Customer Reviews for Talstar P Professional Insecticide

So, crazy ants in my yard were driving me, well, CRAZY! Tried several "guaranteed" products from Wally-World with very limited results controlling crazy ants OUTSIDE. Most products worked for only a few days; presumably, only killing those ants above ground during treatment. Talstar worked much, much better, but didn't completely eliminate all ants. The infestation was so bad, I'm sure a second treatment in a month will be necessary. At least I can walk on my sidewalk and driveway without getting swarmed every time. We did get several days of hard rain starting the day after application. Not sure if this helped to wash the product underground into the mounds or if it washed much of it away. The price per application is much better than other products, and the liquid format is much easier and effective than granules. I used a hose-end sprayer to quickly apply at the indicated rate; spraying 4' up on the house, fence and trees in addition to covering the lawn. I would have given it 5 stars if it had eliminated all ants on the first application; however, it is the best product for lawn-based crazy ants I've ever used.

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We moved to 3 acres in Knoxville Tenn last month and this is my first encounter with ticks. I spent 30.00 on a cheap flea and tick and the first week the dogs (5 of them) had a plethora of ticks. Went to the store and bought 180.00 for the "good stuff" and still had ticks. I finally figured I must start from the source and started researching home treatment pest control companies and while on their web site I found the word "talstar", searched that name and came across the DOMYOWNPESTCONTROL website and figured with 3 acres I better do my own spraying. Well its been 3 weeks and not one tick on the dogs. mind you I treated the 3 dogs that run into the leaves, trees and bushes with the "expensive" treatment but I did not treat the other 2 dogs that pretty much hang out with me and dont go running. NONE of them have got a tick...none......I could do a commercial for this product.......not kidding! #LOVEIT!

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We have a major infestion of fleas, ants, and mosquitoes. And there is no water in our backyard or surrounding yards. And I read several pages of reviews on this product and saw how many good reviews there were on the issues i needed fixed. Well its been about two weeks since we sprayed. And we sprayed everything. Even under the porch to ensure full coverage. And while it has cut down on the fleas and my dog is not covered in them, she is still coming in with many on her. As for the ants, we havent been outside much yet since its just now starting to get nicw outside but i can say i have ants inside again so im pretty sure they are still an issue outside. And as i mentioned, the weather has just started getting nice so I dont know about the mosquitoes yet. And then onto other creatures. I never had an issues with other bugs except wasps. But the wasps are still around and now this new bug has began showing up. I was relying on this to kill 75 different insects but AT MOST, its has just cut them down. So far all are still an issue

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Thank you for your feedback. Please note, using an insecticide is part of an insect reduction program. It is important that you make changes on your property such as trimming up bushes, hedges and trees, cleaning up yard debris and keeping brush cut back. Please take few moments to read over our flea guide and our general pest guides to learn more. The goal with using insecticides should be realistic. The use of these products will reduce insect activity but it will not eliminate them. This is because new insects can move in from surrounding areas and take time to contact treat areas. FLEAS: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fleas-a-483.html GENERAL: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/pest-exclusion-sanitation-a-452.html

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I live on a conservation lot (cypress trees and standing water). Small black ants are a constant nuisance. I have tried other products from the big box stores, but I may as well have thrown the money I spent on that other stuff out in street- it just doesn't work for very long. Enter Talstar P- to put it simply- *it works*, and keeps working for a long time. The most important thing is to make sure you read the directions. I use it as a barrier control, so I follow the "3 feet up/3 feet out" rule- I apply it from the ground to three feet up the side of the house (and higher where I've seen ant trails). For the three feet out, I use the Talstar granules. An added bonus- no strong smell! In my experience, Talstar will not let you down, and is definitely worth the money- especially when you consider the yield you will get from a bottle of Talstar as opposed to a bottle of the other stuff from a big box store.

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We had a mosquito problem. The mosquitoes in the Phoenix area are small and fast. We could not go outside without putting on repellant or using mosquito coils. I had tried the big box stores products but they were only slightly effective and were expensive in relation to their coverage and frequent reapplication became a pain in the a** due to the low coverage area per tank. After using this product at the highest recommended dilution rate I am happy to report that within 12 hours we had no mosquitoes! Plus no grasshoppers, crickets or ground spiders! It has been 10 days since spraying all patio surfaces, walls and foundation (up 2 -3 feet), eaves, yard, potted plants and their soil (not vegetable garden), trees and small palms. You do not have to have complete coverage, just most areas as the insects will eventually come in contact with a treated area. It has been 10 days since application and have not had to apply repellant or light coils since. I can now go outside without fear of being attacked. I have not been bitten once and am outdoors for hours every day. We do still see bugs flying around the yard lights at night but I believe they are attracted from adjacent properties and will eventually land on the treated areas and die. Additionally, some of our potted plants have perked up due to the killing of the subterranean insects that were feeding on them. I am very happy with this product and have recommended it to friends who are paying $80 per month to pest control companies. I will have to post a followup as to the residual effects of this product.

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I must first say that the DoMyOwn website provided excellent product details, including all the PDF attachments, which helped me make an informed choice. The product was shipped quickly and arrived in 3 days (surprising), in a cardboard box, with plastic air pillows filling the void. There were 2 large neon orange labels on the outside of the box stating "Fragile" and "This end up", which Fedex ignored, since it was lying on it's side when delivered. However, everything was intact inside, no leakage at all. The product description on DoMyOwn website says "NOTE: Due to the size of this bottle, the product is not filled to the top and will appear at the halfway mark." That is true, if you include the entire height of the container up to the caps. I have never seen a bottle with a built-in "measuring chamber", and it didn't work well for me. It probably works better if you are a professional and filling a bigger sprayer, but for just 1-oz, I found that some of the fluid from the bottle ran into the measuring chamber before all of the 1-oz portion dripped out during pouring into a sprayer. With more use, as the volume in the bottle decreases, that shouldn't be an issue. However, if you only want to use 1/2 oz, there is no indicator mark on the measuring chamber for that small of an amount. The liquid is white, with a milky consistency, and I was pleased to see that it does not foam up when water is added. Instructions say "Talstar P does not provide an instant knockdown of pests, rather, pests pick up the residual active ingredient by contact." That was certainly true when spraying ants, they kept walking over the wet cement, but I trust that it will work as stated. I had been spraying Home Defense insecticide, and my experience is that it's great for killing insects when spraying directly on them, but has little or no residual effect after it dries, because I have seen insects walk across the surfaces I recently sprayed with no effect. I only used Talstar outside, and I didn't notice any product odor, and it didn't affect my breathing. There is one statement in the instructions that was of particular concern to me, "This product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or residues on blooming crops or weeds. Do not apply this product or allow to drift to blooming crops if bees are foraging the treatment area". I have several flowering plants which the bees love, so I was careful not to go near them.

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