bargain, since this 3/4 gallon makes YEARS of effective relief for my single-family home. I have since given some ounces to my mother-in-law and co-workers to help them at their home. Would buy again for sure.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I use this inside and out. I used to pay 60 dollars per quarter to have house sprayed and still had spiders and ants. I think they fed them. Since I've been using Talstar only do it twice a year and nothing that crawls lives. For example, my wife's rose bushes got attacked by Japanese Beatles.  I sprayed and right away they started to move and fall off DEAD. I'm telling you buy this product. 5 of my friends have purchased since and they have thanked me. Try it you'll see.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

For years I have had trouble, in the August timeframe, with sod webworms destroying my lawn only to call the lawn care company to come out and treat it for five times the cost of this Talstar P liquid. With Talstar P liquid I was able to stop the sod webworms dead in their tracks before they could cause any damage. Also, the liquid was easy to apply at the correct rate with my hose end sprayer. Thanks DoMyOwn!

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I used this product in a hose end sprayer set to 1 ounce. It seemed to do a great job for the first 2 days after the application, but i still have what i was told to be "spring flies" (so i was told by someone who works for a pest control company) in my grass. I still have some left and i am going to try a second application and see how that goes.

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Bought both products after several years of buying normal hose end sprayer products from big box stores which did very little to control mosquitoes for more than a couple of days. After one application of each product, yard with a great deal of plantings in south Texas is still mosquito as well as fly free. Even though products are a bit pricey, their performance actually makes them more economical. I was spending $7/week for very little control.

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I cannot say how effective this product is for keeping insects away from our home. I have used this specific problem areas like under our deck where wasps used to form their nests, and by our back door where we used to have an ant infestation every summer. Since purchasing Talstar P over a year ago, I have never seen one insect in my home. I spray throughly, inside and outside, about twice per year, and quarterly, I only have to do a quick spray by the perimeter of the house inside, windows, and by the doorways. My friends are always amazed that we never have ants or wasps in my house, as these critters are unwanted guests, annually, in our area. I can also report seeing less mosquitos, now that I've been treating our backyard before the season begins. Several of our neighbors now use domyownpestcontrol.com to purchase Talstar P. It saves a fortune compared to hiring an exterminator. In addition, I always feel I do a more thorough treatment than the professionals, because I know the problem areas. I can't say enough great things about this product. I highly recommend it for anyone who have problems with the insects this product is intended for. Thanks

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I applied this with the Chaplin Pro model hose end sprayer. My lawn is about 34,000 sq feet in size. The Sod Web worm moths were bombing the jaws with eggs. It took several hours to spray the entire yard, but a lot of turf damage has been averted compared to last year. I will need to reapply this at least once more in the next month.

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Wow ~ that's what I have for this product! We live in wet lands and of course our state bird is the mosquito! LOL! Followed the directions, suited up, put gloves on and did the perimeter of our house ~ the eaves, soffit system, around the windows/doors and the foundation. What I really loved as a full time gardener (it's my job) is that I got to choose where to apply it and made sure to keep it out of all of the beds where I needed pollinator's as well as predatory insects! I applied on July 3 of 2022, it's the middle of August now and we can still be out in the backyard! For us . . . that's wonderful. I highly recommend it! I used a backpack sprayer and got the whole yard done in about and hour, hour and a half. For the money you can't beat it. One application has lasted this long and I still have enough left to do one more application. If you pay professional sprayers to come to your house, first ~ you really don't have a choice of where they'll spray and the monthly cost is way to expensive. A big thumbs up . . . the end.

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We live in the high desert of Northern AZ where there are scorpions, millipedes and lots of other nasty insects. Within a matter of weeks after moving into our new house the scorpions started showing up inside the house. We have several dogs and cats and I was concerned for their safety as well as our own. A friend recommended a professional pest control company and things improved dramatically after the first treatment. We signed up for regular treatment which was every 3 months. Unfortunately, it was to their schedule which seemed to constantly change and it became extremely inconvenient for us. They would even want to spray while it was raining. The last time the pest control guy was here my husband asked what they used and the guy was more than willing to tell him that it was Talstar P. After my husband told me the name I Googled it and found DoMyOwnPestControl. We then decided to do our own pest control and not be at the mercy of someone elses schedule. It's very easy, effective and, needless to say, costs a LOT less money - one quart lasted us almost two years and cost about the same as one of the pest control company's visits. More importantly we spray at the optimum time and under the best weather conditions.

