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Optimate CS Insecticide
Optimate CS Insecticide is a microencapsulated insecticide concentrate that can control various insect pests. This easy-to-use product has a controlled-release formula with a long-time residual.
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Optimate CS Insecticide, manufactured by Control Solutions, is a microencapsulated insecticide that contains the active ingredient Gamma-Cyhalothrin, a powerful insect-killing chemical.
Optimate CS has a controlled-release formula that allows the product to continue killing for up to three months after application.
Tools Needed
To use Optimate CS, you will need a hose-end sprayer, handheld pump sprayer, backpack sprayer, or spray rig. For small household jobs, we recommend a handheld 1-gallon pump sprayer or a 4-gallon backpack sprayer.
How to Use
- Step 1: Determine how much Optimate CS Insecticide to use by measuring the square footage of the treatment area. You can do this by measuring the length and width of the treatment area in feet, then multiply them together (length x width = square footage). Optimate CS can be applied at different dilution ratios depending on the pest being treated. 0.0075% concentration would be 0.16 fl. oz. in a gallon of water or 0.5 fl. oz. in 3 gallons of water. A 0.015% concentration would be 0.33 fl. oz. in 1 gallon of water or 1 to 2 fl. oz. in 3 gallons of water. A 0.03% concentration is 0.65 fl. oz. in 1 gallon of water or 2.0 fl. oz. in 3 gallons of water. All of these rates would treat 1,000 sq. ft. So, for example, if you have 3,000 sq. ft. to treat and want to use the 0.0065% ratio, you would need to mix 0.5 fl. oz. in 3 gallons of water.
- Step 2: Fill your sprayer halfway with the required amount of water. Based on your calculations, add the appropriate measured amount of Optimate CS. Fill the sprayer with the remaining amount of water and agitate it. Once well mixed, you are ready to spray.
- Step 3: Apply the Optimate CS insecticide as a perimeter barrier treatment around your home and spray in cracks and crevices.
- Step 4: Reapply Optimate CS every 21 days as needed for continuous control of your target pest.
Where to Use
Optimate CS can be used indoors and outdoors to control a wide range of pests. Focus your treatments around foundations of buildings, surface cracks, windows, doors, eaves, patios, garages, trash and dumpster areas, and other harborage and entry points. For perimeter pest control, spray Optimate CS Insecticide 3 feet up the foundation and 10 feet away from the foundation.
When to Use
You should use Optimate CS when pest activity is high. For most areas of the country, this is between the spring and summer months. Apply the product quarterly for year-round control.
Safety Information
Optimate CS is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to the product label instructions. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when mixing and applying this product.
Keep children and pets off-treated areas until the spray has dried following application.
Special Considerations
Because Optimate CS is a microencapsulated insecticide formulation, it will need to be constantly agitated in the sprayer during application for best results.
| Availability | Online |
| Restricted Use | No |
| Shipping Restrictions * = not registered** = restricted use | 1 Ounce: AK*, AL*, AR*, AZ*, CA*, CO*, CT*, DC*, DE*, FL*, GA*, HI*, ID*, IL*, IN*, LA*, MA*, MD*, ME*, MI*, MN*, MO*, MS*, MT*, NC*, ND*, NE*, NH*, NJ*, NM*, NV*, NY*, OH*, OK*, OR*, PA*, RI*, SC*, SD*, TN*, TX*, UT*, VA*, VT*, WA*, WI*, WV*, WY* |
| Brand | CSI |
| Keith's Pro Tips | "The concentration ratio is important when using Optimate CS. For cockroaches, the recommended rate of Optimate CS for maintenance treatments is 0.0075%, and for clean-out treatments is 0.015%. For control of severe infestations, use the 0.03% rate." |
| Product Drawbacks | Optimate CS Insecticide requires constant agitation during treatment. |
| Target Pests | Ants, Bedbugs, Bees, Boxelder Bugs, Carpenter Bees, Carpet Beetles, Centipedes, Cigarette Beetles, Clover Mites, Cockroaches, Confused Flour Beetles, Crickets, Earwigs, Firebrats, Fleas, Flies, Lesser Grain Borers, Litter beetles, Millipedes, Mosquitoes, Pillbugs, Red Flour Beetles, Rice Weevils, Saw-toothed Grain Beetles, Scorpions, Silverfish, Sowbugs, Spiders, Spiders Spider Mites, Termites, Ticks, and Wasps. |
| Application Equipment | Backpack Sprayer, Hose End Sprayer, Pump Sprayer |
| Application Methods | Broadcast Spray, Spot Treatment |
| Active Ingredient | Gamma-Cyhalothrin 5.9% |
| Product Type | Insecticide |
| Formulation | Microencapsulated |
| Application Rate | Optimate CS Insecticide can be applied at 3 different dilution ratios. Depending on the ratio you can be using anywhere from 0.16 fl. oz. to 0.65 fl. oz. per gallon of water in a hand-pump or power sprayer. |
| Shelf Life | Optimate CS may last up to three years when stored in a cool, dry place. |
| Yield | The amount of area Optimate CS will treat varies by pest and mix rate. Each 1oz bottle of Optimate CS will make 2 to 8 gallons of finished pesticide spray and treat between 2,000 and 8,000 square feet. |
| Use Sites | Indoors, Outdoors |
| Time to Kill | Optimate CS will begin killing insects within 2 minutes. |
| Comparable Products | Supreme IT |
| EPA Registration # | 67760-104-53883 |
| Restricted Use | No |
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| Shipping Restrictions | AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY |
| Availability | Online |
| Signal Word | CAUTION |
| Keith's Pro Tip | "The concentration ratio is important when using Optimate CS. For cockroaches, the recommended rate of Optimate CS for maintenance treatments is 0.0075%, and for clean-out treatments is 0.015%. For control of severe infestations, use the 0.03% rate." |
| Time to Kill | Optimate CS will begin killing insects within 2 minutes. |
| Chemical Type | Insecticide |
| Formulation | Microencapsulated |
| Application Methods | Broadcast Spray, Spot Treatment |
| Product Drawbacks | Optimate CS Insecticide requires constant agitation during treatment. |
| Active Ingredient | Gamma-Cyhalothrin 5.9% |
| Application Equipment | Backpack Sprayer, Hose End Sprayer, Pump Sprayer |
| Mix Rate | Optimate CS Insecticide can be applied at 3 different dilution ratios. Depending on the ratio you can be using anywhere from 0.16 fl. oz. to 0.65 fl. oz. per gallon of water in a hand-pump or power sprayer. |
| Use Sites | Indoors, Outdoors |
| Yield | The amount of area Optimate CS will treat varies by pest and mix rate. Each 1oz bottle of Optimate CS will make 2 to 8 gallons of finished pesticide spray and treat between 2,000 and 8,000 square feet. |
| EPA Registration No. | 67760-104-53883 |
| Shelf Life | Optimate CS may last up to three years when stored in a cool, dry place. |
| Comparable Products | Supreme IT |
| Children or pets? | No |
| Property Characteristics | None |
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