Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide, manufactured by Bayer, is a ready to use insecticide dust that provides immediate pest control against stinging and flying insects with little application effort.

Formulated with the active ingredient cyfluthrin 1%, which attacks the pests nerves either through contact or ingesting allowing for a faster kill of pests like hornets, silverfish, and more. Simply dust this product in labeled sites such as around homes and stores or directly into tight voids with its easy puffer design for long-lasting insect control.

Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide has excellent penetration into hard-to-reach indoor and outdoor surfaces ensuring equal coverage at minimum application rates. This all around dust insecticide provides a 10 day residual effect against a variety of perimeter pests like ants or wasps without staining treated sites.

Tools Needed

To apply Tempo 1% Dust Inseciticide, you will need a handheld duster or power duster.

How to Use

• Step 1: Determine how much Tempo 1% Dust Inseciticide to use by measuring the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, measure the length and width  of the treatment area in feet then multiply them together (length X width = square footage). Apply 0.5 to 1 lb. of Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide per 1,000 sq. ft. For ant mounds, use 2 teaspoons of product per mound.
• Step 2:  Remove the rubber top of the duster and then fill the duster half-way with Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide and place the rubber top back on the duster and flip it over so that the bulb is facing down and the straw is above it.
• Step 3: Remove the tip of the straw and gently squeeze the bulb of the duster. When applying Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide make sure the applications are light and uniform. Ideally you shouldn't see visible powder where applied. Apply dust in cracks and crevices, wall voids, and around plumbing. For ant mound applications, avoid disturbing the mound before applying. If possible, treat all colonies in the area. Distribute the product evenly over each mound and around the perimeter of the mound (about 18 inches from the outer edge) use the higher rates for larger mounds. For best results, water mounds gently after applying. High water pressure will cause the ants to move the mound.
• Step 4: Reapply Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide every 7 to 10 days as needed for continuous pest activity.

Where to Use

Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide can be used indoors and outdoors of animal quarters and kennels, apartment buildings, bakeries, bottling facilities, breweries, cafeterias, candy plants, cereal processing and manufacturing plants, correctional facilities, dairies and dairy product processing plants, day care centers, food plants, grain mills, granaries, greenhouses (structures only), grocery stores and supermarkets, hospitals (see restrictions), hotels and motels, houses, industrial buildings and installations, kitchens, laboratories, livestock housing structures, manufacturing establishments, mausoleums, pet kennels, meat and produce canneries, mobile homes and recreational vehicles, nursing homes (see restrictions), pickle factories, restaurants, schools (see restrictions), spice plants, stores and institutions, theaters, utility vaults and conduits, warehouses, wineries and similar structures, zoos, transportation vessels such as aircraft (see restrictions), buses, trucks, trailers, rail cares, and marine vessels.

Do not apply directly on food, utensils, or food storage shelves

When to Use

Apply Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide when pests are seen or found. During outdoor applications, apply this product in calm weather when rain is not predicted for the next 24 hours after application.

You may also help avoid stings by treating wasp and bee nests in the evening when the insects are less active and are inside the nest.

Safety Information

Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide 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 handling and applying this product.

In living areas, avoid deposits on exposed surfaces and avoid introducing the dust into the air.

Do not apply to clothing or to animal feedstuffs or watering equipment.

Special Considerations

Tempo 1% Dust Insecticide has to be applied to dry areas as a powder to be effective. It loses effectiveness when applied to wet areas or mixed with water.

This product is not recommended as sole protection against termites. For complete termite protection incorporate this product along with other termiticides. For complete termite control, check out our diy guides.