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962 of 993 people found this review helpful

I performed the initial spraying of my home shortly after receiving this product. Easy easy to measure and pour using the bottle it comes in. It does not have a noticeable odor when mixed or when it is sprayed. The MOST important aspect of this product is that it works. I live in South Florida and I am always finding bugs that crawl into the house either under the doors or through open windows. I was constantly finding grub worms all around my house. I initially used a local service to spray my home every 3-4 months and for the most part it kept my home free of insects but did not want to continue the service for what i was paying. I looked around and did some research and found very good reviews for Talstar P so I decided to give it a try. i am very happy with the results and would definitely recommend this product to anyone looking to keep their home free of insects. Since completing my initial treatment, I have not seem one bug or insect in my home. Thanks Talstar P!!!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I live in Dorchester County, Maryland. If you're not familiar with that area, I'm just miles from Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge which is basically a large swamp. Mosquitos can be HORRIBLE. There have been times where just running out to throw something in the trash can result in getting swarmed, literally SWARMED with mosquitoes of 30+. I have 3 acres which is mostly grass, but I'm surrounded by woods/swamps. There are over 300 acres of flooded woodland and swamp around me so I had severe doubts that spraying for mosquitos in just my little section would do anything at all. The reviews I saw here were promising and I figured even if it didn't help with mosquitos, it could still be good for other creepy crawlies getting into my house. I mixed 4 ounces of Talstar P into my 4 gallon backpack sprayer and got started. I sprayed all around my house, patio area, all bushes and low hanging trees and even on grass areas around my immediate home. The following afternoon I walked outside with no bug spray and waited. And waited. And waited. I saw MAYBE two mosquitos. I couldn't believe it. It's been 1 week no and still, it's difficult to find a mosquito! I don't know how long this will last for, but I'm impressed and plan to spray again in a few weeks to keep this up.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We moved into a new house this past spring. It is located out in the woods and the Mosquitoes are unbelievable. It can be a speedy 15 mph wind and or cooler temps and they will attack you. Even during the day they are on the prowl. Now the weather has become nice and we want to go spend more time outside, we are driven back inside due to the Mosquitoes. This forced me to do some research and that is how I came across this company. I read up on some chemicals as well as read the testimonials and made up my mind to make a call and talk to a sales person. After talking to her, she made it easy and assured me that this spray will be the best for my needs. I placed the order and a few days later it arrived. I put about 5 oz. in the purchased sprayer and went to it. I sprayed everything in site. The next day my wife and I noticed they were not attacking us as they had been. A few days later we were outside in the evening with no wind and there was an occasional mosquito but nothing like what we had prior to using this chemical. I have told everyone I know about this and will be using this product every three to four weeks. Thank you for helping us to get out of our house and back in the outdoors. Rick T.

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I bought this product because I had an infestation on my Meyer Lemon tree of Sri Lanka Weevils. I went to UFL's website, the authority on agriculture, and they recommended Talstar P for major infestations without any promises of results since not much research has been done on these new invasive pest. So I tried it out and I'm happy with the results. The weevils didn't drop dead on contact but by the next day they were all gone from the tree. We have had a couple good thunderstorms and the Talstar is still holding up on my tree. Not a single weevil in the last 3 weeks. New leaves are coming in, no new notching, and no weevils. I also tried it on some wasps nest with the same results. They don't drop dead on contact, it takes a few minutes, but they haven't come back to reoccupy their nest 3 weeks later. Also sprayed on the outside and inside of my house to keep out the ants. Since then most of the ants that make it in my house are dead along the baseboards and the few that are alive won't be for long.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Talstar P is the only insecticide that I have found that will effectively control chinch bugs. One ounce per gallon with a hose end sprayer per 1000 sq ft of lawn will do the trick. Will need a second application in two weeks to kill the new hatches. Spray when there is no wind, cover your skin, and wear a nose mask. No big deal but just a precaution that you should use with any insecticide. Talstar P is the only insecticide that I have ever used that will destroy fire ant beds! DoMyOwn is a good company to do business with.

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This is my third order of this product and each order has shipped expeditiously and exceeded my expectations. Contents have been well packaged. The product has done well in reducing my problem with "spittle bugs". Though it has not completely eradicated them, I think that's because I haven't fully applied the product per the recommended amount. I've used both the hose end sprayer and a 2 gallon hand sprayer and I've found the hand spraying has worked better. Although the Talstar P has been the only product I have purchased from DoMyOwn, I will be looking at their product line whenever I'm in the market for lawn and garden products.

