As long as the area that Taurus SC Termiticide was spilled on is dry it should be safe to be around. Generally you could just use water to hose the area and wash it away. There are no fumes from the product that would cause any harm.
Taurus SC Termiticide is a concentrate that you can use for spot treating active termite infestations in wood. It would also be recommended to use it as a trench application around the home for prevention. You may want to take a look at our Termite Control Guide for more information on treating and preventing termites.
For treating an attic the best product to use would be the Boracare. It can be mixed with water and applied with a paint brush or a pump sprayer directly to any raw wood surface you have access to in the attic. The Boracare will soak into the wood and dry and last for the life of the wood.
For hard to reach areas, using Premise Foam or Fuse Foam will expand inside wall voids, cracks crevices and transfer throughout the colony after the termites/ants have come into contact with it.
Taurus SC Termiticide is only used for outdoors, because it's only labeled for outdoor used except for indoors as spot treatment. For roaches, we recommend using Roach Rotation Kit A. Roach Control Kit Rotation A is ideal for beginning or cleanout treatments of cockroach infestations in homes, apartments, and similar areas. This kit contains the chemical products we recommend using after you have been able to Inspect the treatment area and take Preventative measures such as eliminating food and water sources and harborage areas. Using all these techniques together is crucial for effective Roach Treatment. Our Roach Control Kits include Catchmaster 100i Insect Monitor glue boards to help monitor your infestation and treatment. Maxforce FC Magnum is a powerful roach bait gel that contains five times the active ingredient as regular Maxforce FC roach bait, killing roaches by ingestion, contact, and transfer from one to another. Gentrol Point Source Stations are a convenient and discreet way to apply the Insect Growth Regulator hydroprene, effectively interrupting roaches’ breeding. Cyzmic CS is an insecticide concentrate with two powerful active ingredients, providing both a quick initial kill and long-lasting residual treatment. Glue boards are a simple tool for monitoring roach activity before, during, and after treatment.
Yes, Taurus SC Termiticide can be applied one foot up and one foot out directly up against the structure for crawling insect control foundation barrier. Termite applications should be done by trenching and drilling concrete to disperse the product.
Taurus SC is not labeled for mole crickets. You cannot use Taurus SC out in the lawn as this type of treatment is prohibited by the Taurus product label. Taurus can only be used on or within one foot of a structure. We have a great Treatment Guide for Mole Crickets here.
You should not consume any edible vegetation that has come in direct contact with Taurus SC Termiticide. General rule of thumb is that you should keep Taurus SC treatments at least 10 feet away from any edible vegetation and you should discard anything that may be contaminated with a direct spray.
Taurus SC Termiticide cannot be used indoors. We do carry other products for controlling ants indoors such as those in our Indoor Ant Kit. Please take a few moments to review our treatment article on How to Get Rid of Ants for more information.
If you are doing a pre-slab soil treatment, you would use 1 gallon of finished solution per 10 sq ft. So for a 20 x 30 area which is 600 sq ft, you would need 60 gallons of finished solution, or 48 ounces of Taurus SC. Each 20 oz bottle of Taurus will do 25 gallons of finished solution. You could purchase one 78 oz bottle which will do close to 100 gallons of solution. If you are trenching around an already existing slab, that would come out to roughly 100 lineal feet of 6 in x 6 in trench; each 20 oz bottle does 60 lineal feet.
Taurus SC Termiticide can be applied directly into gallery entrance holes for carpenter bees only. After application, gallery entrance holes should be plugged. It is not labeled for any other type of bees since it cannot be used on plants or around the yard.
Taurus SC Termiticide can be applied and dried prior to expecting any rainfall within 24 hrs. It should be applied 1 ft and 1 ft out around the exterior of the structure for ants.
When using a product like Taurus SC, so long as you trench the outside wall of the foundation and the piers in the crawl space, you do not have to trench the inside wall of the foundation.
Taurus SC Termiticide is not labeled for fire ants and it is not labeled to be used as a broadcast application, so we are unable to provide this information. We would recommend using Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait. A broadcast treatment across the entire area would be best so that the fire ants do not just move their mounds to other areas. If you do an individual mound treatment, be sure to treat at least three feet out as well. There are no grazing restrictions for companion animals, such as horses. You will use 1.5-2 lbs. per acre for a broadcast application and 2-5 tablespoons for individual mounds.
Yes, it is necessary to trench with Taurus SC around all 4 sides of the home or other structure you are treating, in order to ensure that you have a complete barrier all the way around. Once you have completed the trenching application, the product will remain active for up to 10 years. You may want to take a look at our Termite Treatment Guide if you have not already done so.
Taurus SC Termiticide can only be applied right up against a structure and not broadcast over a large area, so there is not an acre rate.
Taurus SC is not labeled for this type of application. Boracare can be used to treat raw lumber to treat and prevent termites as long as this wood is not going to be burned in any way. You could spray Dominion 2L around the wood boards only on the ground but be careful to not apply to the wood.
Taurus SC Termiticide is not labeled to kill moles. We do carry Talpirid Mole Bait that can be applied to active tunnels. For more information on treating moles, please check our article on How to Get Rid of Moles for success.
Taurus SC Termiticide should NOT be applied indoors or in drains. Roaches can live in a septic tank, and can come up through the plumbing lines and make their way through the drains. However, you would not be able to use an insecticide in the actual drains. There is a product called Gentrol Aerosol IGR that is an insect growth regulator that stops the reproductive cycle in roaches that can be used in drains. Keep in mind, too, that roaches often just fall into or crawl in sinks because of the water there and do not actually come up through the drains. We recommend that you treat with our Roach Control Kit Rotation A. Please take a few moments to review our treatment article and videos on How to Get Rid of Roaches for more helpful information.
When treating for carpenter ants, Taurus SC only needs to be sprayed around the perimeter of the home, one foot up on the foundation and one foot out.
