Tri-Die Dust

Tri-Die Dust, manufactured by BASF, is a powerful broad-spectrum insecticidal dust that treats more than 29 pests including cockroaches, beetles, bees, ticks, bed bugs and fleas.

This easy to apply dust formulation has a triple action feature that serves both as a repellent with contact kill, as well as providing a residual control that lasts many months against a variety of targeted pests.

Tri-Die Dust not only provides residual control, but creates an uninhabitable environment for labeled pests for both indoor and outdoor areas.

Tools Needed

Tri-Die Dust can be applied without tools, however, a handheld pesticide duster can be used to treat hard to reach areas and make the application easier and more precise.

Applications with power duster equipment are prohibited.

How to Use

• Step 1: Determine how much Tri-Die Dust you will need to use by calculating the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, measure and multiply the area length times the width (length x width = square footage). Tri-Die is to be applied at the rate of 1 oz. per 50 sq. ft. of surface area or 1 lb. per 1,000 sq. ft. of surface area for severe infestations. Do not apply Tri-Die Dust more than once per day.
• Step 2: Pour the appropriate amount of Tri-Die Dust in a handheld duster.
• Step 3: Apply a continuous, visible film underneath and behind stairs, refrigerators, and appliances. Treat cracks, crevices, insect tunnels, and/or voids with a small amount of product, but thorough application. Areas labeled only for spot treatment per the product label instructions will need to be < 3 ft. x 3 ft. per room. Check treated areas 1 to 2 days after application to ensure complete pest elimination.

Where to Use

Tri-Die Dust is labeled to be used in and around apartments, campgrounds, food handling establishments (including food processing plants, food storage areas, meat and poultry processing plants, restaurants, and USDA inspected facilities), homes, hospitals, hotels, institutions, motels, nursing homes, office buildings, resorts, schools, supermarkets, transportation equipment (buses, boats, ships, trains, trucks, planes), utilities, warehouses, and other commercial and industrial buildings.

Food areas can only be used with crack and crevice treatments this includes areas for receiving, serving, storing (dry, cold, frozen, raw), packing (canning, bottling, wrapping, boxing), preparing (cleaning, slicing, cooking, grinding), edible waste storage, and enclosed processing systems (mills, dairies, edible oils, syrups).

Indoors, apply on, around, and behind moldings, shelving, baseboards, pipe openings, cracks, crevices, behind cabinets and walls, in crawl spaces, in attics, to floors, bin surfaces, bed joints, bed channels, interior framework of bed, mattress tufts, mattress folds, mattress edges, and picture frame moldings.

Outdoor applications to building surfaces are limited to spot treatments and crack and crevice applications on impervious surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways, patios, porches, and structural surfaces like windows, doors, and eaves. You may also treat sides of sewer manholes.

DO NOT use in aircraft cabins.

When to Use

Tri-Die Dust can be used as part of a preventative treatment when insects try to make their way indoors. Tri-Die Dust can be used as part of an insect eradication treatment plan at any time and applied in areas where insects are seen.

Apply this product outside during calm weather when rain is not predicted for 24 hours after application. Make indoor applications when all food, food utensils, dishes, drinking water, food processing equipment, and food preparation surfaces are covered or removed prior to product application.

Safety Information

Tri-Die Dust is safe to use around humans and pets when applied according to the product label instructions. Always wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling or applying this product.

Do not enter or allow others to enter until dusts have settled.

Applications to pets are prohibited.

Special Considerations

Tri-Die Dust can be applied to bed mattress tufts, folds, and edges. Cover mattresses with clean bedding before use.

Remove or destroy bee and wasp nest 1 to 2 days after Tri-Die Dust treatment to prevent emergence of newly-hatched insects.