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Since I've used this Talstar P, even in rainy season down here in Florida, I have had the peace of mind, and body from bugs for 3 months at a time! My main concern was any kind of fleas, cockroaches, and ants which I no longer have. If any dare to land on my property, they die quickly. 1oz per gal. is all that is needed. Potent stuff! I also use the Ortho Dial 'N Spray Hose End Sprayer when I spray the yard.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

I was really happy with DoMyOwnPestControl.com customer service. Shipping was fast, products were great and the instructions/forums on the website were really helpful. I read up on which product to use for a couple of days before ordering. Everything listed on the website was helpful. I'm very pleased and have recommended DoMyOwnPestControl.com to all my friends and family. I used Talstar P inside and outside our entire 3,000 sq ft house and haven't seen any insects since. I used three ounces of product: 1 mixed gallon for the interior, 1 mixed gallon for the exterior and crawlspace and 1 mixed gallon for the backyard grass, foliage and deck. The Talstar is perfect for both applications. I was worried it would leave a visible residue on interior hardwoods, baseboards carpets and marble tile, but once dried it really was totally unnoticeable. I was expecting to find dead bugs everywhere after the application, but found only a couple. I assume this varies depending on how many insects are present to start. For our purposes the Talstar was perfect. I have noticed a marked difference in the amount of pests on the outside of our home and have not seen one stray insect in the interior. It also helped with the stray spiders that I wasn't sure it would combat. Even our garage and workshop have stayed bug free 45 days after application. I also used the garden hose attached sprayer to spray our back yard and have not had to use any other mosquito control all summer. Talstar does exactly what it says and is very easy to use. Very happy with the product and DoMyOwnPestControl.com!

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I've used big box store hose end sprayer products to control mosquitos for summer time backyard parties and events for years. So so effective at best. Only good thing is the smell makes you think they work. Telstar P is awesome and really works to seriously control mosquitos. It doesn't take much product either, just follow the directions. I will reapply about every 3 weeks and expand the coverage area slightly each application. I am very happy with Telstar and will definitely purchase again. I use DoMyOwn for many products. What a fantastic business concept and top notch staff.

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All summer long I have done battle with chinch bugs in my lawn. Frequent trips to Home Depot to purchase the latest consumer products from Ortho and Bayer proved to be a waste of time. I had a terrible infestation and the consumer-grade permethrin, imidacloprid, and B-Cyfluthrin had no effect - I could still spot the bugs. But when I tried the Talstar One at a rate of 1 oz per 10 gallons in my hose end sprayer (1 oz per 1,000 sq ft) the bugs were eradicated. I didn't even have to make a second application. The easy-measure bottle simplified mixing and the product works wonders.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

Talstar P is the only insecticide that I have found that will effectively control chinch bugs. One ounce per gallon with a hose end sprayer per 1000 sq ft of lawn will do the trick. Will need a second application in two weeks to kill the new hatches. Spray when there is no wind, cover your skin, and wear a nose mask. No big deal but just a precaution that you should use with any insecticide. Talstar P is the only insecticide that I have ever used that will destroy fire ant beds! DoMyOwn is a good company to do business with.

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Treated sod webworms 2 weeks ago. I don't see any activity nor the ugly moths that were flying all over the place. I live in North East FL where the weather is been very hot and humid this year. I apply it with my ortho sprayer. I add 3 oz of Talstar, 2 oz of dishwashing soap detergent (Dawn) fill it up with water. I set the dial to 1oz in the hose sprayer. It's been raining a lot here in FL but this stuff works even after all these rain. I'll do another treatment in 3mo. but if I see them again I'll do it sooner. So far is working great!

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In short, this stuff works. Big time. I have 4.5 acres on a river bluff; 3 sides of my property are boggy. I tried tossing some dunks before the mosquito hatch, but to no avail. My lady was lamenting the hordes that attacked every time one would step out the door, so I made room in the budget for a backpack mister and Talstar P. Within 24 hours of application, my yard was an arthropod ghost town. It has now rained for 2 weeks off and on. I have more standing water than many small MN lakes in my yard. Some of the more robust bugs have made their way back, but the mosquitos are not coming into the yard. They're out there in the woods, the lawn care guy was here the other day and was mobbed out there while performing tree care on a tree out there, but I have yet to see one around the areas I sprayed. I'm sure I will have to reapply once the rain finally stops up here, but for what it's billed to do, it performs, even in extremely wet conditions. It took care of my indoor ant problem as well.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The only wish I had of my order is that the shipping could be a little faster. But I use this chemical at my work and it has so many applications that I had a hard time believing we only used it for one. I sprayed my entire tree line i have about 1/4 acre of tree line and around my house plus the grass up against the tree line and have see very few bugs since doing it. Have been impressed with this chemical, plus it's a long lasting residual so the more you build up the more efficient and effective it is. Make sure not to apply to much at a time as this will have a repelling effect and you want bugs to land on this chemical not repel them away. 1oz. Per gallon should only be used every 4 to 5 weeks. Wouldn't do it sooner and dont wait till later.

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Good product and great service. Did what I wanted and more. Originally I bought just for spiders at the lake house. Worked well for that. Then I decided I'd use for ants and spiders on the farm. Worked good for that too. Being on a winning streak, I then put 15 gallons mixed into my 4 wheeler boom sprayer. Figured it'd keep ticks out of the yard. Worked like a charm. As an added bonus, armadillos stopped digging in the yard too. I guess it killed the grubs they were digging for? Living on a 250 acre farm I buy lots of chemicals. This was the biggest value on a chemical I have ever had. Totally worth it just for the armadillos.

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I have used Talstar P for years. My home is surrounded by woods. I have a attached garage on my home, I always make sure the door openings are sprayed. And around where the cars are parked inside. Spray around house and out buildings. Any exposed wood like decks or over hangs on buildings where bore bees like, spray. Travel trailer, spray. Even in corners outside where spiders like to make webs & around porch lights, spray. It may sound like I'm OCD and, I am when it comes to keeping my home and surroundings sprayed. Because when I first moved to this property I had black widow spiders. After spraying Talstar P the sightings of black widows are minimal.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Purchased to spray the yard for mosquitoes and to roaches. I was mosquito free within an hour or two, and found dozens of dead roaches the next morning. Two weeks later, and still no mosquitoes. I applied at the higher rate of 1 oz/gal since it was my first time, and I applied that gallon thinly to my small yard perimeter and shrubbery, as well as around the house foundation. Worked so well, I took it to my beach vacation home, where mosquitoes were on us like bees on a hive. Same great results, mosquito-free the entire week we were there. I was also considering Demand CS, and may purchase that next season and begin alternating between the two in order to avoid insecticide resistance. Highly recommend the Talstar P!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I live in Arkansas and our background had a serious mosquito problem. We could not enjoy our backyard at all. My wife and kids would be eaten alive almost instantly. I started researching different things I could do to kill mosquitoes. First I tried the store bought end of hose spray (mosquito beater and off). That would help for about 3 days. I thought I could do better and bought a Burgess fogger. The fogger had less of effect than the end of hose spray. Finally I found Talstar P!!!!!! Sprayed on Saturday and by Monday we had zero mosquitoes!!!!!! Not only were the mosquitoes gone but literally every insect is gone!! I left a full open coke can on our deck and after a week there were no ants flies or anything around. It has been 4 weeks since I have sprayed and my family was out until dark and we only saw 1 mosquito! If you have a mosquito problem (or any insect) order this now!!!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I used this product after being infested with Stink Bugs for two-years in a row. I tried pest control, sticky tape, soapy water, Raid, these spawn from hell would just get up, squirt their stink and fly at me. Ergh~ Finally I read about this product for treating them. I bought it and mixed it, we sprayed our chimney and fireplace. HUNDREDS of dead stinkbugs fell to their death! Yeah, following year, they moved to the outside of our house. We sprayed and once again, dead carcasses fell all around Yeah! Finally, this year we tried the preventive measure and sprayed a week before they usually appear. I have only seen a few, weak, dying ones trying to get in, but they have gone off the the neighbors! I swear by this!

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I had fleas and ants giving our dogs a fit in there yard. Fleas on the dogs ants in their food.I got the dogs out of the yard an I went a little heavy on the spray.I also sprayed 10 foot wide out side the yard.The Talstar P has made a big differnts in their lives.This stuff works.I also spot sprayed ant beds outside their yard after 15 mintues it look like black pepper on the beds with dead fire ants.Now that being said the service was great I ordered this on Tuesday online after 5:00 pm EST it was at my house Friday morning at 10:00 am when the mail come.I have told the guys at work about this Web site,the price,an the service.Very well please. I will be ordering again from you.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Only completed one application over 1 week ago, and intend to repeat at the 2 week point. Seems to be working; a lot less ticks on our dog. Ticks here in Florida have been very bad. As we have neighbors who let their greenery become overgrown, we will continue to use this product. We were having a professional pest control company treat the yard with an organic product which was not strong enough and the tick infestation got worse. This product seems to have made a difference. We also had used cedarcide, but that only kills the eggs not the ticks and that didn't help enough if the ticks are coming from a neighbor's yard.

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